WETA to Air Documentary Film About National Press Club Tonight at 10 p.m.

WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight at 10 p.m., WETA
(Channel 26), Washington's PBS affiliate, will air an hour long documentary
that examines the history of the Washington press corps in the 20th century
and the role of the National Press Club in its development.

"The National Press Club at 100: A Century of Headlines" was four years in the
making and is a project of Maryland film maker Jerry Krell and his partners
Meyer Odze and Adam Krell.

The filmmakers drew upon the Club's extensive archives of photos and video as
well as documents. They also shot scores of original interviews with
distinguished journalists including: David Broder, Helen Thomas, Marvin Kalb,
Walter Cronkite and others.

The film was shown to National Press Club members in January but this will be
its first public showing. Future plans for the film include making it
available via DVD to students and professors of journalism and community
leaders. That educational outreach program is underwritten through a generous
partnership with Aviva-USA.

Founded in 1908, the National Press Club grew from a social club for reporters
to the world's leading organization for journalists. Today the Club has nearly
3,700 members representing nearly every major news organization. The Club
hosts more than 2,000 events per year and receives more than 250,000 guests
through its doors including heads of state, Hollywood stars and leaders from
the worlds of business, government and sports.

SOURCE National Press Club

Bill McCarren, +1-202-662-7534, or Melinda Cooke, +1-202-662-7516, both of the
National Press Club