The OPC will honor David Fanning, founder and executive producer at large of PBS Frontline, with the President’s Award at this year’s Annual Awards Dinner on April 28.
In offering the award to Fanning, OPC President Marcus Mabry said that he "could not imagine a more worthy recipient than you and the team at Frontline, given your extraordinary, defining, work lasting more than three decades."
Last year's Annual Awards Dinner was a singular, inspiring event, as the testimonials below attest. The dinner has emerged as the most prestigious celebration of international journalism.
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$18,000 Fellow, $14,000 Patron
$9,000 Sponsor, $7,500 Friend
"Congratulations on the success of the April 30 Overseas Press Club Awards dinner featuring Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times, as the keynote speaker. The guests were a 'Who's Who' of business, financial and international journalists from all the top media organizations!"
- Renee Edelman, Edelman
"Lenovo is a proud supporter of this elegant evening that celebrates the achievements of the most daring and fearless in international journalism."
- Brion Tingler, Lenovo
"The OPC Awards Dinner is an inspiring evening dedicated to international journalism. Every year our guests are thrilled by hearing the stories that come from the world's bravest correspondents. We've supported the OPC for decades largely because of this amazing dinner."
Keynote speaker Dean Baquet. Click on the photo above to read a recap of the evening.
Attendees rub elbows during a pre-dinner reception sponsored by Lenovo. Click on the photo above to see a photo gallery on our site.
Kathy Gannon of AP lights a candle in memory of the journalists killed and missing in action last year. Click on the photo to see a video of the ceremony.
President's Award recipient David Rohde. Click on the photo to see a video clip of his speech.
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