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Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame Inductees Named
Nov. 14 gala also to celebrate Chuck Heaton Award winner, Jim McIntyre
Cleveland, Ohio, August 14, 2013 - The Press Club of Cleveland has selected five leaders from print and broadcast media as the latest inductees into the Club's Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center, 127 Public Square, Cleveland.
The Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame Class of 2013 inductees are:
Jeff Darcy, Northeast Ohio Media Group
Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group
Dee Perry, WCPN, ideastream
Mary Anne Sharkey, formerly The Plain Dealer
Violet Spevack, Cleveland Jewish News
The Club will also present its annual Chuck Heaton Award to Jim McIntyre, who is now on AM WHK 1420 after a distinguished career at WDOK. McIntyre is the sixth recipient of the annual award, which is given to an individual who best exemplifies the qualities of Hall of Fame reporter Chuck Heaton, a long-time sports writer and columnist at The Plain Dealer. Heaton, who passed away in February 2008, was known for his lifelong dedication to journalism, his fairness, his concern for community and helping others.
The Press Club of Cleveland created the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame in 1981. Plaques honoring Hall of Fame inductees are displayed at Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, which serves as the club's "home."
The evening's agenda features: 6 p.m. reception; 7 p.m. dinner with induction ceremony to follow. Early-bird ticket cost (by 10/15/13) is: individual ticket $65; table of 8 - $520; and table of 10 - $650. Cost beginning on 10/16/13 is: individual ticket $75; table of 8 - $600 and table of 10 - $750.
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About The Press Club of Cleveland
For more than 125 years, The Press Club of Cleveland has supported thriving, dynamic and top-quality communications professionals, products and platforms that defend and further the public's right to have access to information. Its efforts to promote excellence in journalism and communications incudes providing education, training and mentoring; organizing forums to share knowledge and ideas; recognizing those who do it well through the annual Hall of Fame inductions and Excellence in Journalism competition; and engaging members of the community.
Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame Class of 2013
Jeff Darcy (The Plain Dealer) -- For Jeff Darcy, it all began with an eighth-grade art class assignment to draw a cartoon character and he quickly earned the title "class artist."Little did he know it would lead him to an award-winning newspaper career, which began at the Sun Newspapers and the Cleveland Edition (an alternative weekly). Named finalist for a 2013 Pulitzer Prize for cartooning, Darcy's career at The Plain Dealer began in 1993 when he was groomed to replace the legendary Ray Osrin who was retiring. Born in Lakewood, he grew up in Fairview Park and graduated from St. Edward High School and the University of Dayton.
Paul Hoynes (The Plain Dealer) -- A past president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Hoynes has covered The Plain Dealer's Cleveland Indians beat for 25 years, meaning he has written about more than 5,000 major league games.
He started covering the Indians in 1983 for The News-Herald. An award-winning columnist, his "Hey Hoynsie" column is a long-running PD reader favorite. Hoynes is also featured in the book, "Pond Scum and Vultures: America's Sportswriters Talk about Their Glamorous Profession" by Gene Wojciechowski. Hoynes grew up in Cleveland reading The Plain Dealer and the Cleveland Press. Interestingly, he ended up working at both papers during his career.
Dee Perry (WCPN, ideastream) -- Dee Perry has been a part of Cleveland broadcasting since 1976 having started her career at WABQ-AM. She was born and raised in Cleveland, and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School and Cleveland State University. She has appeared in several productions at PlayhouseSquare theaters, as well as Tri-C, CSU, and Karamu House Theatre and Ensemble Theatre. Perry's radio home since 1989 has been 90.3 WCPN (FM). She is currently the host and producer of 90.3's weekday radio magazine, The Sound of Applause, which focuses on visual and performing arts, cultural trends and current events through an artistic lens. Perry also serves as host and producer for Applause, WVIZ's half-hour weekly television series which is also devoted to arts and culture.
Mary Anne Sharkey (formerly The Plain Dealer) -- Mary Anne Sharkey has done it all - newspaper columnist, editor, political commentator, writer, campaign and government consultant. Her journalism career began as a part-time obituary writer for The Journal Herald in Dayton. She came to Cleveland and rose to the upper echelons of the newsroom at The Plain Dealer. She was the PD's first female editorial page editor, the PD's first female statehouse bureau chief, and the first female president of the Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association. At the PD, she also served as metro editor, reporter and columnist. Her local renown was such that she once was featured as the cover profile in Cleveland Magazine. Sharkey currently is a commentator at WKYC TV-3 for Between the Lines with Tom Beres. She is a graduate of University of Dayton.
Violet Spevack (Cleveland Jewish News) -- How many 95-year-old Cleveland newspaper columnists have continually written a column since 1965 - some 48 years? Violet Spevack of the Cleveland Jewish News is unique in Cleveland journalism. She "retired" in fall 2012 but still contributes an occasional column to the newspaper. She began writing her "Cavalcade" column a few months after the Cleveland Jewish News debuted as a weekly newspaper. She was recently honored by the CJN Foundation at a gala with over 700 in attendance that raised money to create the Violet Spevack Internship Endowment in her honor.
2013 Chuck Heaton Award Recipient
Jim McIntyre has one of the most trusted voices in Greater Cleveland, delivering newscasts on Cleveland's radio airwaves for more than two decades. Following a long run as news and public affairs director at music-intensive WDOK, McIntyre has gone back to his roots, gathering and delivering newscasts on AM 1420 WHK. He also hosts an hour-long public affairs show called "The 11th Hour," and he delivers morning traffic reports for sister station, The Fish. Among his many civic duties, McIntyre helped organize the Tall Ships Festival. He is a devout Catholic and dedicates much of his free time to his church. McIntyre serves as Master of Ceremonies at countless events, including the annual Medal of Valor awards program for the Rotary Club of Cleveland, the Deck the House benefit for Providence House, and the annual awards program for Cleveland EMS, where he was named Citizen of the Year in 2011.
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Mary Patton, publicity chair, 216-214-3951; mary@pattonpr.com
Michael E. Bennett, president, 216-408-3874; mebennett@outlook.com