PNA Marks End of Centennial Year
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association hosted current and former news media leaders at a celebration of its 100th anniversary year. The event, held Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Hershey Country Club, brought industry executives, emerging leaders and other luminaries together to reflect on the past while embracing the future of journalism.
Festivities began at 4:30 p.m. with an exclusive VIP reception for PNA Hall of Fame members and 2025 inductees, followed by the main reception at 5:30 p.m. A silent auction and 50/50 raffle was open to attendees with all proceeds benefiting the PNA Foundation. The auction and raffle raised $10,000.
Nancy Lane, CEO emeritus of Local Media Association and Local Media Foundation, was the evening’s keynote speaker. She spoke about her early days as a publisher at Pennsylvania newspapers, the challenges faced by the press today and the seven pillars of journalism sustainability.
PNA 100th Anniversary Awards
Five awards, including three inaugural honors, were presented to individuals whose achievements reflect positively on the state’s news media industry:
· Lifetime Achievement Award – G. Ogden Nutting
· Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence – Sharon Sorg
· News Media Industry Emerging Leader of the Year Award – Tammy Schuey (new in 2025)
· News Media Industry Executive of the Year Award – Christopher Baxter (new in 2025)
· News Media Industry Innovator of the Year Award – Brendan Ricciardi (new in 2025)
PNA also inducted 25 new members into its Hall of Fame, recognizing individuals who have provided outstanding and distinguished service to the news media industry in the Pennsylvania:
· Rep. Ryan Bizzarro – 2024 Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Advocate of the Year
· David Boardman – Temple University Klein College of Media and Communications
· Ed Condra – Media News Group
· Mark Contreras – Calkins Media CEO Emeritus
· Ruth Eddy – The Sentinel, Lewistown
· Terry Egger – The Philadelphia Inquirer
· Brandon Eyerly – Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg
· Marta Gouger – The Times News, Lehighton
· Joe Guty – Dillsburg Banner
· Larry Holeva – Media News Group
· Nancy Lane – Local Media Association CEO Emeritus
· Tom Lisi – LNP Media Group, Inc.
· Joe Lawrence – Trib Total Media, Tarentum
· Kelly Luvison – Gettysburg Times
· Chip Minemyer – The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown
· Tom Murse – LNP Media Group, Inc.
· Joseph Piccirillo – The Ridgway Record
· Jim Sachetti – Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg
· Dan Slep – Altoona Mirror
· Joe Soprano – The Times-Leader, Wilkes-Barre
· Sharon Sorg – CNHI
· Lee Templeton – Trib Total Media, Tarentum
· Charlie Thompson – PennLive/The Patriot-News
· Robert Lee Vann – New Pittsburgh Courier
· Stan Wischnowski – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PNA Gala Program
Our keepsake Gala program includes the agenda for the evening, a list of award winners, a detailed PNA 100-year timeline and a series of historical photos.
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association 100th Anniversary Gala. Nov 14, 2024. Photos by Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
Pennsylvanians are Connected
In celebration of PNA’s 100th anniversary, we produced a video to showcase local journalism and its vital role in keeping Pennsylvania communities connected and our shared democracy strong. You are welcome to download the video and share it with your readers and community members.
