Media Persons of the Year
MIKE SHANNON 2010 MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR GALA
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Long-time St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon holds his award after being named Media Person of the Year by the Press Club of Metropolitian St. Louis in St. Louis on September 29, 2010. Shannon, a former player for the Cardinals has been part of the broadcast team since 1972. UPI/Bill Grenblatt
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View the toasts to Mike Shannon by Bob Costas, and Bob Eucker www.synergystl.com/pressclub
View the toasts by Tony La Russa andJoe Buck, and Mike Shannon's acceptance remarks http://www.synergystl.com/pressclub2
Below is more MPOY coverage: the link for Fox’s coverage and the Web site stories from KMOX, along with another tidbit and the link for the Beacon’s story.
http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-mike-shannon-press-club-award-092910,0,926907.story
http://kmox.cbslocal.com/2010/09/30/mike-shannon-named-media-person-of-the-year/
Following is the link for the story in the Beacon: http://stlbeacon.org/arts-life/neighborhoods/on-the-cardinals/105241-mike-shannon-honored-as-press-clubs-media-person-of-the-year
Press Club shares Fredbird donation
After the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis honored Mike Shannon as its Media Person of the Year.....the club donated six of the Fredbirds that were not sold to the Saul Mirowitz Day School Reform Jewish Academy for its Trivia Night auction. The Fredbirds, all autographed by Mike Shannon, were donated to Press Club by Build A Bear Workshop and were used as centerpieces for the gala that was attended by over 500. Also honored at the event was Margaret Freivogel of The Beacon and Jeremy Kohler, St. Louis Post Dispatch, was also honored. Patty Bloom Photo
Mike Shannon was honored as 2010 Media Person of the Year by the Press Club on September 29th at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis By The Arch in downtown St. Louis. Click Here for more information and to pay by credit card.
Shannon greeting guests at VIP Meet and Greet reception on June 30th at Lumen’s Private Events. Photography by William Greentblatt
From left, Bob Fox, Mike Shannon and Dick Weiss pose with “Fredbird” doll from Build-a-Bear. One hundred Fredbirds with Shannon autographed shirts will be donated at September 29th Media Person of the Year Gala. Build-a-Bear will match the money raised from their sale to support scholarships and journalism fellowships. Photo by William Greenblatt
Fredbird doll autographed by Mike Shannon can be purchased now and picked up at the September 29th Media Person of the Year gala. $50. Click Here to purchase.
Past Awardees at the Media Persons of the Year Press Club galas
1988 Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.
1989 Bob Hyland
1990 Al Fleishman
1991 Bob Broeg & Bob Burnes
1992 Mary Kimbrough
1993 Julius Hunter
1994 Bob Costas
1995 Karen Foss
1996 Martin Duggan & Ray Hartmann
1997 Bill McClellan
1998 Charles Brennan
1999 Wendy Wiese & Bill Wilkerson
2000 Charlene Sherman Bry & Karen Carroll
2001 Greg Freeman & Dick Ford
2002 Mike Bush & Bernie Miklasz
2003 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2005 KETC-TV & KWMU-FM
2006 Charles Klotzer & St. Louis Journalism Review
Russ Mitchell -- National Journalism Achievement Award*
2007 Joe Buck -- Jack Buck National Media Person of the Year Award*
2008 Vickie Newton & Larry Conners
2010 Mike Shannon
*The National Journalism Achievement Award and the Joe Buck National Media Person of the Year Award were established to recognize achievement of St. Louis media professionals whose journalistic accomplishments have
led to national media prominence.
History of the Event
In 1988, the Press Club of Metropolitan initiated the “Media Person of the Year”
Award to recognize distinguished men and women from the St. Louis media
whose exemplary performance established standards of professional conduct
and accomplishment. This scholarship dinner and roast has evolved into a
major fund-raiser, as well as one of the area's premier social events.
Today, the gala draws hundreds of people -- from the movers and
shakers of St. Louis, to everyday citizens -- with a special affinity for the media
professional(s) being honored. The event has gained the reputation of being a
memorable evening of entertainment, with the honorees graciously accepting
their "roasting" by prominent personalities and friends.
A popular part of each year’s event is the caricature. This year’s
caricatures were created by Steve Edwards, cover artist for the St. Louis
Journalism Review. Past caricatures have been created by Post-Dispatch
cartoonists and illustrators Dan Martin and Amadee Wohlschlaeger.
Proceeds from this event benefit journalism/communications
scholarships and internships, the media archives at the St. Louis Public Library,
Press Club programs, and enterprise journalism fellowships. The St. Louis
community's continuing support has enabled the Press Club to significantly
expand its funding for scholarships and fellowships.
The Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis is honored to provide
scholarships and internships to the underserved, bright communications
students who are the trailblazers of tomorrow. Tonight, as we celebrate our
20th Media Person of the Year event, we proudly salute our esteemed
honorees, as well as the past and present recipients of this coveted award.