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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

LA Press Club Waxes Nostalgic on the Herald Examiner

This may be somewhat esoteric for anyone who grew up on Land of the Lost, loves the Smurfs and/or listens to Depeche Mode, but there was a time when the Herald Examiner was the place to be here in Los Angeles. Last Thursday, the Los Angeles Press Club hosted “A Return to Corky’s: The Ultimate Herald Examiner Almost-20th Reunion Party.”

Journalists from all over the world were there to recall a Southern California publishing tradition that dated back to 1871. Several notables from the local political/journalism scene were there: Santa Monica Councilmember Bobby Shriver, former KCBS Political Editor Linda Breakstone, LA Daily News Editor Ron Kaye, LA Times Top of the Ticket Editor Don Frederick, Show Business Historian Alex Ben Block, famed critic Peter Reinhart, LA Observed's Kevin Roderick, and the legendary former HerEx editor, James G. “Jim” Bellows.

It was a packed house, to say the least, and there were many stories to be shared. By far, my favorite was the one told by Don Frederick (videos 2 and 3) on his hanging up on a somewhat inebriated Bill Hearst.

(Full Disclosure - I am the Publicist for the Press Club, did outreach for the event and shot the video.)

Labels: Alex Ben Block, Bobby Shriver, Corky's, Don Frederick, Herald Examiner, Jim Bellows, kevin roderick, LA Press Club, Linda Breakstone, Peter Reinhart, Ron Kaye