Saturday, September 14, 2013

'ROLLING STONES' Speaker to open up PRESS CLUB year..

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Marilou Regan to Speak to Press Club


Marilou Regan
Marilou Regan
Marilou will share her extensive knowledge of the Rolling Stones with members of The Press Club Sept. 18 at the Springhaven Club. All are welcome.



Rolling Stones’ speaker
to open up Press Club year
The  Press Club Serving The Philadelphia Suburbs will present speaker Marilou Regan,  a former editor of an international Rolling Stones fanzine and fan club, 12 noon Wed. (Sept. 18)  at the Springhaven Club, 600 S. Providence Rd., Wallingford. Doors open at 11:30 am.
Marilou Regan is a rock writer with extensive experience writing about the Rolling Stones as a fan historian/archivist. Her website, book and fanzine are about the fans’ experiences with the band at some of the most important events in the history of rock ‘n roll, including their current 50th Anniversary tour.
Her fan documents will be the ultimate reference material for anthropologists and historians of the future when they research the musical and cultural phenomenon of the Rolling Stones. Mair has rocked out at over 160 Stones concerts around the world since 1972 and joined the band at press conferences, movie premieres, fashion shows, parties and VIP events.
Her eclectic career includes all mediums of communication: print journalism, television, public relations, radio and the internet. She is an award-winning journalist and TV producer. Marilou’s first book on the Stones won three design awards. “Love You Live, Rolling Stones. Fanfare from the Common Fan” has 80 stories from 20 countries from the fans’ point of view.
She was the co-executive producer of KidSports, a half-hour children’s TV show that garnered a Telly and she also has an award from the National Society of Fund Raising Executives in recognition for her outstanding philanthropic support for the disabled and mentally ill.
Marilou has recently published the e-book: Satisfaction: The Greatest Rolling Stones Albums with the UK’s Endeavour Press. She was born and raised in Philadelphia, and then the suburbs, where she now lives.
A special Rolling Stones door prize package, as well as Rolling Stones music will also be featured at this special luncheon which will kick off the 2013-14 Press Club year.
Menu:
Garden Vegetable Soup
Rolls and Butter
Classic Caesar Salad topped with Sliced Marinated Grilled Chicken
Fruit Sorbet
Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Tea, Iced Tea

The public is welcome to all Press Club luncheons.
Luncheon costs:

$15 for members with reservations
$20 for non-members and walk-ins
Please: only checks or cash at the door

Check-in for lunch begins at 11:30 a.m.

Please email reservations to ThePressClubPA@gmail.com
by noon on Tuesday, September 17th.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

The PressClub Press: The Press Club serving the Philadelphia Suburbs......

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Announcing First Fall Meeting

The PRESS CLUB is thrilled to announce Marylou Regan as our guest speaker to kick off our fall schedule…

Marilou Regan is an award-winning professional journalist and has written extensively about the Rolling Stones. Many of her articles were exclusive concert reviews, band history, feature articles, interviews and profiles. She wrote, edited and compiled the 80 stories in "Love You Live, Rolling Stones: Fanfare from the Common Fan", a tribute book to the Stones from the fans’ perspective.
As the former US editor of an international Rolling Stones fanzine and fan club, Marilou covered the Bridges to Babylon and No Security tours in 10 countries and over 40 cities. Including 8 shows on the current Licks World Tour, Marilou had the privilege of attending over 93 Rolling Stones concerts since 1972, 43 of them from 1997 to1999. Marilou has been an avid fan of the Stones and their music since 1964 and two of her three children are named after band members Keith and Brian. Daughter Elizabeth coincidentally has the same name as one of Mick Jagger’s daughters. Marilou collects Stones memorabilia and has an expansive poster collection. She is also an award-winning television producer with an Addy and Telly award, and is noted for her work in all aspects of the media. Marilou earned much of her considerable experience in TV broadcast journalism as the executive producer of a half-hour television entertainment magazine, Happenings, and the award-winning KidSports, a half-hour children’s TV show seen nationally in 55 million households.  She has also produced a variety of television projects including: industrial documentaries; infomercials; commercials, entertainment programming and live broadcasts.
Marilou was a reporter for Philadelphia Inquirer for 12 years and was also a correspondent for Woman's World Magazine. She has published more than 2,000 articles and penned over 500 scripts for regional and national clients these past 20 years. She has also produced newsletters, brochures and promotional materials.
A Yoga Instructor, Marilou teaches at a local hospital’s health center. Marilou developed yoga courses for the mentally ill and Down’s Syndrome adults. She taught yoga to mentally and physically handicapped patients at an international institution for the handicapped. She published the results of her work with these special-needs people in articles in Yoga Journal Magazine in the 1980’s.
She is currently on the Board of Directors for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Inner City Games Philadelphia and is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Regan resides in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.

This is an OPEN EVENT all are welcome, September 18, 2013: At the beautiful Springhaven Club, 600 South Providence Road, Wallingford, Pa. 19086. Doors open at 11:30. You must RSVP at: www.thepressclubpa.org, cost for lunch is $20.00 for non-members and $15.00 for members. There will be a ROLLING STONES door prize package and of course ROLLING STONES music.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Testing our new blog...

                                              ~ The Press Club ~                                                             
                                                  founded 1979

 The Press Club serving The Philadelphia Suburbs is comprised of professionals, active or retired, from the fields of communications, including print and broadcast journalism, public relations, marketing, writing and photojournalism, as well as communications teachers and students and professionals in allied fields.

 If you would like to join us for lunch, you are welcome.

  Our First meeting of the season will be held at the beautiful Springhaven Country Club 

 The Springhaven Country Club
    600 South Providence Road
        Wallingford, PA 19086
                 11:45 a.m.

The cost for non-members is $20.00. You must RSVP using the following link.

RSVP@ThePressClubPA.org 

We meet on the third Wednesday of every month from September through May. We meet at various locations throughout Delaware County. Doors open at 11:30. There is opportunity for networking and meetings start promptly at 12:00p.m. 
The Press Club’s strong network of media professionals within the region has been an attraction for many noteworthy guest speakers. Recent guests have included editor Phil Heron, former Congressman Curt Weldon, Joseph Sestak, Judy Spires, Christopher Blackman, Vince Papale, Michael Days, Brian Tierney, Lynn Doyle, Michael Barkann, Phil Martelli, Theresa Grentz, Steve Highsmith, George Anastasia, Robert Driver, Bill Baldini, Tim Chambers, Jim Donovan and many more.  
We have an exciting lineup of guest speakers this season.