Final Deadline Today for Page One Tickets
Location: Town & Country Club
Time:
Deadline Extension — Buy Page One Tickets by Friday!
We’ve extended the deadline to buy tickets for the 2019 Page One Awards until midnight Friday, May 24.
This year’s event, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, will feature a keynote address from Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota’s 41st Governor.
Angela Davis of Minnesota Public Radio will host the awards ceremony, which celebrates the best in Minnesota journalism.
Longtime Star Tribune journalist Lori Sturdevant will be recognized with the annual Peter S. Popovich Award for steadfast defense and support of First Amendment freedoms.
Buy tickets to the banquet here
For a 10-seat table contact: minnesota.spj@gmail.com
Date: Tuesday, June 4
Location: Town & Country Club
(300 Mississippi River Blvd. N., St. Paul, Minn.)
Time:
Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner served at 6:45 p.m.
Please RSVP by midnight on Friday, May 24
Ticket prices are $45 for SPJ members, and $60 for non-members. Ticket prices increase by $5 after the deadline.
Don’t Delay! Buy Page One Tickets by Tuesday!
The deadline is coming soon for tickets to the 2019 Page One Awards, which will feature a keynote address from Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota’s 41st Governor.
Angela Davis of Minnesota Public Radio will host the awards ceremony, which celebrates the best in Minnesota journalism.
Longtime Star Tribune journalist Lori Sturdevant will be recognized with the annual Peter S. Popovich Award for steadfast defense and support of First Amendment freedoms.
Buy tickets to the banquet here
For a 10-seat table contact: minnesota.spj@gmail.com
Date: Tuesday, June 4
Location: Town & Country Club
(300 Mississippi River Blvd. N., St. Paul, Minn.)
Time:
Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner served at 6:45 p.m.
Please RSVP by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21
Ticket prices are $45 for SPJ members, and $60 for non-members. Ticket prices increase by $5 after the deadline
Sturdevant honored with MNSPJ Popovich award
Lori Sturdevant
Longtime Star Tribune journalist Lori Sturdevant has been selected to receive the Peter S. Popovich Award by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. She will be presented with the award at the group’s June 4 awards banquet.
The Popovich award is named after Minnesota Supreme Court Judge Peter S. Popovich and goes to an individual or group who represent steadfast defense and support of First Amendment freedoms.
The award, MNSPJ’s most prestigious, honors the life of Popovich, a legislator, jurist, and tireless advocate for First Amendment rights.
Sturdevant recently retired from the Star Tribune and has been a reporter, editorial writer and columnist who has written about Minnesota government and politics since 1978. She is also the author or editor of 11 books about notable Minnesotans.
She’s an award-winning writer, speaker and author who has devoted her career to public service journalism. Sturdevant will continue to write occasional columns for the Star Tribune on politics and government.
Sturdevant is a native of Dell Rapids, S.D., and a graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has been a member of Coe’s board of trustees for 30 years. Sturdevant lives in St. Paul with her husband. They have three grown children.
Popovich served in the state House of Representatives from 1953-1963. One of his legacies as a legislator is Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law. Throughout the rest of his career, Popovich remained an effective and aggressive advocate for openness in government and free speech issues.
The MNSPJ Awards banquet will be Tuesday, June 4 at the Town & Country Club (300 Mississippi River Blvd. N., St. Paul, Minn.) The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner served at 6:45 p.m. RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. RSVP here.
Event: Hear from Minnesota’s top food critics
In a rich media and dining market like the Twin Cities, there’s no shortage of dedicated restaurant coverage. What about, exactly? The Minnesota State Fair is basically the Food Fair, many of our chefs are TV stars, restaurants create buzz and controversy far beyond our borders, big business is always hungry for coverage, and food stories are intertwined with our state’s shifting demographics.
We’ve assembled a panel of five food writers who were doing this long before Instagram, Yelp, and BiteSquad changed restaurant culture forever to shed some light on what they do in 2019, and why they do it. And it didn’t feel right to do this event without access to pizza and cider.
Featuring:
Rick Nelson (Star Tribune)
Stephanie March and Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine)
Jason DeRusha (Minnesota Monthly/WCCO-TV)
Mecca Bos (The Growler/Minnesota Monthly/Meal Magazine)
Topics:
– How “influencer” culture and PR have changed the job of a restaurant critic
– The arguments for and against traditional restaurant reviews in 2019
– How the importance of anonymity has evolved in food criticism
– Questions from the audience
When: 5:30 p.m., panel starts at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2019
