Entries are now being accepted for the the Twenty-seventh Annual Excellence in the Media Awards competition.
The contest is open to members and potential members of the Press Club—full-time and part-time journalists and public relations professionals in Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk and Tyler counties.
DEADLINE for ALL entries is Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.
Work published, aired or released between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, is eligible for entry.
Download the 2018 Excellence in the Media Awards Contest call to entry. (PDF)
Winners of the contest along with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year will be announced Friday evening, June 8, 2018 during the 27th Annual Excellence in the Media & Newsmaker of the Year Awards Banquet at the MCM Elegante’ Hotel in Beaumont.
All proceeds benefit the Lamar University Press Club Memorial Scholarship.