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Press Club of Long Island Celebrates 50 Years

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Karl Grossman was the first president of the Press Club of Long Island. COURTESY KARL GROSSMAN

Karl Grossman was the first president of the Press Club of Long Island. COURTESY KARL GROSSMAN

Jack Graves, the East Hampton Star's sports editor, will be inducted into the Press Club of Long Island's Journalism Hall of Fame.

Jack Graves, the East Hampton Star's sports editor, will be inducted into the Press Club of Long Island's Journalism Hall of Fame.

Pat Cowles, former publisher of The Sag Harbor Express, will be posthumously inducted into the Press Club of Long Island's Journalism Hall of Fame.

Pat Cowles, former publisher of The Sag Harbor Express, will be posthumously inducted into the Press Club of Long Island's Journalism Hall of Fame.

Members of the 2023-24 Press Club of Long Island Board of Directors at the 2023 PCLI Media Awards Banquet last June, from left, J.D. Allen, Chris Vaccaro, Bill Bleyer, Scott Brinton, President Brendan O'Reilly, Vice President Cecilia Dowd, David North, Denise Civiletti, Diana De Rosa and Secretary Erin Stephenson. Not pictured are Treasurer Jeffrey Bessen, Jamie Stuart and Joye Brown. COURTESY PCLI

Members of the 2023-24 Press Club of Long Island Board of Directors at the 2023 PCLI Media Awards Banquet last June, from left, J.D. Allen, Chris Vaccaro, Bill Bleyer, Scott Brinton, President Brendan O'Reilly, Vice President Cecilia Dowd, David North, Denise Civiletti, Diana De Rosa and Secretary Erin Stephenson. Not pictured are Treasurer Jeffrey Bessen, Jamie Stuart and Joye Brown. COURTESY PCLI

PCLI past-President Carl Corry and current President Brendan O'Reilly at the Society of Professional Journalists national conference in Washington, D.C., in in 2022.

PCLI past-President Carl Corry and current President Brendan O'Reilly at the Society of Professional Journalists national conference in Washington, D.C., in in 2022.

authorMichelle Trauring on Jun 12, 2024
It was an average day at the Long Island Press when a headline caught Karl Grossman’s eye. He immediately read the article — which covered the news of a reporter... more

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