About this Event
NYC DEADLINE CLUB TO INDUCT SIX LEGENDARY JOURNALISTS INTO ITS HALL OF FAME
The Deadline Club (www.deadlineclub.org), the New York City chapter of the Society of professional journalists (www.spj.org), announced plans to induct veteran New York journalists Tina Brown, Keith Kelly, Rich Lamb, Chuck Scarborough, Martha Teichner, and Bill Whitaker into the New York Journalism Hall of Fame.
The official ceremony will take place at a November 20 luncheon at the Harvard Club, 35 West 44th Street.
"The Hall of Fame ceremony is a signature event for the Deadline Club, and a highly anticipated opportunity to salute the best in the business," said Claire Regan, vice president for special events, who is planning the luncheon with fellow board members Steve Dunlop and Kristen Saloomey.
Tickets to the event are limited and are being reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bios for the 2025 class of inductees are below, in alphabetical order by last name.
Tina Brown
As an editor, Tina Brown transformed two iconic American magazines and helped usher in the digital age for journalism. After gaining acclaim at Tatler in England, she came to New York in 1984 to run Vanity Fair and later The New Yorker.
Known for her sharp editorial instincts and fearless leadership, Brown founded the news and opinion site The Daily Beast. In 2000 she was made a CBE for services to journalism by Queen Elizabeth II. Her books include “The Diana Chronicles,” “The Vanity Fair Diaries,” and “The Palace Papers,” and she continues to influence journalism through her Substack newsletter, “Fresh Hell.”
Keith Kelly
Keith Kelly is a giant in media reporting, best known for his long-running “Media Ink” column in the New York Post — a must-read that set the agenda, broke the scoops, and chronicled the industry’s shifting fortunes with authority and wit. His career began humbly at two Long Island weeklies, then soared at the New York Daily News under fellow Hall-of-Famer Pete Hamill.
At the Post, Kelly became the insider’s insider, shaping how journalism saw itself through print’s decline and digital’s rise. After retiring from the Post, he returned to his weekly newspaper roots, leading Straus Media Manhattan’s Our Town, West Side Spirit, Chelsea News, and Our Town Downtown.
Rich Lamb
Rich Lamb is the voice New York tuned to through decades of turbulence and triumph. A native of Hartford, he cut his teeth in Michigan radio before answering Steve Flanders’s call to join WCBS Newsradio in 1978—and began to cover a succession of papal visits, icy Polar Bear Plunges, transit strikes, and newspaper walkouts.
Over 50 years, Lamb bore witness to it all: roaring ticker-tape parades, the World Trade Center attacks, blackouts, and the escapades of mayors from Ed Koch to Bill DeBlasio. A reporter with uncommon verbal gifts who could paint pictures as vivid as any photograph, Lamb embodied old-school broadcast journalism in our time — steady, clear, and distinctly New York.
Chuck Scarborough
Chuck Scarborough is a veteran journalist and longtime anchor at WNBC-TV, where he delivered the news for 50 years prior to his retirement. Scarborough reported on landmark events including the blackout of 1977 and the attacks of September 11th, filing stories from Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Indochina, the Philippines, and Central and South America.
A native of Pittsburgh and graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Scarborough worked in Biloxi, Atlanta and Boston, before settling in New York. Winner of 36 local Emmy Awards and numerous honors, he is celebrated for his steady presence, integrity, and enduring connection with viewers.
Martha Teichner
Martha Teichner has made CBS Sunday Morning her canvas for more than forty years, painting stories with elegance, empathy, and an unmistakable voice. Teichner joined CBS in 1977, reporting from Atlanta, London, and later New York, where she became a familiar face covering major national and international events.
A graduate of Wellesley College, she is also the author of “When Harry Met Minnie,” a memoir about friendship and love. A master interviewer, Teichner has the rare gift of listening so intently that people reveal truths they didn’t know they carried. Her reporting is factual, but never just about the facts. Teichner embodies journalism at its most enduring: intelligent, compassionate, and deeply alive.
Bill Whitaker
Bill Whitaker is an acclaimed journalist and longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS News. Since joining the program in 2014, he has reported on stories ranging from political scandals and policing reform to international conflicts and cultural profiles.
A graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, Whitaker began his CBS career in 1984, serving as a reporter in Atlanta, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. Colleagues admire his unflappable calm and unforced authority. Whitaker’s style isn’t to shout over the noise but to cut through it, reminding us that great journalism depends less on flash than on the patient pursuit of truth.
ABOUT THE DEADLINE CLUB: The Deadline Club is the largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, serving New York area journalists, students and supporters since 1925. The club promotes journalistic standards, community and professional development through its awards programs, scholarships, public talks, workshops and social events.
AT A GLANCE
WHAT: Deadline Club 2025 New York Journalism Hall of Fame Luncheon
WHEN: Thursday, November 20, noon to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Harvard Club of NYC, 35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
TICKETS
Deadline Club members: Early Bird: $130 until Nov. 6
Non-members: Early Bird: $150 until Nov. 6
All tickets after Nov. 6: $175
Table for 8: Early Bird: $1,200; after Nov. 6: $1,400
Note: If you’re already a national SPJ member and want the Deadline Club member price, first add the dues-free NY Deadline Club chapter to your membership at https://go.spj.org/login.php.
Deadline Club New York Journalism Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Ken Auletta, Anthony Mason, Edith Lederer, Carole Simpson, Gay Talese and Robert Caro
Deadline Club New York Journalism Hall of Fame Class of 2019
Ted Koppel, Peggy Noonan, Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley and Richard Drew
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Harvard Club of New York City, 35 West 44th Street, New York, United States
USD 140.56 to USD 1495.74
