National Press Club celebrates 75 years: Despite financial struggles, Press Club is still kicking

In January, 1928, two Ottawa newspaper journalists thought it would be a good idea to start a club for Parliament Hill reporters. So the now-defunct Ottawa Journal's Francis Rowse and Ottawa Citizen reporter Guy Rhoades started the Ottawa Press Club. For several years, the hacks and flacks didn't...

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