Press Club Announces 2022 Scholarships
The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is taking applications for its
16th annual $5,000 Bob Fryer Memorial Scholarship as well as the eighth
annual $2,500 Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Scholarship awarded to
aspiring journalists.
The awards are designed to encourage outstanding undergraduate journalism
students in print, broadcasting, photojournalism and multimedia.
The scholarships will be awarded on May 24 at the 58th Golden Quill Awards
ceremony sponsored by the Press Club.
Candidates must be current sophomores or juniors enrolled in an accredited
college or university. Seniors who have a semester left to complete their
degrees and will return to their college or university in the fall can also
apply. They must be able to demonstrate why they should receive the award.
Their primary residence must be in one of the 29 counties of Western
Pennsylvania.
The scholarship money will be credited to the winners’ accounts at their
university or college. The winners also will receive a plaque in recognition
of the award.
Deadline for applications is March 1. The scholarship committee will review
applications and award the scholarships. The winner will be notified by
April 15.
Download an application downloaded here. The completed application and supporting
materials can be emailed to PressClubScholarship@gmail.com or sent to the
Press Club of Western Pennsylvania at Engineers' Building, 337 Fourth Ave.,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or 412-281-7778 or
pressclubwpa@yahoo.com.
Press Club Announces 2021 Scholarship Winners
The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania will award the 15th annual $5,000 Bob Fryer Memorial Scholarship as well as the seventh annual $2,500 Press Club Scholarship awarded to aspiring journalists during the 57th Golden Quill Awards dinner Sept. 28 at the Rivers Casino.
The awards are designed to encourage outstanding undergraduate journalism students in print, broadcasting and multimedia.
Gabriella Hornack of Lower Burrell is the winner of the Bob Fryer Memorial Scholarship. Gabriella is a senior at Penn State University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism with a double minor in sports studies and digital media trends and analytics, and a certificate in sports journalism from the John Curley Center.
She has completed internships with Penn State Athletics, Penn State
Football’s “Unrivaled Pregame Show” and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC while
also serving as the vice president of Penn State's Society of Professional
Journalists chapter. Gabriella will graduate in spring 2022 and hopes to be
an on-air host/reporter for a professional sports team or major news
network.
Colton DeBiase of Murrysville is the recipient of the Press Club of Western
Pennsylvania Scholarship. Colton is a senior at Point Park University,
finishing up his bachelor of arts Degree in broadcast reporting with a minor
in broadcast production and is a member of the Honors Program. He became
involved in student media at Point Park right away by being a play-by-play
announcer for the Point Park Sports Network and a reporter for Point Park's
U-View Television, positions he still holds.
He has advanced his career with internships at Jennerstown Speedway and the
University of Pittsburgh’s Athletics Department. He is also on the Student
Advisory Board at the Pittsburgh Center for Sports Media and Marketing. In
his personal time, he runs a social media initiative called Live Like Fred,
based on the kindness and spirit of Fred Rogers.