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It's another Third Wednesday luncheon!

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

The Delaware County Press Club and Broadcast Pioneers Presents

Lunar New Year Luncheon Featuring 6abc’s Katie Katro

Media, Pa., January 15, 2025 – The Delaware County Press Club and Broadcast Pioneers are delighted to host a Lunar New Year Luncheon on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the renowned Margaret Kuo’s Kitchen, Granite Run Promenade, 1109 W. Baltimore Pike, Suite A, Media, Pa., 19063. This special event will feature guest speaker Katie Katro, a prominent journalist from 6abc Action News.

The luncheon will occur from 12 to 1 p.m., with check-in and networking starting at 11:30 a.m. Guests will enjoy a delicious lunch and a cash bar in an elegant and welcoming atmosphere, while Katie Katro shares insights from her dynamic career in journalism.

Katro, a Montgomery County native who joined the Action News team as a reporter in December 2018, graduated from Abington High School. It was through Abington's strong communications program that she was able to dive into journalism, producing news pieces that she shot and edited for Abington's cable channel. During her senior year, she was editor-in-chief of her high school's paper, The Abingtonian.

Katie’s passion for news led her to major in journalism at Temple University, where she graduated with fifteen competitive internships across New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. Immediately after graduation, Katie began working at 5NEWS in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a field reporter and fill-in anchor. She covered several prominent events like the LPGA Tournament, the Walmart Shareholders Meeting, and the Bentonville Film Festival. She covered a plane crash carrying a former Walmart CEO and also covered many visits by presidential candidates, including Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump. Katie then worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor at WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut prior to reporting at home for her dream station, WPVI.

She will take questions from attendees following her remarks.

During the program, guests will experience the culture of China with every bite as they enjoy a lunch featuring a delicious selection of Chinese specialties prepared by Delaware Valley businesswoman and entrepreneurMargaret Kuo, a James Beard Foundation Featured Chef, and the award-winning team at Margaret Kuo’s Kitchen.

The event is open to the public, $35 for members of both the Press Cluband Broadcast Pioneers $45 for guests and walk-ins. Reservations are recommendedbut guests may also pay by cash, check, or credit card at the door.

To purchase tickets, visit the Press Club website at

https://www.thepressclubpa.org

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The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia since our beginning in 1962 has maintained archival material of broadcast related items for our market. In February of 2009, we started our DAP, Digital Archival Project. Since its inception, we have digitized over 6,000 local TV broadcasts, 12,000 local radio broadcasts and have digitized 42,000 photos and other documents. While the seems like a lot, in reality, it's only a very small portion (below 00.000001%) of what has been broadcast.We are looking for donated materials. If you have or know of anyone willing to contribute any broadcast memorabilia, please contact us at 856-365-5600 or e-mail the Broadcast Pioneers at pioneers@broadcastpioneers.com. This would include photos, scans, audio, video and articles. This material may also be used on our website.

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