The 133rd Managing Board would like to thank everyone who attended the 22nd annual Blue Pencil Dinner this past Saturday, February 21st. It was a wonderful night for species both past and present as they reconnected with old friends an had the chance to celebrate accomplishments from the past year and look forward to the exciting and challenging year ahead.
With 170 guests, we were thrilled to make this is largest Blue Pencil Dinner in Spectator?s history. We had almost twice as many guests as two years ago and twenty percent more than last year. The guests included the current managing board, 20 alumni joining the 108th managing board in celebrating their 25th reunion, 40 young alumni who graduated in the past 6 years, and 7 Board of Trustees members.
Our keynote speaker, Dean Baquet, Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for the New York Times, delivered a wonderfully realistic and yet optimistic speech about both the difficulties and the joys of pursuing a career in journalism followed by an engaging question and answer session about the future of the New York Times and journalism in general.
Only through the help of generous alumni can we hope to implement our ambitious plans for further growth and development of The Spectator. We are very grateful for your continuing support and look forward to seeing everyone again soon!