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Next Meeting

Program To Be Determined

Date: February, 2008 - Date TBD
Time: 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Location:

Aurora Summit Restaurant
2700 S. Havana
(SE Corner Of Havana at Yale)

Cost: $16.00 per person

Previous Events:

KOA Radio's Steffan Tubbs speaks at BPC Luncheon May 2006.

KCNC Weatherman Larry Green at BPC Luncheon February 2006

November 2008 Luncheon

November 08
Ann Richardson, Floyd Ciruli and Cliff Dodge

Pollster and political analyst Floyd Ciruli of Ciruli Associates addressed the November quarterly luncheon, providing insights on the recent election and detailing how trends in Colorado have foreshadowed the national political changes of the last two election cycles.

 

2008 Hall Of Fame Banquet

Hall Of Fame 2008


Fred Hobbs, Al Perry, Roger Ogden and the family of the late Bob Hix after receiving their awards at the 2008 Hall Of Fame Banquet.
Thank you to KUSA's Ward Lucas for hosting the event.

 

BPC Luncheon May 2008 - "How To Start A Network"
with Matt Hutchings and Steve Thomas of Altitude Sports

Matt Hutchings

Altitude Sports COO Matt Hutchings and Senior Vice President of Production Steve Thomas addresst the Broadcast Professionals Of Colorado about the unique challenges of starting a regional sports network in a crowded cable environment. Thomas addressed technical concerns involving producing live events all over the country for the Nuggets, Avalanche and Mammoth as well as the upcoming migration to high defination. Hutchings outlined the hurdles Altitude has faced gaining access to cable systems, expanding program offerings and broadening its reach to a larger market area.

Thanks to Matt and Steve for their interesting and informative presentation.

Hall Of Fame Banquet hosted by KWGN Anchor Tom Green

Tom Green anchors the Emmy-award winning News2 This Morning. Tom is a news and sports veteran within the Denver market, with more than twenty years experience and 10 Emmy awards.

Tom made the transition to news anchor when he joined News2 after three years as the main sports anchor at KMGH-TV (ABC) in Denver, CO. Tom's experience also includes play-by-play, color and sideline reporting for ABC and Fox Sports, hosting a national game show (Sports On Tap) for ESPN. Tom also was radio host for KKFN-AM where he inaugurated shows featuring then-Nuggets head coaches Doug Moe and Dan Issel. Previously Tom was sports anchor for more than 13 years for KUSA-TV (NBC) in Denver, CO after working for ESPN.

In addition to 10 Emmy awards, Tom was named the Colorado Sportscaster of the Year 4 times by the National sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Tom grew up in New York, and attended Ithaca College. In his spare time he enjoys playing golf.

BPC Luncheon - November 8, 2006

CBS-4 sports anchor and former Denver Bronco Reggie Rivers was our featured speaker, detailing how he moved from the world of professional football to become a newspaper columnist, published author, radio talk show host at KHOW, and eventually, his current role anchoring sports and hosting Broncos-related programming at KCNC. He offered insights on the pressures faced by the media covering the Broncos, as well as news and societal issues.

Rivers Book

Wife's Boyfriend

 

Reggie signs copies of his new book "My Wife's Boyfriend - And Our Feud With The Highlands Ranch Homeowners Association"

Ed Scott also presented a special award to Q Bryan for his service to BPC over the years.

Bryan Award

 

Scenes from BPC Hall Of Fame Banquet September 2006Roger Ogden

Gannett's Roger Ogden was the keynote speaker for the evening and spoke about the convergence between traditional broadcasting outlets and digital media delivery over the internet.

He outlined a future where web specific content won't just augment the traditional newscast, but provide additional and unique digital content to viewers.

 

Hall Of Fame Crowd