Orange County Press Club

06/18/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 scholarship recipients 🤩

Betty Kaldas, a Fountain Valley High School student.

Pricilla Preciado, an Irvine Valley College student.

Sathya Chaib, a Cal State Fullerton Student.

Maximo Santana, an incoming Cal State Fullerton student.

Caleb Otte, a Chapman University graduate.

This year, the press club will be giving out $5,500 in scholarships to five students thanks to donations from Carrie Frietas, Norberto Santana, Jr., Scott Rogers, The Rossmoor Women’s Club, Chris Trela, Andrew Turner and Carol Cormaci.

06/04/2026

The Orange County Press Club board would like to thank the organizations and individuals who donated in support of our student journalist scholarships.

- Carrie Freitas of KTM Agency
- Norberto Santana of Voice of OC
- Scott Rogers of Boomer Media Group
- Rossmoor Women’s Club
- Christopher Trela
- Andrew Turner
- Carol Cormaci

Every year, the club is honored to help supplement the education of our young journalists. We couldn’t do it without the generosity of our community members.

06/03/2026

The Orange County Press Club board would like to thank the organizations and individuals who donated in support of our student journalist scholarships.

- Carrie Freitas of KTM Agency
- Norberto Santana of Voice of OC
- Scott Rogers of Boomer Media Group
- Christopher Trela
- Andrew Turner
- Carol Cormaci

Every year, the club is honored to help supplement the education of our young journalists. We couldn’t do it without the generosity of our community members.

06/03/2026

The Orange County Press Club board would like to thank the organizations and individuals who donated in support of our student journalist scholarships.

- Carrie Freitas of KTM Agency
- Norberto Santana of Voice of OC
- Scott Rogers of Parenting OC, Fountain Valley Living, and Huntington Beach Living
- Christopher Trela
- Andrew Turner
- Carol Cormaci

Every year, the club is honored to help supplement the education of our young journalists. We couldn’t do it without the generosity of our community members.

05/08/2026

Tickets are on sale TODAY for OC Press Club Annual Gala! Join us on Wednesday, June 17 to celebrate the excellence of Orange County journalism. ✨

04/02/2026

It’s that time of year again … SCHOLARSHIP time! Deadline to apply is May 17. Head over to our site ocpressclub.com for more information or email us at [email protected].

Scholarships will be awarded at our next gala on June 17.

03/30/2026

🏆 Award submissions are officially OPEN!

The Orange County Press Club’s 2026 Awards of Excellence is now accepting submissions, honoring outstanding journalism published in 2025. This is your moment to be recognized among the best in OC. Work submitted must have been published between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.

✨ Early bird pricing available through April 5
🗓 Final deadline: April 12
🎉 Finalists honored at the Awards Gala on June 17, 2026

Submit your work + learn more at the link in bio.

Tag a journalist who should enter 👇

03/12/2026

Planning on attending the press club picnic this Sunday from 12pm-2pm? Here are details on parking, location, and what to bring. We can’t wait to see you 🧡🍊

03/21/2025

Save the Date to join OC Press Club for our 2025 Excellence in Journalism Gala!

🗓️June 18, 2025
⏰6pm - 10pm
📍Anaheim Hills Golf Club - 6501 E Nohl Ranch Rd, Anaheim

Stay tuned for more details on tickets and how to enter the OC Press Club Excellence in Journalism awards!

10/19/2024

We're proud to introduce our new board members: Destiny Torres and Hanna Kang of Orange County Register, Hosam Elattar of Voice of OC and Carrie Freitas of Kitchen Table Marketing + PR.

The 2024-25 Orange County Press Club Board of Directors is thrilled to welcome four newly elected members. We thank them for answering the call to serve on behalf of Orange County’s press corps. Destiny Torres is a local reporter at The Orange County Register and Southern California News Group. Ho...