Omaha Press Club

05/27/2026

Need a venue for a wedding, rehearsal dinner, retirement party, nonprofit event, business gathering, holiday party, or celebration of any kind?

The Omaha Press Club offers one of the best views in the city — right in the heart of downtown on the 22nd floor. From intimate gatherings to large events, we can help make it special (without needing a ton of extra decorating… the skyline does a lot of the work for you).

Dates are filling for 2026, so now’s a great time to start the conversation.

Remember: Members get FREE room rental!
(Complimentary room and Club usage is a benefit of full OPC membership only and must be established prior to planning the event.)

Call 402-345-8008 to schedule a tour.

05/13/2026

The Omaha Press Club will be closed on Friday, May 15.

We will be open for dinner on Saturday from 5:30-8 p.m.

Make your reservation online: https://www.omahapressclub.com
(Use "RSVP to All Events" link in the upper righthand corner)

02/19/2026

𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗗!!!

Tonight’s Face on the Barroom Floor event honoring Chief Schmaderer has been POSTPONED due to weather. Details about the rescheduled date will be posted when they are available.

THANK YOU!

02/02/2026

Nominations are open!

The nominee may be living or deceased and has made notable contributions to broadcast, print, digital media, or public relations. The nominee has shown exceptional leadership, courage, and/or contributions to the news industry. The nominee either has worked in the Omaha area or had a reasonable career in Omaha before going elsewhere.

SUBMIT A NOMINATION HERE:
https://fs7.formsite.com/villa/HOFNominations/index

(Not sure if the person you want to nominate is already in the HOF? Check out the list of honorees here: https://www.omahapressclub.com/spa)

NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY 5 P.M. on FEB. 27, 2026

01/10/2026

Three great Omaha Mayors!

11/18/2025

OMAHA PRESS CLUB TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m.

Due to a power outage affecting several downtown buildings (including our building), the Omaha Press Club is temporarily closed. We will keep you updated about re-opening once power is restored.

06/01/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 inductees into the Omaha Press Club Journalists of Excellence Hall of Fame:
Clint Bellows – KCRO/KOTK Salem Radio Network
Dirk Chatelain – Omaha World-Herald
John Knicely – WOWT-TV
Jeremy Maskel, APR – KETV, Ralston Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools
Andrew Ozaki – KETV
Michael Scott – KETV, KMTV, Entertainment Tonight, KCBS, KXAS

One of our honorees, Jeremy Maskel, was not able to make it in person tonight, but he prepared a video that we are thrilled to share with you.

05/02/2025

Great investigative work by the staff of the UNO Gateway Student Newspaper! It highlights the importance of supporting student journalism. The Omaha Press Club is proud to support the Omaha Press Club Foundation (which awarded more than $50,000 in student scholarships this year)!

The Omaha World-Herald, once the largest newspaper in Nebraska, has suffered extreme staff cuts after billionaire owner Warren Buffett sold it to a corporate media company in 2020, reducing the staff size to numbers never seen before amid a financial crisis.

03/18/2025

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲?

The nominee may be living or deceased and has made notable contributions to broadcast, print, digital media, or public relations. The nominee has shown exceptional leadership, courage, and/or contributions to the news industry. The nominee either has worked in the Omaha area or had a reasonable career in Omaha before going elsewhere.

Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 31.
The nomination ceremony will be Saturday, May 31.

Nominate here:
https://fs7.formsite.com/villa/HOFNominations/index

See who has previously been inducted here:
https://www.omahapressclub.com/spa

03/10/2025

A reminder if you are attending the Mayoral Debate on Tuesday at the club, DOORS OPEN AT 11 a.m.!

Please arrive no later than 11:45 a.m. to get through the buffet line and get seated. The debate will begin promptly at NOON and end at 1 p.m.

REMEMBER: To ensure a respectful and neutral environment during the debate, we ask all attendees to refrain from wearing clothing or accessories that display the colors, logos, or any identifying symbols of political parties or candidates. This includes but is not limited to t-shirts, hats, and signs that promote any specific political affiliation or support for a candidate.

Questions? Call the club at 402-345-8008.

01/19/2025

Remembering UNO professor Hugh Cowdin. A friend of the club, he was also inducted into the OPC Hall of Fame in 2012 and was honored as an OPC Foundation Journalism Educator in 2010. Rest in peace, Dr. Cowdin.