Registration is now open for the April 4 Daily Texan Hall of Fame gathering, which will include a special celebration of the 125th anniversary of The Texan.
Sponsored by Friends of the Daily Texan, the event will include showing of a trailer of a documentary film now under production celebrating The Texan’s 125 years.
Nine Daily Texan Hall of Fame honorees and 3 new Rising Stars will be honored at the event.
In addition scholarship grants from the Friends group and donors will be presented to 13 Daily Texan staffers, and senior Daily Texan editors will update attendees on work by Texan student journalists.
You may register to attend here:
https://friendsdailytexan.wildapricot.org/event-6006159
A variety of ticket prices are available.
This year there are 3 new sponsorship options, priced at $1,750, $2,500 and $5,000. Each sponsorship bundle comes with tickets for up to 8 attendees in a close-in reserved seating area, plus promotion and marketing efforts before and after the event.
Why the new options for sponsors?
“Until a few years ago we had the ability to sell tables to those wanting reserved seating, so they could sit together with colleagues from their Texan years, ” said John Reetz, president of Friends of The Daily Texan. “When the option opened up to hold a casual outdoor reception prior to the event, then move to an auditorium with comfortable seating, we took it, and response has been very favorable.
“Sponsorships allow us to offer a dedicated spot for you to sit with friends, and also to show your strong support for Texan and its journalists,” Reetz said. “And, honestly, to allow this event to make a profit to support our efforts for The Texan.” (Message [email protected] if interested in a sponsorship.)
An FYI that all honorees and their guest, plus Texan staffers and Moody College of Communication and Texas Student Media attendees come as our guests, recognizing their contribution to The Texan each year.
The gathering will begin at 5 p.m. with an outdoor reception on the Walter Cronkite Plaza, located between the Texas Student Media building and the Moody College of Communication complex. There will be a variety of food and beverage stations.
Also beginning at 5 p.m. will be a tour and visitation time at the adjacent Daily Texan offices.
The reception ends at 6:45 p.m., and then moves to a comfortable Moody auditorium for Hall of Fame inductions and awarding award of scholarships to Daily Texan staff members.
The event will begin at 7:15 p.m. and end at 9:30 p.m.
This year, 13 Daily Texan staffers will receive annual grants from the Friends of The Texan group and its partners.
Since 2018, 49 Texan staffers have received annual scholarship grants.
Please join us and visit with friends and colleagues; the evening will renew your faith in journalism, both today and for tomorrow.
About Friends of The Daily Texan:
Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to lend support and assistance to The Daily Texan, an institution at the University of Texas at Austin since 1900. Members include alumni of The Texan, plus other supporters of a free and unfettered student media at UT. The group sponsors 13 annual scholarships for Texan staffers, plus provides funds to purchase needed video and photo equipment, to support digital transition efforts by The Texan, for training, coverage, travel and other needs identified by Texan editors.