You’ve reached the San Antonio chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists, the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. We host area networking events and workshops and put on an annual fundraiser called Gridiron, an SNL-style political satire show that raises money for scholarships for local student journalists.
The Ranger student newspaper is a watchdog of this college’s community
Michael Drudge, the president of the San Antonio Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, wrote an op-ed encouraging Alamo Colleges administrators to make sure the district continues to have a strong and independent media outlet.
Read the entire op-ed on The Ranger website.
SAVE THE DATE
Gridiron 2021 will be virtual
Thanks to COVID-19’s unpredictable delta variant, the “Gridiron 2021: Back to Work” is going to be virtual, following on the heels of last year’s successful virtual show that aired on YouTube. This year’s premiere has been moved to 7 p.m. Nov. 20 with more showings Nov. 21. Tickets will be on sale starting in October.
Save the dates and let your friends know.
Proceeds from the show support our annual scholarship fund for student journalists from the San Antonio region.
More information on purchasing tickets, sponsorships and ads will be announced soon. Continue to visit this website for updates.
We have awarded scholarships!
The Society of Professional Journalists San Antonio Chapter has awarded seven scholarships for the 2021-2022 scholarship year. Visit our scholarships page for complete bios of this year’s recipients.
We were able to provide these scholarships thanks to our wonderful sponsors — WellMed, University Health System, H-E-B, VIA Metropolitan Transit and San Antonio Express-News — and all the fans who bought tickets to our annual fund-raising show, which went virtual last year: Gridiron 2020: Socially Distant.
After our initial release in October-November, the San Antonio area saw a surge in the novel coronavirus and people were stuck inside a little longer, so we offered a Director’s Cut edition in December with new skits, uncensored songs and more performances that raised a few eyebrows.
It was a success, financially and creatively (we like to think), and for that, we thank all of you who spent a few more of your hard-earned bucks to support young journalists.
Our group of journalists-and-communications-experts-turned-amateur-thespians is already back at work on Gridiron 2021 for this fall.
As usual, we’re planning some cool cameos — nope, no hints!
You just never know what you’re going to see in our rowdy, sometimes bawdy, but always in jest, extravaganza. But you’re sure to be entertained, so start saving your pennies!
All fun aside, the money we raise with Gridiron pays for one of the most important parts of our mission: supporting and encouraging the next generation of truth-tellers. Click on the scholarships tab on the home page and you’ll find profiles of current and past scholarship recipients. We’re proud of these young people and believe you will be, too.
Give us your ideas
On another topic, do you have an idea for helping the journalism community in San Antonio? Want to collaborate with us on future projects? Just curious about who we are and what we do? Go to the contacts tab at the top of the page and shoot us a message!
