2024 CHESAPEAKE ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

2024 Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Convention

Registration has opened for the 2024 Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association Convention & Awards Banquet! The annual event honoring outstanding broadcast journalism in Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C., will be held May 31-June 2 at the beautifully renovated Hilton Garden Inn Ocean City Oceanfront (formerly the Dunes Manor Hotel).

Activities kick off Friday at 7:00 p.m. with a Crab Feast and Auction to benefit the Bob Shilling Memorial Scholarship, followed by Saturday’s 9:00 a.m. business meeting and Seminar on “Safety of Journalists and the Changing Environment We Work In."

In this presentation, we will discuss the current threats, trends, and concerns of domestic US journalists and what we can do to move forward, support our field crews, and provide a safe working environment for all staff and freelancers. We will cover threat assessment and planning, low-resource reporting, civil unrest, hate groups, and crimes against the media.

Then there's the Awards Reception & Banquet beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night, and of course, the BEACH throughout the weekend!

The deadline to purchase tickets is 5:00 p.m., Monday, May 20. The best ticket value is the Full Convention price. This includes the Crab Feast & Auction, Saturday Breakfast & Seminar, Awards Reception and Banquet

Hotel Reservations

The Hilton Garden Inn Ocean City Oceanfront is offering a special group rate of $259 for Friday (5/31) and/or Saturday (6/1). The deadline to reserve your room is April 30, but don't wait until then to book! Our group block may sell out before that date! Click here to reserve your room.

Or call: 410-289-1100. Let the onsite reservation specialist know you are with the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association and ask for the group rate.

Please contact Heidi Brown, hbrown@ap.org or (434)465-0285, if you have any questions or need additional information.