National Press Club Offers Condolences for the Death of Armando Montano

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Jul 02, 2012, 05:31 ET

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club was saddened to learn of the untimely death of Armando Montano, the recipient of the club's Ellen Masin Persina scholarship in 2008. He was 22.

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'We remember Armando as a vibrant young man with so much promise,'' said National Press Club President Theresa Werner. `'We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.''

Armando used his scholarship to study at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.

While on an internship in Washington last summer, Armando visited the Club regularly and participated in our annual 5K run, where he spoke to the crowd of several hundred about what the National Press Club scholarship meant to him and his dreams of being a journalist. He showed a phenomenal amount of enthusiasm and was excited to start his career.

He found time to work with the National Press Club Journalism Institute, which administers our scholarships, on a short film about their programs. He also attended our annual Awards Dinner where he met other scholarship winners and Club leaders.

Armando was working this summer as an intern in Mexico City for the Associated Press, and had planned to attend a masters program in Barcelona this fall.

Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world to practice journalism. Werner urged Mexican authorities to leave no stone unturned in investigating Montano's death.

Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists with more than 3,200 members representing nearly every major news organization.

SOURCE National Press Club