West   Pinellas   NOW

West Pinellas NOW February Chapter Meeting

Location:
Perkins Restaurant
2626 Gulf To Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33759
When: Wednesday February 25, 2026
Dinner at 5:00; Meeting at 6:00 PM
Guest Speaker 6:15PM
Meet In Person or Virtual
Please use the link below to join us virtually. https://meet.google.com/obt-anup-mwz
Starting at 6pm Chapter Meeting OR 6:30pm for our Guest Speaker

Guest Speaker: Rosemary Goudreau O’Hara B.S. Journalism, Editorial page editor, Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale. Hall of Fame 2017

About Rosemary:
Rosemary Goudreau O’Hara, was the editorial page editor at the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. R0semary began her reporting career at the Tampa Tribune before moving to the Orlando Sentinel and later to the Miami Herald as a medical writer and then as an editor in the Herald’s Broward Bureau. She also held editing positions at the Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau, The Virginian Pilot in Norfolk, Va.; the Cincinnati Enquirer, where she was the managing editor; and the Tampa Tribune, where she was editorial page editor. Prior to joining the Sun Sentinel, O’Hara was a new-media entrepreneur who founded the website, Florida Voices. O’Hara has served as a director of the Association of Opinion Journalists, as well as on the boards of the Florida Society of News Editors, the First Amendment Foundation and Associated Press Managing Editors. She is a graduate of the University of Florida; a former graduate fellow at Stanford, Columbia and USC; and a four-time juror of the Pulitzer Prizes. During her journey of reinvention, Rosemary also served as press secretary on a gubernatorial campaign; taught opinion writing at the University of Florida; and worked as a PR consultant for people, political candidates and organizations trying to get their voices heard. On her retirement, the Broward County Commission named March 9, 2021, as “Rosemary O’Hara Appreciation Day.” She continues to remain involved. She is the president of the Dunedin Newcomers Club, the secretary of the Dunedin Boat Club, a board member of the Dunedin Fine Arts Center’s Sterling Society and a board member of the ACLU of Florida.