‘A smashing success’
Former and current Register-Guard journalists from the past six decades came together last month to celebrate the newspaper’s ‘Golden Era’
Blaine Newnham, former Register-Guard sports editor and Seattle Times columnist, dies at 82
Newnham put The Register-Guard on a national stage in the 1970s as its sports editor and columnist before joining The Seattle Times from 1982 through his retirement in 2005.
Look who’s coming
Registrants as of June 19
Quick facts about the reunion
The RG Golden Era Reunion registration is closed
THE Eugene Register-Guard IS A SLEAZY CHEAPSHOT RAG …
Reminisce about the old days and tell some tall tales at the former Register-Guard news staff’s June 29 reunion
Come for the history, enjoy the camaraderie
Covering news for The Register-Guard during the latter half of the 20th century wasn’t always a steady diet of…
‘Golden Era’ visit offers more than just a newsroom reunion
Those who have lived and worked in Oregon know that it is one of the most beautiful places…
Make this coming June 29 an even more historic Oregon date
The Register-Guard Golden Era Reunion is fewer than 90 days away
Reunion update: 100 days and counting
Spring has sprung and it’s 100 days and counting until our historical, first-ever, one-of-a-kind gathering of former “Golden…
UO Special Collections has acquired Brian Lanker’s archives
A fundraising campaign is underway to create an annual stipend for researchers, creators and thinkers that will support their travel to Eugene to study Brian’s archives in person
It’s time to register for the Golden Era Reunion
It’s time! After more than a year of planning that had to be sandwiched around a three-year delay…
RG Golden Era reunion countdown
Because our reunion date overlaps with the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, anyone planning to attend the reunion should make their travel and lodging arrangements ASAP
Act soon, a new race is on for Eugene accommodations during the reunion weekend
Hayward Field has been selected as the site for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
Newsroom reunion is set. Save the date on your 2024 calendars
Former RG news staffers will gather for an afternoon reunion on Saturday, June 29, 2024 in the lobby of the former Register-Guard office building at 3500 Chad Drive.
A place created by and for alumni of The Register-Guard newsroom staffs of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s
This site marks a commitment to schedule a reunion in Summer 2021, if public health considerations permit.
May 30 ‘Golden Era’ Register-Guard news reunion is POSTPONED
We regret to inform you that, because of concerns about the likely continued spread of the corona virus (COVID-19) in Lane County and elsewhere, we are postponing—not cancelling—our planned May 30, 2020 “Golden Era” celebration to a future date to be determined.
Original announcement: Reconnect with Golden Era
Yes, time burnishes memories. But nuggets of truth glitter in what often can be heard from Register-Guard newsroom folks of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. We lived and worked in what newspaper veterans of that period call the golden era.
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