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(Left to right) Columnist Dan Rodricks, NFB Director of Governmental Affairs James Gashel, after-dinner speaker Frank Luntz, NFB Director of Special Projects Betsy Zaborowski, and honorary chairman for the evening, Governor Parris Glendening's Chief of Staff Major Riddick.

Betsy Zaborowski fastens Dan Rodricks's Media-Man cape.

NEWSLINE® Night in Baltimore this year was September 21, 2000. The festivities began with hors d'oeuvres in the dining room while guests examined the items available for bidding at the evening's silent auction. When dinner was ready on the Skydeck, guests walked back down Black Cabinet Hall to the Skydeck entrance and found their outdoor tables. The theme for the evening was "Reaching for the Stars," and stars could be found everywhere in the evening's decorations. A small band played as diners collected their buffet meals and enjoyed good food and good conversation. Jim Gashel served as master of ceremonies. The featured speaker of the evening was Frank Luntz, President and CEO of Luntz Research and an analyst for MSNBC. Dan Rodricks, a well-known Baltimore TV personality and now a columnist for the Sun newspapers in the city, has been a longtime friend to the organized blind, so on behalf of the NFB Betsy Zaborowski presented him a one-of-a-kind black super-hero type cape with the words "Media Man" emblazoned on the back in print and Braille. All in all, it was a memorable evening.

Frank Luntz, President and CEO of Luntz Research, addresses the gathering from the podium.

Black Cabinet Hall and the welcome sign on NEWSLINE night as people make their way to dinner.

The Skydeck is filled with diners seated at their tables at the beginning of dinner.

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