1977- Director of Press Day: George P. Evans, Assistant professor of journalism
*Main Speaker: Jimmy Breslin: Author and Columnist
-Mike Shaw: Director of Public Relations, Buffalo Braves, covering sports in depth
-Jim Marchiony: Assistant sports information director, Iona College, Design and make-up of the Sports Page
-Jane Friedman: Arts reviewer WEBR, Buffalo, Covering the Lively Arts
-Charles Young: Sports editor, Buffalo Evening News, Writting the Sports column
-Matthew Dudek: Assistant City Editor, Utica Observer-Dispatch, New technology in Editing
-Michael Ameigh: Manager, WMNS, Olean, N.Y., Making School Radio Effective
-Weber Austin: General Manager, Salamanca, N.Y., Republican Press, Getting Out the High School Paper
-Rich Azar: Sportscaster, WKBW-TV, Buffalo, N.Y., Covering Sports the Right Way
-Robert M. Fulton: Public Relations Officer, Hitchings Psychiatric Institute, Syracuse, N.Y., Public Relations as a Career
-Kathleen Kozdemba: Editor and Reporter, Elmira, N.Y., Star Gazette, the Value of a Journalism Education
-Robert Schnettler: Reporter, Olean, N.Y., Times Herald, Writing for Newspapers
-Craig Sikut: Photographer, Buffalo Braves, Courtside with the Braves- Techniques for Sports Photography
-George R. Venizelos: Editor, Binghamton, N.Y., Press, Good Editing Practices
-William Winn: Program Manager, WESB, Bradford, Pa., Writing News for Radio
-Anothony Cardinale: Reporter, Buffalo, N.Y., Evening News, Feature Writing and New Journalism
-Lee Cappola: Buffalo, N.Y., Evening News, Rewrite Editor, New Journalism
-Jane M. Merle: Writer, Bliss, N.Y., Writing Non-Fiction
-Don McLean: Station Manager, WHDL, Olean, N.Y., Careers in Broadcating