HRTS Season Partners
  
The Lippin Group

Wed, Dec. 16th
11:30am - 2:00pm
The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel 

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The next HRTS Newsmaker Luncheon will feature the creators of some of the hottest shows on television today. Peter Tolan, Rescue Me, returns to host, The Hitmakers....

by Chris Davison, chris@lthmedia.com
In 1950, television was an upstart invention, Truman was president and no one had yet heard of “I Love Lucy” but some lucky Brooklyn Dodgers fans heard Vin Scully broadcast his first game.

Vin Scully has been the voice of the Dodgers for the past six decades, the longest of any broadcaster in the history of professional sports, and on November 10th the HRTS was privileged to welcome a true broadcasting legend to the Newsmaker Luncheon series. Consider that in addition to being in his 60th year with the Dodgers, Vin was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, he received an Emmy for lifetime achievement in 1996 and he has a star on the Walk of Fame....

By Dave Ferrara, HRTS Executive Director
So who out there was surprised to see the number one rated show last Wednesday evening was the old classic holiday story, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?  That’s right…the 1964 classic by Rankin/Bass that features old school stop motion animation, Sam the singing snowman, Yukon Cornelius, Clarice, the Bumble, and at the center of the story outcasts Rudolph and Hermey, ostracized by their peers for being different and ultimately discovering that it’s their differences that make them special...

A Member Profile by Chris Davison, chris@lthmedia.com
Debbee Klein is Co-Head, Television Literary, at Paradigm. Debbee began her Hollywood career while still in college and has since worked in many areas of the business, from development to production to representation. I recently had a chance to interview Debbee to discuss Marc Cherry, Norman Lear and new financing opportunities.

For full interview...

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As part of our continuing effort to provide value and benefits to our membership, HRTS has partnered with the following companies to bring you the following Member Perks this month!

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel - Special HRTS discounted room rate of $205
NATPE - HRTS Members save $200 on the 2010 NATPE Market & Conference

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The HRTS membership keeps growing as the industry evolves into new and exciting directions.  We take this opportunity to welcome the following new members to the ranks of HRTS....

As the readership of Society Views expands we will be using this space to shine a spotlight on some of your fellow HRTS members. If you would like to be spotlighted in a future edition please email memberservices@hrts.org.

This month: Tom Tenowich...

JHRTS had an action packed month of November with a wide variety of successful events around town. We continued our strong panel series this month, partnering with the Hollywood Reporter to host a “Next Generation” panel at CAA. The panel was selected from THR’s 2009 “Top 35 under 35” entertainment executives issue and featured Mike Duffy, SVP of Development and Current at RDF USA, Edwin Chung, VP of Comedy Programming at NBC, Bill McGoldrick, SVP of Original Series at USA, Marissa Devins, TV Lit Agent at UTA, Dana Honor, VP of Comedy Development at 20th TV, Bryan Seabury, VP of Drama Development at CBS and was moderated by Matthew Belloni, THR Managing Editor, Features. The Ray Kurtzman Theatre was sold out for the second month in a row to hear the lively banter, educational work related anecdotes and words of wisdom from the fastest rising professionals in the entertainment industry. The theatre full of young Hollywooders was at rapt attention as they absorbed the advice from those who are just a few steps ahead of them and left fulfilled from another great JHRTS educational event....

The Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS) is a 501(C)(6) non-profit professional association in the state of California.  The HRTS is led by an elected volunteer board of directors and officers, and managed by a professional staff headed by Executive Director Dave Ferrara.  For the entire list of Officers, Board Members and staff...

HRTS wishes you a Happy Holiday Season!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from all of us here at HRTS....