HRTS eNews - 09/24/2007 (Plain Text Version)
In this issue:
News & Announcements
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Network Chiefs to launch 2007-08 Season
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HRTS Announces New Officers
Features
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Television’s Turning Point
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From The Executive Director
Member News
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Profile: Henry Schleiff
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Profile: Rob Golenberg
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Corporate Member: Hollywood Reporter
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Corporate Member: BET Networks
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Welcome new HRTS Members
Jr. HRTS
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News, Announcements from JHRTS
About The HRTS
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Officers, Board of Directors, Staff
Welcome new HRTS Members
Membership continues steady growth!
The HRTS is proud to welcome the following new individual and corporate members to the ever growing HRTS family (new since August 2007):
Corporate Members:
BET Yahoo, Inc. The Hollywood Reporter
Individual Members:
Russell H. Myerson, EVP/GM, The CW PLUS, an innovative delivery system servicing markets ranked 100-210 via a group of digital subchannels, analog, and cable television outlets for The CW Television Network. Prior to The CW PLUS, Myerson was the top executive of The WB 100+ Station Group, a division of The WB Television Network. Under his leadership, the company simultaneously launched 80 new stations in September 1998. Prior to joining The WB, Myerson was SVP, Operations at Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Game Show Network. He began his career at KPLC-TV in Lake Charles, LA. He later joined WJKS-TV in Jacksonville, FL, before going on to spend eight years as director of programming for Media General Broadcast Group. Among hs many industry credits, Myerson also served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of NATPE International in 1994.
Gary Shusett, Founder/Director, Sherwood Oaks Experimental College. Founded more than 30 years ago, Shusett’s former students who have become major players include James Cameron, Dean Devlin, Paul Haggis, Nancy Meyers, Sylvester Stallone, et al. His own producer credits include feature movies Final Terror and Moon Over Parador. Shusett's philosophy is to get speakers who are very successful in the industry into a small setting giving screenwriters a rare opportunity to meet and give material to key players in Hollywood.
The HRTS also welcomes new members:
Nellie Andreeva, Hollywood Reporter David Benavente, Telepictures Productions Inc.
Millie Chiavelli, Hollywood Reporter Brian Cullinan, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Don DeMesquita Kelly Edwards, NBC Universal, Corp Diversity
Rose Einstein, Hollywood Reporter Glenn Gellar, CBS Radford Studios
Elizabeth Guider, Hollywood Reporter Marianne Hayden, Carson Daly Productions
Paige Hayes, PricewaterhouseCoopers Brad Jamison, ABC Entertainment
Kevan King, Hollywood Reporter Bob Madden, CBS Television Distribution
Paul Mauriello, Hollywood Reporter Eric Mika, Hollywood Reporter
Debbie Newman, PricewaterhouseCoopers Barbara Rubin, Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon LLP
Ben Silverman, NBC Universal Andrew Wallenstein, Hollywood Reporter
Teri Weinberg, NBC Universal
On behalf of all of us at the HRTS, welcome!