HRTS eNews - October 14, 2008  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Upcoming Events
•  Special Newsmaker Event: President Bill Clinton
•  Fall Member Mixer
Member News
•  Profile: Rick Feldman
•  Profile: Jacob Fenton
•  Welcome New HRTS Members!
•  Spotlight Question of the Month
Media News
•  HRTS on CNN's SoCal News
Jr. HRTS
•  JHRTS News & Announcements
About The HRTS
•  Raise your Visiblity with HRTS Annual Ads...
•  Officers, Board of Directors, Staff

 

Officers, Board of Directors, Staff

Volunteer leadership and staff of your HRTS


The Hollywood Radio & Television Society
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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. 

Officers
President - Kevin Beggs
President, Programming & Production, Lionsgate Television 
Vice President - Zack Van Amburg
Co-President, Programming & Production, Sony Pictures Television
Secretary - Michael Wright 
SVP, Original Programming, TNT 

Treasurer - Martha Henderson
EVP and Manager, Entertainment Division, City National Bank 

Board Members
Dick Askin 
President & CEO, Askin & Company                                        
Adam Berkowitz
Co-Head of Television Packaging, CAA
Jason Burns 
VP, Alta Loma Entertainment
                               
Scott Carlin
President, Domestic TV Distribution, HBO                                       
Stephen J. Davis
CEO, Family Entertainment Group  
Bob DeBitetto 
President and General Manager, A&E Network    

Craig Erwich
EVP, Warner Horizon Television                                     
Andy Friendly
President, Andy Friendly Productions
Senior Consultant, Sucherman Consulting Group
 
Cecile Frot-Coutaz
CEO, FremantleMedia North America, Inc. 
Executive Producer, American Idol
                           
Leonard Goldstein
EVP, Creative Affairs, Warner Bros. Television
Kelly Goode
Programming Consultant 
Ted Harbert 
President and CEO, Comcast Entertainment Group 
Doug Herzog
President, MTV Networks Entertainment Group 

Reginald Hudlin
President, Hudlin Entertainment 
Peter Jankowski
President, Wolf Films 
Aaron Kaplan
World-Wide Head, Scripted Content, William Morris Agency 
Tracey Katsky
SVP, Development & Origianl Programming, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite                                   
Toni E. Knight
Founder/CEO, Worldlink Ventures
Russ Krasnoff 
Partner, Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment                                  
Jordan Levin
Founding Partner & CEO, Generate 
Bob Levinson 
HRTS Board Member 
Peter Liguori
Chariman of Entertainment, FOX Broadcasting Company                                  

Stephen A. McPherson
President, ABC Entertainment                     
Gary Newman
Chairman, 20th Century Fox Television                                    
Ryan O'Hara
President, TV Guide Channel & SPOT
Dawn T. Ostroff 
President, Entertainment, The CW Network                                   
Sean Perry 
Partner and Head of Alternative Television Department, Endeavor 
Katherine Pope
President, Universal Media Studios
 
Matt Rice 
Partner and Head of Television Department, UTA 
Kenneth Richman, Esq.
Managing Partner, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman,
Warren & Richman, LLP.
                   
Rich Ross
President, Disney Channel Worldwide                                     
Robin Schwartz
President, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network 
Stephan Shelanski  
EVP, Programming, STARZ Entertainment
  
Chris Silbermann  
President, ICM 
David Stapf 
President, CBS Paramount Network Television
                                             
Eric Tannenbaum
Executive Producer, Tantamount c/o Sony Pictures TV 
Nina Tassler
President, CBS Entertainment                                                    
Sarah Timberman 
Partner, Timberman Beverly Productions 
Andrea Wong
President/CEO, Lifetime Entertainment Services, Lifetime TV
 

HRTS Staff
Dave Ferrara, Executive Director
Jennie Nevin, Director, Operations
Ruzzo Martinelli, Associate Producer
Esther Paek, Executive Assistant
 

The HRTS is a 501 (c) (6) non-profit organization in the state of California.  Fed Tax ID: 95-2080801. 

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