HRTS eNews - 04/30/2010  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
HRTS News
•  A conversation with Brian Roberts, moderated by Peter Chernin
•  Save the Date: SOTI (State of the Industry) presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
•  The Hitmakers: Cable Reality Event Recap
Member Profiles
•  Carolina Lightcap
HRTS Online
•  The Hitmakers: Cable Reality luncheon pics and vid online
Member News
•  Welcome New Members
JHRTS
•  JHRTS News & Announcements
About HRTS
•  Officers, Board of Directors, Staff

 

Officers, Board of Directors, Staff

Volunteer leadership and staff of your HRTS


The Hollywood Radio & Television Society
Since 1947, the industry's premiere information and networking forum.

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 of Television, Lionsgate Television 
Vice President - Zack Van Amburg
President, Programming, Sony Pictures Television
Secretary - Michael Wright 
EVP, Head of Programming, TNT, TBS, TCM, Turner Network Television 

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

Board Members
Dick Askin 
President & CEO, Askin & Company
Jeff Bader
EVP, ABC Entertainment Group, Planning, Scheduling and Distribution
Adam Berkowitz
Co-Head of Television, CAA
Jason Burns 
SVP, Production-Alta Loma,
Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. 
Scott Carlin
Founder, Soul-Centered Media & NALA Films
Stephen Davis
President, Hasbro Studios
Bob DeBitetto
President and General Manager, A&E Network
Craig Erwich
EVP, Warner Horizon Television
Andy Friendly
President, Andy Friendly Productions  
Cecile Frot-Coutaz
CEO, FremantleMedia North America, Inc. 
Executive Producer, American Idol
Leonard Goldstein
EVP, Creative Affairs, Warner Bros. Television
Kelly Goode
SVP, Programming, Game Show Network (GSN) 
Ted Harbert
President and CEO, Comcast Entertainment Group
Doug Herzog

President, MTV Networks Entertainment Group 
Reginald Hudlin
President, Hudlin Entertainment
Aaron Kaplan
 
President/CEO, Kapital Entertainment
Tracy Katsky
SVP, Development & Original Programming, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite
Debbee Klein 
Co-Head - TV Lit Department, Paradigm
Toni Knight
Founder & CEO, WorldLink Ventures
Russ Krasnoff
Partner, Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment
Paul Lee 
President, ABC Family
Jordan Levin
Founding Partner & CEO, Generate 
Bob Levinson 
HRTS Board Member
Peter Liguori 
COO, Discovery Communications
Richard Lippin
Chairman/CEO, Lippin Group
Gregory Lipstone 
SVP, Head of International Television and Media, ICM 
 
Gary Marenzi
President, Worldwide Television, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.  
Gary Newman
Chairman, 20th Century Fox TV
Christina Norman
CEO, OWN:The Oprah Winfrey Network

Ryan O'Hara 
President & CEO, The Topps Company, Inc
Dawn Ostroff 
President, Entertainment, The CW
Sean Perry
Co-Department Head of Alternative Television, WME Entertainment  
Matt Rice 
Partner and Head of Television Department, United Talent Agency 
Ken Richman
Managing Partner, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman,
Warren & Richman, LLP

Robin Schwartz
Producer
Stephan Shelanski  
EVP, Programming, STARZ Entertainment
 
Tim Spengler 
President, Initiative USA
David Stapf 
President, CBS Television Studios
 
Eric Tannenbaum
Executive Producer, Tantamount c/o Sony Pictures TV 
Nina Tassler
President, CBS Entertainment
Sarah Timberman
Principal, Timberman/Beverly Productions
Jeff Wachtel
President of Original Programming, USA Network and Co-Head of Content, Universal Cable Productions
Andrea Wong
 
HRTS Board Member
 

HRTS Staff
Dave Ferrara, Executive Director
Jennie Nevin, Director, Operations
Ruzzo Martinelli, Events
Meshack Vallesillas, Marketing / Communications
Elvia Gonzalez, Executive Assistant / Member Services

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

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