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An industry recruiter and an IRTS conferee at the 2019 IRTS Multicultural Career Workshop

A photo of the audience at the 2019 IRTS Hall of Mentorship Dinner

2019 Summer Fellows introducing themselves onstage at the 2019 IRTS Newsmaker breakfast

2018 LABF Giants of Broadcasting honorees Ryan Seacrest, Paula Zahn, Bill Whitaker, and others standing together

Sean Robertson, Alvin Bowles, and Kirk McDonald posing for a photo with some of the 2019 IRTS Summer Fellows at the 2019 IRTS Newsmaker breakfast

The honorees for the 2019 IRTS Hall of Mentorship standing together with their awards

IRTS Alumnae Morgan Kee and Kristy Lyons at the 2019 IRTS Multicultural Career Workshop with some conferees

Richard Leibner laughing with a friend at the 2019 LABF Giants of Broadcasting luncheon

A professor asking a question at the 2017 IRTS Faculty Industry Seminar

IRTS Board Director Wendell Scott posing with conferees at the 2019 IRTS Multicultural Career Workshop after his keynote speech

IRTS Fellowship alumni at the Summer 2019 Alumni Meet Up- LA

Nelson Boyce, Wendell Scott, and others at the 2019 IRTS Hall of Mentorship dinner

IRTS Former Fellows laughing together at the 2018 IRTS Hall of Mentorship dinner

INTERNATIONAL RADIO & TELEVISION SOCIETY FOUNDATION

ACCESS ♦ EDUCATION ♦ DIVERSITY

The IRTS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to bringing together the wisdom of yesterday’s founders, the power of today’s leaders, and the promise of tomorrow’s young professionals to build the next generation of media leaders, which we feel should more accurately reflect the diverse demographic of today’s media consumers. To achieve this, IRTS has spent over 35 years actively supporting diversity through our programs and initiatives.

IRTS provides education through access with a series of academic programs, industry events, and mentorship pipelines. Our membership ranges from the most accomplished professionals in the media and entertainment business to those who are just beginning their careers. We are an organization that firmly believes education is a life-long process, and take great pride in having an engaged, supportive community of program alumni and industry executives, alike.

IRTS’s academic programs include the Summer Fellowship Program, Multicultural Career Workshop, Broadcast Sales Associate Program, and Faculty/ Industry Seminar. We invite you to learn more about IRTS’s programs, events, and community at large by exploring this site!

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NEWS FROM THE IRTS SITE:

2017 IRTS Summer Fellow Jackson Kurtz & his sponsor, Richard Leibner, with Joyce Tudryn of IRTS, at United Talent Agency (UTA)

IRTS Foundation Receives Major Gift from the Leibner-Cooper Family Foundation

Annual Summer Fellowship salutes the legacy of Richard Leibner and Carole Cooper to journalists. Click here to learn more and meet our inaugural Leibner-Cooper Fellow, Jackson Kurtz!

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Michelle Nwokedi, a 2017 IRTS Summer Fellow, with her sponsor, IRTS Board Member Bruce Lefkowitz

Bruce Lefkowitz Salutes His Mentors Through Annual Fellow Sponsorship

IRTS is thrilled to announce Bruce Lefkowitz will be sponsoring an IRTS Summer Fellow in honor of mentors. To date, Bruce has named his sponsored Fellowship in honor Michael Brochstein, Joe Cohen, David Levy, Todd Siegel, and Lou LaTorre, all of whom have been mentors to Bruce throughout his career. Bruce is the former EVP of Ad Sales at Fox Networks Group and current President of Six Pack Media LLC.

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Quote from 2011 IRTS Summer Fellow Nicole Velez with updated title

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