LABF GIANTS LUNCHEON

GIANTS OF BROADCASTING & ELECTRONIC ARTS
An annual celebration of THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING FOUNDATION
produced by THE IRTS FOUNDATION
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The Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts is an annual celebration of the distinguished individuals who have for the past century been the creators, innovators, journalists, leaders, performers, and producers that have brought the electronic arts to the prominence they occupy in the United States and the world today, and who have set the stage for the future. The next class of the best in broadcasting and electronic arts will join the honor roll in New York’s Gotham Hall at a date TBA in November of 2021.
Congrats, once again, to our 2019 honorees!

CONNIE CHUNG
Award-Winning Journalist

PETER DUNN
President
CBS TELEVISION STATIONS

LESTER HOLT
Anchor
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS & DATELINE NBC

ALFRED C. LIGGINS III
CEO
URBAN ONE

PAULA KERGER
President & CEO
PBS

LARRY PATRICK
Founder & Managing Partner
PATRICK COMMUNICATIONS

MARK PEDOWITZ
President
THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK

MARK RICHER
President Emeritus
ADVANCED TELEVISION SYSTEMS COMMITTEE

JULIE TALBOTT
President
PREMIERE NETWORKS
Moderator:

JUJU CHANG
Co-Anchor
Nightline
ABC NEWS
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Salute those who have contributed greatly to our industry, as you support the important historical preservation work of the Library of American Broadcasting, as well as the training and diversity initiatives of the International Radio and Television Society Foundation.
Checks made payable to: Library of American Broadcasting Foundation.
For Tables, Tickets, Congratulatory Ads:
Joyce Tudryn, 212-867-6650, Ext. 11
JOYCE@GIANTSOFBROADCASTING.COM
RESERVATION OPTIONS:
A full list of reservation options will be made available at a later date.
Salute those who have contributed greatly to our industry, as you support the important historical preservation work of the Library of American Broadcasting, as well as the training and diversity initiatives of the International Radio and Television Society Foundation.
Checks made payable to: Library of American Broadcasting Foundation.
Bill Abbott
President & CEO
Crown Media Family Networks
Jack Abernethy
CEO
Fox Television Stations
Ed Asner
Award-Winning Actor
Lou Grant, The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Elizabeth Murphy Burns
President & CEO
Morgan Murphy Media
John David
Senior Advisor
National Association of Broadcasters
Dave Lougee
President & CEO
TEGNA
Ryan Seacrest
TV/Radio Host and Producer
Disney-ABC, iHeartMedia, NBCUniversal
Bill Whitaker
Correspondent, 60 Minutes
CBS News
Paula Zahn
Producer/Host
On the Case with Paula Zahn, Investigation Discovery
Commander Eugene F. McDonald, Jr. (1886-1958)
Radio & Television Pioneer
Founder, Zenith Radio Corp.
For a list of all previous honorees, please click this link
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