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Thursday night at the Museum of Television & Radio, they
held a reception and released the names of the 2005
honorees who will
be included in the new collection “She Made It: Women Creating
Television and Radio,” a three year initiative celebrating
the achievements of creative and businesswomen in the television
and radio industires. |
The
Museum of Television & Radio
SHE MADE IT: WOMEN CREATING TELEVISION AND RADIO
2005 HONOREES |
• Mildred
Freed Alberg Mimi Leder
• Debbie Allen Debra Lee
• Christiane Amanpour Ida Lupino
• Lucille Ball Judith McGrath
• Gertrude Berg Pat Mitchell
• Bertha Brainard Mary Tyler Moore
• Fanny Brice Sheila Nevins
• Marcy Carsey Agnes Nixon
• Julia Child Sarah Jessica Parker
• Joan Ganz Cooney Irna Phillips
• Barbara Corday Cokie Roberts
• Katie Couric Marlene Sanders
• Ellen DeGeneres Cristina Saralegui |
• Suzanne
de Passe Diane Sawyer
• Donna de Varona Susan Stamberg
• Diane English Allison Steele
• Tina Fey Anne Sweeney
• Pauline Frederick Lela Swift
• Phyllis George Nancy Tellem
• Terry Gross Marlo Thomas
• Susan Harris Dorothy Thompson
• Catherine Hughes Barbara Walters
• Charlayne Hunter-Gault Ethel Winant
• Lucille Kallen Oprah Winfrey
• Susan Lacy
• Geraldine Laybourne |
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Barbara
Corday and Marlo Thomas
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Geraldine
Leybourne and Anne Sweeney
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Phyllis
George and Blythe Danner
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Sheila
Nevins and Christiane Amanpour
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Judy
McGrath and Pat Mitchell
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Marlene Sanders
and Joan Ganz Cooney
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Barbara
Walters, Christie Hefner, and Dr. Ruth
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Katie
Couric
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Kay Koplovitz
and Geraldine Laybourne
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L.
to r.: Anne Sweeney, Pat Mitchell, Marlene Sanders,
Shelia Nevins, Joan Ganz Cooney, Geraldine Leybourne, Marlo
Thomas,
Barbara
Walters, and Christiane Amanpour; Audra McDonald.
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Christie
Hefner, Phil Donahue, Marlo Thomas, and Phyllis George
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Phil
Donahue, Marlo Thomas, and Christiane Amanpour
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Denise
Rich put together a star-studded array of celebrities and personalities to join
her for the 4th
annual biennial gala The
Angel Ball 2005 at the Marriott Marquis. The Grammy-nominated
songwriter and heiress/ philanthropist and her friends raised
a record-breaking $3.3 million for the Foundation’s Cancer
Research. At the black-tie benefit they recognized four honorees
for their outstanding contributions as humanitarians and philanthropic
leaders: singer/songwriter Patti LaBelle, Russell Simmons,
Kimora Lee Simmons and Glamour Magazine editor-in-chief Cindi Leive.
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Leela
James
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Patti
Labelle and Stevie Wonder
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Patti
Labelle, Natalie Cole, and Aisha Morris
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Andy
Unanue and Katia
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Kelly
Ripa
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Joan
Collins
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Miri
Ben-Ari
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Denise
Rich and Rita Cosby
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Michelle
and Steve Boxer with Bobby and Jill Zarin
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Montel
Willliams
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Shawn
King
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Bethany
Frankel, Erica Domesek, Jeff Goldstein, and Mike Heller
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Gayle
King and L. Marilyn Crawford
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Donald
Toresco, Ashley Lauren Fischer, and Michael Thorne
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Bryant
and Hilary Gumbel
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Martha
Byrne and Michael McMann
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L.
to r.: Paola
and Arnie Rosenshein; Aisha Morris, Kai Milla, Stevie Wonder,
Rita Cosby, Tomaczek Bednarek, and Michelle Rella.
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Lisa
and Brittny Gastineau
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Donald
Resco and Robin Smith
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Nelly
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Ian
Behar and Frank Rella
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Russell
Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons
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Denise
Rich, Star Jones, and Michelle Rella
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Frank
and Michelle Rella with Jane and Paul Schindler
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Patti
LaBelle and Ashley Lauren Fischer
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The
Copacabana was the setting for the 33rd Annual SoBRO Gala, one
of the liveliest parties of the pre-holiday season. The crowd
was there to celebrate the enormous successes of The South Bronx
Overall
Development Corporation (SoBRO) and this year’s honorees Marc Jahr of Citibank NA, Barry Milea, Milea Trucking Sales and
Dr. Carolyn Williams, President of Bronx Community College.
One highlight of the evening was a tribute in rap by two other
staffers youth advocate Diana “Princess” Lemon and
YouthBuild graduate Steven Brown.
Among the 500 plus guests who danced the night away to the sounds
of The Bartlett Contemporaries were Neil and Ruth Parriser,
Mary Habersham, Victor and Liz Body-Lawson, Frank Bonfilgio,
Devereaux
Cannick, Reginald Bullock, Bruce Dale, Steve Dorn, Francesco
Galesi, Susan Haskell, Yolanda Kelley, Alison and James Lydes,
Chris Matthews,
Tamika McCray, Ann and Philip Morrow, Victor Solomon, Jerry
Weinbrecht, Blondel Pinnock, 2004 Honoree Tony
Riccio, Carolyn and Houston Williams,
Craig Livingston, Deborah Mac Farlane, former Board
Chairmen and current Board Members Jean Smith and James Shipp.
In 33 years of service to the South Bronx SoBRO has
created
the climate for more than $350,000,000 in capital investment
into the South Bronx; helped to create and retain more than 36,000
jobs for area residents; assisted more than 30,000 South Bronx
residents in entering the New York City workforce through education
and career
development programs; developed 416 units of affordable and special
needs housing, with 196 scheduled for construction/renovation
in 2005 and 329 units in the pre-development phase; served over
10,000
youth through its nationally recognized, award-winning Youth
Center (opened in 1997) and supporting programs; managed and encouraged
the investment of over $22,000,000 to rebuild and upgrade commercial
districts.
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Alex
Mindlin, Phillip Morrow, and Simon Bergson
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2005
Honorees Marc Jahr and Dr. Carolyn Williams
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L.
to r.: SoBRO at The Copa; Raven Solomon and Edward
Callaghan.
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Anthony
Riccio, Beth Goldberg, and Kenneth Cohen
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Dr.
Carolyn Williams, Phillip Morrow, Rev. Daniel Dupree, and
Monica Morales
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David
Kistner and Stavros Michaildis
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Phillip
Morrow and Blondel Pinnock with friends
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Ann
and Phillip Morrow
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Ann
Morrow with her sister Mary Habersham
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James
Shipp and Monica Morales
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Madeline
Maldanado, Ed Birdie, and Tammy Ofek
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Mrs.
and Mr. Percellus Jones with the Mayor
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Phillip
Morrow and Bruce Dale
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Roy
Faber, Phillip Morrow, and Neil Socquet
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Rev.
Daniel Dupree and Dr. Carolyn Williams
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Rev.
Daniel Dupree, Jean Smith, and Phillip Morrow
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Nelson
Gonzales and Monica Morales
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| Photographs
by Rob Rich/516-676-3939 (G&P). |
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