January, 2020

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Hollywood Media Professionals is a Division of Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters September 20, 2019 November 15, 2019 Engelbert Humperdinck Richard Chamberlain Luncheon Photos by Roxanne Schorbach (Schorbach.com)

On the Engelbert Humperdinck dais: (front row, left to right): comedienne JO Stage, TV and screen actor and singer RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN ANNE WORLEY, HMP President “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY, honoree ENGEL- in a personal one-on-one conversation with celebrity producer and BERT HUMPERDINCK, music executive RON ALEXENBURG, Senior Director director KAREN CADLE. Richard talked about staring in Dr. and Manager Capitol Studios PAULA SALVATORE (back row) actor and singer Kildare, a huge hit in the 1970’s, and the mini series The Thorn Birds JAMES DARREN, engineer and album producer GUSTAVO BORNER, comic and Shogun as well as his personal life and what it meant to be a gay JOHNNY DARK. leading man in Hollywood.

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK is MAGGIE and CHRIS THOMAS. interviewed in the greenroom.

ARTHUR ALISI, RANDY WEST, Comedienne and HMP Board Member MELINDA WISHON ROBERTA KENT conducted an audience Q&A with RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN.

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ADRIENNE PETTIJOHN, DEE BAKER. Friday, March 13, 2020 A Special Celebration “DIAMOND JUBILEE: Members of the HMP Board of Directors and our honoree: (front row) CARSON SCHREIBER, 75 YEARS OF GAME SHOWS” DON GRAHAM, LOIS TRAVALENA, SPIDER HARRISON, (back row) JHANI KAYE, RON ALEXENBURG, honoree ENGELBERT HUMPER- Invitations will be mailed in mid-February DINCK, “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY, RANDY Board Members DON WEST. WHITTEMORE and JOHN NEWTON. PHOTO GALLERY

Honoree RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN, known for his many performances on Broadway, surprises HMP Senior Vice President BIANCA PINO by singing a ballad to her.

JO ANNE WORLEY, RANDY WEST, JAMES DARREN, DON GRAHAM, “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY, CARSON SCHREIBER.

DAWN WELLS, who played Mary Honoree RICHARD CHAMBER- Ann Summers on Gilligan’s Island, LAIN graciously remained after the is greeted by HMP Executive Vice luncheon to sign autographs, this President RON ALEXENBURG. one for SPIDER HARRISON.

“SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY, JO ANNE WORLEY. Past President CHUCK STREET and member HARRISON HELD with Airtel “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY with Chairman of the Board JEANNE bartender WHITNEY BAIN showing off his talk and game show host SARAH DeVIVIER BROWN with Past special creations: Engelbert’s Love Drink and PURCELL. Her credits include The President CHUCK SOUTHCOTT the Moondoggie Milkshake. Home Show, Real People, and A.M. Los and correspondent for The Tolucan, Angeles with REGIS PHILBIN. MARGIE BARRON.

PAULA SALVATORE, DARIUS CAMPO, RON ALEXENBURG.

WINK MARTINDALE, KATHARINE HMP executives and board members with our honoree: (front row) BILL “KAT” KRAMER, JAMES DARREN, ENGELBERT, JHANI KAYE, DEFOI, “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY, RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN, RANDY Past President ALAN PERRIS. “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY. WEST, RON ALEXENBURG. (back row) CARSON SCHREIBER, CHUCK STREET, LOIS TRAVALENA, ROBERTA KENT, BIANCA PINO.

Two-Time Grammy winning vocalist/pianist DIANE SCHUUR PATRIKA DARBO has been has been working at Music People Rancho Mirage Recording busy. She filmed Vinyl Child Studio with some friends who happen to also be first class musi- and then played a nun in cians. Grammy winning saxo- the film LouLou, rode in the phonist ERNIE WATTS (pictured Hollywood Christmas parade, with Diane at left) will be co-pro- filmed new digital series Studio ducing the album with Schuur. City and Aunt Sissy, filmed Watts will be lending his signa- Day’s of Our Lives digital series, ture tenor and soprano sax solos. and the new series 911 Lone Also tracking is guitarist THOM Star with ROB LOWE. New member DON DAVIS says, “President ROTELLA, trumpet player KYE ‘SHOTGUN TOM’ and I first worked PALMER, bassist BRUCE LETT together 50 years ago at KACY radio in Port Hueneme. I’m excited to join Tom at the and drummer KENDALL KAY. luncheons and meet new and old friends as The singer has chosen music to a member of the group.” (Don’s bio is on the interpret from MILES DAVIS to PAUL SIMON to CAROLE back page.) KING and has been focusing on the condition of the world and picked songs that make a statement about “what is” and also included songs of hope about “what can be.” According to SEE OUR NEWSLETTERS Schuur, “I’m doing some blues, some straight-ahead jazz and a IN BEAUTIFUL COLOR few tunes I have always loved that don’t fit a category.” The CD title is Running On Faith and will be released on May 8, 2020 by www.HMPwebsite.org/archives Jazzheads Music Group. On November 17th, HMP Secretary DAVID DOW rappelled down the BILL A. JONES sings Love Songs and More, 25-story Universal Hilton building Valentine’s weekend at MICHAEL FEIN- as part of a Leap for Homelessness STEIN’s supper club in Studio City. He’ll be benefit for the Union Rescue accompanied by six top musicians known as Mission, which shelters, feeds, and The A Players and Bill’s special guest will be otherwise serves 1,300 men, women his talented daughter SAMANTHA. Bill’s and families every day/night. been named one of L.A.’s Best Male Cabaret/ David’s been the Mission’s board Concert Artists and one reviewer said “... you chair for 14 years. Participants in do not want to miss him.” The last time Bill the event had to raise at least $1,000 appeared at Vitello’s, it was a sell out. Tickets for the “privilege” of rappelling for Saturday, February 15th are now available at www.feinstein- down the building. At 81, David was not the eldest to do so. satvitellos.ticketfly.com. The two-day event raised more than $400,000 for services to our fellow residents experiencing homelessness. WALDEN HUGHES, board member of the Society To Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy (SPERDVAC) DON RICHARDS operates a computer business and has would like to invite HMP members to attend their next event. The been providing services to individuals and businesses for old time radio recreation will take place on Saturday, March 14 over 25 years. Clients of Don’s company, Bytes & PC’s, at the Tibor Ruben VA Medical Center in Long Beach. GREGG have included WALDEN HUGHES, LARRY and JOHN OPPENHEIMER is directing episodes of Ethel and Albert, Richard GASSMAN, and FRANK and BOBBIE BRESEE. Don says, Diamond, and My Friend Irma. Actors will include TOMMY “I know that people in this industry respect their privacy and COOK, STUFFY SINGER, IVAN CURRY, and BEVERLY it is often hard to find a good computer and technical contact.” WASHBURN. He has been highly recommended by Chicago Magazine and was featured in the Daily News. Don’s phone number is 661- TV game show veteran RANDY WEST has 299-9191 and his website is www.bytesandpcs.com. been touring casino showrooms with MATT LORRAINE HILLMAN participated in an event about the KING in live performances of Game Show Extravaganza, giving away $50,000 cash at each event. During December, they hit Memphis with model CRYSTAL SPARKS (pictured left) and Seattle with ANNIE WOOD. TV fans may remember Annie from her RALPH EDWARDS-STU BILLETT syndicated dating show Bzzz! TAMMY TRUJILLO is now the broadcast media coordinator for KCSN/Cal State Northridge. She’s working with the student broadcasters to perfect their news writing, reporting, and anchor- ing skills for their five daily newscasts and their podcasts. Talks with John has won another award - a Platinum Marcom Award. It’s KATHARINE “KAT” KRAMER Actor P.J. OCHLAN won two Voice their second international award this year. (r) holds the award she won in Arts Awards in November (one for September for her role in Turnover at his 28.5 hour narration of Dosto- the Love International Film Festival. evsky’s The Adolescent). The honors DEE BAKER would like to encourage members to support the Kat celebrated with her mother, were presented by SOVAS (Society Wildworks Wildlife Care and Education Center. They are being KAREN SHARP. of Voice Arts and Sciences). forced to move the 50 wild animals they care for from Topanga Canyon. To find out more about the organization and their pro- 25th anniversary of the O.J. SIMPSON murder case. She was grams, go to www.NatureOfWildWorks.org. joined by KCBS/KCAL reporter DAVE LOPEZ and retired LAPD Detective TOM LANGE, the lead detective on the Simpson case. NewsGeezers, a group of SoCal journalists, held the event and Lorraine signed copies of her book, Lifetime of News, in which she wrote about the Simpson criminal and civil trials. After covering Hollywood for 47 years for KCBS and KNBC, four of DAVID SHEEHAN’s specials are now being streamed on Amazon.com. And the Winners Are, Hollywood’s Leading Ladies, and Macho Men of the Movies feature David’s interviews with TOM HANKS, JULIA ROBERTS, CLINT EASTWOOD, and many others. Also streaming is Pippin, a re-staging of BOB FOSSE’s Tony award-winning Broadway musical, which David produced and booth directed. DOUG KRIEGEL (see his bio on the back page) says, “I spent 31 years as a On Saturday, September 20, Pacific reporter at NBC4 News. I’m now doing Pioneer Broadcasters sponsored a freelance reporting for PBS SoCal and one-on-one interview with legendary Spectrum News One. I went to one kid’s TV host, author, and inspira- HMP luncheon, it was fun meeting lots tional motivational speaker JIMMY of new friends.” WELDON. The event, moderated by talk show host and journalist MATTHEW WORLEY, featured a CHRISTOPHER ALLPORT composed the music and wrote conversation with Jimmy about his the lyrics for an album entitled Arise Awake O Christmas Day, long career. Jimmy was the voice of an orchestra/choral collection performed by the Hollywood Yakky Doodle on Hanna-Barbara’s JIMMY WELDON with Webster Chamber Orchestra and the Tim Davis Choir. It’s available on The Yogi Bear Show and Webster Webfoot and Yakky Doodle. Apple, Amazon, and YouTube. Webfoot. We Welcome Our Israel 70: Israel’s 70th Anniversary Gala, a two-hour NEW MEMBERS TV special. Dann was president and co-founder of www.inshop.com, a website and phone service for GENE BEDNARCHIK began his 20-year career consumers. Currently, Dann heads up The Carpe in 1991 on a Firehouse Chiefs news special on Diem Group, LLC Management and Production KNBC-TV. As a member of the L.A. Fire Depart- Company. HMP Executive Vice President RON ment, Gene appeared on radio and TV discussing ALEXENBURG is sponsoring Dann. fire safety, and on-scene analysis of structure fires, brush fires, and EMS incidents. In 2014, he hosted Senior Vice President BIANCA PINO and Board a YouTube special on fireworks safety. He is still Member LOIS TRAVALENA are sponsoring active at LAFD Battalion 2 Headquarters. Gene is LEE NEWMAN, the grandson of famed come- sponsored by STEVE ABRAMSON. dian EDDIE CANTOR and composer JIMMY McHUGH. Lee began his career at the age of 7, RICHARD d’ANDREA started his career in 1974 acting in Every Little Crook and Nanny, and spent 25 OFFICERS as a radio recording engineer and spent the last 20 years in radio and TV. Lee played the role of Oblio years as a musician and composer. He’s worked as in Harry Nilsson’s musical The Point and appeared Chairman of the Board a computer graphics programmer for the Ameri- in episodes of USA HIGH and Diagnosis Murder. can Federation of Musicians, Didi Hirsch Mental JEANNE DeVIVIER BROWN As a singer, Lee’s version of his grandfather’s song Health Services, and the Michael Ochs archives. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Baby, is heard President Richard is sponsored by HMP Board Member over the credits of the film Wilber Falls. Today he “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY SPIDER HARRISON. leads Jimmy McHugh Music. Executive Vice President DOUG BRUCKNER spent 49 years working SHELLY PAPADOPOULOS worked on film RON ALEXENBURG in TV starting in news in 1965 and moved to documentaries for 19 years during which she Senior Vice President KNBC-TV as a news reporter in 1980. He’s been produced The Greeks of Southern California Through at Hard Copy as a correspondent, director, and BIANCA PINO the Century and Beyond, the award-winning The producer and was writer/producer for World’s Most Pioneers 1900-1942, and Pioneers 1940-1960. In Vice President Amazing Videos and Extra. He produced Shockwave 2015, she was executive producer of The New Greek MICHAEL BROCKMAN and Haunted History and the documentary Dis- Americans 1960-2018. Today, Shelly is president of covering the Rolling Stones for the History Channel. the Greek Heritage Society of Southern California. Secretary SHERMAN WEISS is sponsoring Doug. MIKE SAKELLARIDES is sponsoring Shelly. DAVID DOW Treasurer DON DAVIS began his 47-year radio career at TAMMY SCHER began acting in the 1978 film KACY in Oxnard as an announcer and D.J. In Spit On Your Grave, which was directed, produced, RIC ROSS 1966, he became an account executive with the written, and edited by her father, MEIR ZARCHI. station, by 1976 he was sales manager, and in She had a recurring role in 2018. Tammy has the BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1976, Don was managing partner. In 1980 he was been an art dealer for celebrities including: SYL- managing partner at KARM in Fresno and in 1986 VESTER STALLONE, VAL KILMER, DONNA ERIC BRESLOW at KDDB/KRRL in Paso Robles. From the early SUMMER, and ELKE SOMMER, among others. 1990’s to 2008, Don was regional sales manager at She co-founded a performing arts charter high RICHARD BURDEN KFRB in Riverside and is sponsored by President school in Van Nuys titled Champs and she is BILL DEFOI “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY. board chair of the Sherman Oaks Chamber of ALAN GANSBERG Commerce. HMP Board Member CARSON MARCY GOLDMAN’s acting career spans 41 SCHREIBER is sponsoring Tammy. MARY BETH GARBER years in film, TV, and theater. She began in 1968 in DON GRAHAM Chicago performing in equity dinner theaters and KIM PUMMILL TALON has a career in admin- had selected roles in Gypsy, Family Secrets, and Bye, SPIDER HARRISON istration with over 27 years in radio and 1 ½ years Bye Birdie. On TV, she co-starred in over 20 shows in TV. She started in the early 1980’s working at JHANI KAYE including Will & Grace, Boston Legal, 9-1-1, West KMEN/KGGI as a traffic assistant, then moved ROBERTA KENT Wing, Friends, and appeared in front of the movie to Thousand Oaks and became traffic manager camera in Airplane, Naked Gun 3, and House Bunny. KATHARINE “KAT” KRAMER at KNJO. Kim spent time in TV at KTIE as traffic HMP Board Member STEVE OBER is Marcy’s manager and in 1997, she was traffic and business STEVE OBER sponsor. manager in Oxnard at KDAR radio, then moved to TOM PATTERSON join the Salem Media Group. Today she is senior Reporter, writer, and producer DOUG KRIEGEL CARSON SCHREIBER manager of Corporate AR Services and Traffic started his 40-year career at KPIX-TV in San Hub. CHRIS THOMAS Francisco and was a political reporter at KXTV in New member DON DAVIS is sponsoring Kim. LOIS TRAVALENA Sacramento. By 1978, he’d moved to L.A. where he worked as a reporter for KNBC-TV. In 2010, he MARLENE VARNEN DOUG WALKER began a long acting career spent a year at KEYT in Santa Barbara and another by appearing at the age of 12 in commercials for JIMMY WELDON year with Sports Net L.A. as a history reporter Campbell’s Soup and Dr. Pepper. He’s appeared in RANDY WEST with the Dodgers. Today, Doug is working on two several movies, including Line of Fire with CLINT projects, one for PBS SoCal as executive producer EASTWOOD, Face/Off with NICOLAS CAGE ROB WORD and host of the Emmy-winning The Drive-By and JOHN TRAVOLTA, Air Force One with Economist, and the other for Spectrum News 1 as HARRISON FORD, and several JACKIE CHAN reporter/producer for original short documenta- movies. On TV, Doug appeared in The Nanny. ries. SHERMAN WEISS is sponsoring Doug. Board Member ROBERTA KENT is his sponsor. Hollywood Media Professionals DANN MOSS is a producer, entertainment attor- DO WE HAVE YOUR Post Office Box 8673 ney, personal manager, and senior executive. He CURRENT CONTACT INFO? was founder of several award-winning video pro- If you’ve moved recently, or changed phone Calabasas, CA 91372 duction companies including Paramount Home numbers or email address 323-461-2121 TV, Windham Hill, Pioneer, Mitsubishi, and Image Entertainment, and created a Video Album series call 323-461-2121 or send a note to www.HMPwebsite.org for Tapestry Video. Last year, Dann produced [email protected]