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Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation HEROES of HOLLYWOOD presents Awards Luncheon is a program of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce HEROES of HOLLYWOOD Community Foundation Awards Luncheon 7018 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028 (323) 469-8311 Taglyan Cultural Complex www.hollywoodchamber.net June 5, 2014 On behalf of the Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation, we gratefully acknowledge the following companies for their sponsorship and thank them for their continued support. Gold Sponsors Hollywood Museum Millennium Hollywood Thursday, June 5, 2014 Silver Sponsors CIM Group Hollywood Forever Cemetery It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the 2014 Hollywood Heritage of HEROES HOLLYWOOD awards luncheon. Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Taglyan Cultural Complex We are here today, at the lovely Taglyan Cultural Complex, to honor true heroes from our community who continue to Bronze Sponsors make a difference every day. Andrews International Capitol Records To our sponsors and guests, a heartfelt thanks for your The CrisCom Company generous support. Also, thank you to our dedicated Famous Hollywood Dental Care committee members and to all the board members of the Gensler Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation. Hollywood Hotel Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Hollywood WorkSource Center Congratulations to all of our honorees on this special day! Keepers Security Company Madame Tussauds Hollywood Sincerely, Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings Hollywood Original Farmers Market Chamber Homer Alba Cindy Braun Paramount Contractors & Developers Community Foundation SAG-AFTRA Southern California Gas Company Starline Tours 2014 Heroes of Hollywood 2014 Heroes of Hollywood Sunset Gower/Sunset Bronson Studios Planning Committee Planning Committee US Bank Event Co-chair Event Co-chair Warner Bros Studios VIP Tours Congratulations to HEROES of HOLLYWOOD The Heroes of Hollywood Co-chairs Homer Alba and Cindy Braun 2014 PROGRAM for an extraordinary event. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to our Hollywood Community! We proudly salute Introduction Leron Gubler HEROES of HOLLYWOOD Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President & CEO 2014 Award Recipients Heather Cochran Jeff Anthony Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation Denise DeCarlo and Betty Fraser Chair Jackie Goldberg Lunch Break Marc Wanamaker Hollywood Arts Council Presentation of Mary Pickford Award Robert Kovacik Starline Tours Emcee, NBC4 and Homer Alba and Cindy Braun Heroes of Hollywood Event Co-chairs Hollywood Hollywood Chamber ChamberThe Mary Pickford Award Honoree Presentation of Heroes of Hollywood Awards Community Community Robert Kovacik Foundation Foundation Judge Judy Sheindlin Homer Alba Cindy Braun Since 1921... Promoting and enhancing the business, cultural and HOLLYWOOD Closing Remarks civic well-being of the greater Hollywood community. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Heather Cochran EXTRAORDINARY. Millennium Partners & Argent Ventures Salute Robert Kovacik HEROES OF HOLLYWOOD Denise DeCarlo/Betty Fraser Marc Wanamaker Jackie Goldberg Emcee Robert Kovacik is a newscaster for NBC4. Having joined the station in 2004, Jeff Anthony he is known for bringing viewers in-depth Starline Tours coverage of international events from a Hollywood Arts Council local perspective. He has been recognized with numerous industry accolades – most Mary Pickford Award Honoree recently being named Television Journalist Judge Judy Sheindlin of the Year in 2013 at the 55th annual Southern California Journalism Awards. He also won an L.A. Emmy for his coverage of for their lasting contributions to Hollywood! the London Olympics. He is passionate about causes that impact Southern Hollywood Californians and participates regularly in Chamber community events throughout the region. He Community also serves as the president of the Los Foundation Angeles Press Club. Kovacik attended Brown University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where he graduated with honors. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2014 HEROES OF HOLLYWOOD MARC WANAMAKER JEFF ANTHONY BETTY FRASER & DENISE DECARLO JACKIE GOLDBERG HOLLYWOOD ARTS COUNCIL STARLINE TOURS Judge Judy Sheindlin AND MARY PICKFORD AWARD Our Mary Pickford Award honoree Judge HONOREE Judy Sheindlin holds court as presiding judge on Judge Judy, the number-one, first- JUDGE JUDY SHEINDLIN run syndicated, Emmy-Award winning program, now in its 18th year. She began her WE SALUTE career in family court in 1972 in New York. A THE HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER swift decision-maker, she earned a COMMUNITY FOUNDATION reputation as one of New York’s most FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT OF effective judges, hearing more than 20,000 OUR COMMUNITY cases during her career. After her appearance on the popular 60 Minutes news magazine show, she was approached about the possibility of presiding over real cases with real consequences in a television courtroom. She retired from the bench in February 1996, and “Judge Judy” premiered Hollywood Chamber See 10,000 Authentic Showbiz Treasures in national syndication later that year. She is Community Showcasing 100 years of Hollywood! the author of several books, including “Don’t Foundation Pee On My Leg and Tell Me It’s Raining” and www.TheHollywoodMuseum.com 1660 N Highland Ave. at Hollywood Blvd. “You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover.” In Hollywood, CA 90028 2006, Judge Sheindlin received a Star on Open Wednesday - Sunday • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 323-464-7776 the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ALBERT SWEET & CRAIG DARIAN AND ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AT OCCIDENTAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP HOLDINGS Jeff Anthony CONGRATULATE Our Hero Jeff Anthony is Senior Vice President of Iron Mountain Entertainment JACKIE GOLDBERG Services, a company he has been with for more than 19 years. The company preserves JEFF ANTHONY content for entertainment companies ENTERTAINMENT around the world. He has been in the AND ALL OF THE HONOREES! content preservation industry for over 30 AL years, and was the Founder and CEO of The dataLOK Company, an Inc. 500 company specializing in the field of information management. He has served on various boards and in several advisory boards ENT during his Hollywood career, including as the D KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK... past president and board member of the Hollywood Chamber Hollywood Media District business Community improvement district, a board member of Foundation LACER, board member of the Hollywood CCI Chamber of Commerce, active in the OCCIDENTAL O Grammy Foundation, and The USC School ENTERTAINMENT GROUP HOLDINGS of Cinematic Arts. www.OccidentalEntertainment.com We proudly salute the 2014 honorees: Judge Judy Sheindlin Mary Pickford Award Jeff Anthony Denise Decarlo and Betty Fraser Jackie Goldberg Marc Wanamaker Hollywood Arts Council Starline Tours Denise DeCarlo and Betty Fraser LOS ANGELES NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON D.C. Our Heroes Betty Fraser and Denise DeCarlo are the co-owners of the Hollywood-based, award-winning restaurant, Grub, and the successful catering company, As You Like It. Their commitment to creating a sense of “home” has led to their undeniable success. They are the recipients of many awards, including being named “Best Lunch Spot” in Hollywood Forever L.A. as well as “Best Brunch Spot” as well as salutes one of the “Top Five Breakfast Spots.” Betty appeared on Season Two of Bravo’s hit show, Judge Judy Sheindlin “Top Chef,” Denise has competed on ABC’s “The Taste” and The Food Network’s and “Cutthroat Kitchen.” They are very involved Hollywood Chamber the 2014 Heroes of Hollywood. in the community, serving on Hollywood Community Heritage, Central Hollywood Neighborhood Foundation Council, and on the Friends of the Hollywood Central Park board of directors. They also donate their time, food, and services to support numerous non-profits. www.hollywoodforever.com | 323-469-1181 MY NEW FAVORITE COLOR IS P I N K ! CONGRATULATIONS Jackie Goldberg JACKIE GOLDBERG Our Hero Jackie Goldberg believes that “age is only a number.” When she became a widow at age 70, she decided it was time to begin a new chapter in her life. She created a series of seminars called, “Get Up, Get Out, & Get a Life!” Dressing in pink became her trademark. The success of her senior advocacy seminars and her love of the theatre crystallized into her founding Senior Star Power Productions as part of her dream to revitalize the careers of senior performers. She produced a series of live stage shows called “Rockin’ With the Ages,” Hollywood Chamber featuring a cast aged 60 to 80. She looks Community LOVE, forward to producing her sixth show, a Foundation glamorous salute to Hollywood, in 2015, and AL hopes to have a year-round Senior Theatrical Arts Complex in Hollywood within the next few years. Congratulations Marc Wanamaker Denise DeCarlo & Betty Fraser Extraordinary Heroes of Hollywood Marc Wanamaker Our Hero Mark Wanamaker is acknowledged as a world expert in film history. A native of L.A. who grew up in the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills area, he founded Bison Archives in 1971. Bison Archives is a research and informational LAMC archive on the history of the motion picture LOS ANGELES industry as well as a fine-art library in MEDICAL CENTER connection with the provenance of art objects. He later formed Bison Productions as a film production arm. He co-produced a Together we build healthier communities. documentary on Hollywood history and has worked on more than 100 documentaries and feature films. He is a past president of At Kaiser Permanente, our commitment to well being goes beyond the L.A. City Historical Society and past Hollywood health care. We’re also committed to improving the communities Chamber we serve. president of Hollywood Heritage. He is also Community a curator for the Hollywood Heritage Foundation For more information about Kaiser Permanente Museum. He is currently working on an Los Angeles Medical Center, please call 1-800-464-4000. encyclopedia of the American Film Studios and has authored and contributed to numerous books. kp.org/losangeles Hollywood Arts Council Our Hero The Hollywood Arts Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to contributing to the quality of life by nurturing and supporting the arts of DO WELL—BUT DO GOOD Hollywood.