OnBroadcasters The Foundation ofAir America Spring 2008 Mission Statement The mission of the Broadcasters Foundation of America is to improve the quality of life and maintain the personal dignity of men and women in the radio and television broadcast profession who find themselves in acute need. The foundation reaches out across the country to identify and provide an anonymous safety net in cases of critical illness, advanced age, death of a spouse, accident and other serious misfortune. 2008 Golden Mike Table Of Contents Page 2008 Golden Mike ....... 3-37 3 2008 Pioneer Awards ...40-48 2008 Offshore Weekend .................50-51 Taishoff Foundation Underwrites Annual Report ...............54 Message from the President ................55 On The Air Volume 12 • Issue 1 • Spring 2008 © On the Air is a free news and feature publication, offered to Broadcasters Foundation of America members and friends and is published three times a year by the : Broadcasters Foundation of America Seven Lincoln Avenue Second Floor Greenwich, CT 06830 www.broadcastersfoundation.org Ward L. Quaal Gordon H. Hastings, Publisher Jamie Russo, Creative Director For feature story contributions or to request another copy of this publication, please call the Broadcasters Foundation of America at 203-862-8577, or you may email any questions and/or 2008 Ward L. Quall Pioneer Awards comments to Gordon H. Hastings at [email protected] Page 40 The 2007 Pioneer Awards 3 On The Air Summer 2007 2007 Celebrity Golf Wee Burn Challenges Record Field The Darien Connecticut Club Praised Among The Very Best 4 On The Air Summer 2007 Broadcasters Foundation of America President Gordon Hastings, Anne Sweeney, Foundation Chair Phil Lombardo and Anne’s daughter Rosemary “I’m so grateful to see so many friends here, so many people I’ve met and learned from. This is a special night for me, and it means a lot to share it with you. So thank you for coming.” Anne Sweeney, The Waldorf Astoria NYC February 25, 2008. 4 On The Air Spring 2008 David Westin, Barbara Walters, Tom Bergeron, Anne Sweeney and Steve McPherson Vanessa Williams 5 On The Air Spring 2008 Charlie Gibson, Susan and Ray Cole with Barbara Walters Stanley Hubbard and Anne Phil Lombardo and Tom Bergeron Bob Iger with a video salute to Anne Richard and Ellen Levine with NBA Commissioner David Stern 6 On The Air Spring 2008 Rosemary Miller (Anne’s daughter) from the podium “One of the things I admire most about my mom, is her determination to challenge herself -- and the people around her -- to break barriers, experiment, and think adventurously. I hope to take that same spirit with me throughout my own life. So, congratulations, Mom on your award tonight. Thanks for letting me be part of it -- and for all the adventures and the lessons. You’re the best role model a daughter could possibly have.... but next time we get in a dune buggy, I’m driving.” - Rosemary Miller News Corp’s Rupert Murdock salutes Anne Hearst Corporation’s John Conomikes with Linda Lange and Gordon Hastings. Conomikes is a former Golden Mike Award honoree 7 On The Air Spring 2008 Kim and Phil Lombardo with Nancy Lombardo Fox Television’s Dennis Swanson and his wife Marlene A toast from the Chairman of the ABC Affiliates Board Ray Cole WBEB-Philadelphia owner and President Jerry Lee with Chuck Bolkcom of Vuze, Inc. and Dennis Wharton of the NAB “It’s great to play the game; it’s greater to win the game; but it’s greatest to have a genuine love for the game”. Speaking on behalf of all ABC Affiliates, we admire the way Anne plays to win... but respect even more her love and passion for the business of broadcasting. Congratulations, Anne, on this wonderful and well-deserved recognition from the Broadcasters Foundation of America.” - Ray Cole 8 On The Air Spring 2008 Tom Bergeron, Anne and Andrea Wong of Lifetime Television Fisher Broadcasting President Colleen Brown Barbara Walters “From time to time, we have breakfast together to discuss this and that. This and that includes talking about our children... my grown daughter... her much younger son and daughter. There is also Anne’s loving and supportive husband, Phil Miller. I don’t know how she balances her huge workload with family... but she does. Is she frazzled? I’ve never seen it. Does she get into her bathtub at the end of the day and scream? Only her husband would know for sure, but I am willing to bet she does not. To look at her this evening -- lovely and smiling -- is to see an extraordinary woman to whom all of us in the Disney world can point to with pride. She is our President, and all of our delegates vote ‘Aye.” - Barbara Walters 9 On The Air Spring 2008 Phil Lombardo and Anne Retired ABC Television Network President Jim Duffy and Julie Blake Martha O’Brien of Martha O’Brien Style Jack Sander, Wade Hargrove and John Conomikes 10 On The Air Spring 2008 Kim Lombardo with daughter in-law Nancy Lombardo Ann and Jim Rosenfield with the Editorial Director of Hearst Magazines Ellen Levine Photos by Wendy Moger-Bross Dea Parez and Adina Pitt of the Cartoon Network Guest presenter ABC Television Entertainment President Steve McPherson “Rebuilding a network schedule is a risky business even on a good day and Anne has been right there through all the ups and downs of the process -- her support made it possible for us to go from fourth to first so fast. She embraces change and encourages the risks required to make the huge leaps forward. She gets it.” - Steve McPherson. 11 On The Air Spring 2008 BMI’s Jose Gonzalez, Stuart Rosen, with the President of Sheridan Gospel Network Susan Davenport and BMI’s Michael Steinberg and Mike O’Neill ESPN’s Herb Granath, Anne and Rich Ross John Rouse of ABC Television Whitney Media Chair Bill O’Shaughnessy and Gordon Hastings 12 On The Air Spring 2008 News Corp’s Kristen Callahan, Leigha Salvo and Meggan Whiteman The Paley Center’s Pat Mitchell Larry and Mima Loeb of Hearst Corporation and Grif Foxley of ABC-Disney and Carole Foxley of Merrill Lynch N.S. Beinstock’s Richard Leibner and Tom Bergeron Dick and Ann Foreman with John Shaker 13 On The Air Spring 2008 Broadcasters Foundation of America Your Help Literally Saves Lives A young life and young family devastated by Lou Gehrig’s disease. This is a tragic story of a young woman and her husband in their late forties with two young children ages nine and eleven. Both enjoyed bright and positive careers in the broadcasting industry in New England. He began his career in 1978 BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA and she in 1983. Their life was on a wonderful track until 2005 when she was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Her condition rapidly deteriorated. Now forty-eight years old, she has controlled motion in only one finger, is fed intravenously, needs breathing support equipment, and is barely able to speak. The family has liquidated all of their savings and home equity, and the husband has become his wife’s full-time caregiver with the sole responsibility for the children. There is no longer a source of employment income. The Broadcasters Foundation of America continues to help this family face these tragic circumstances through both emergency grants and ongoing monthly support. Your support of the Broadcasters Foundation of America is making a difference in the very survival of this family... 38 On The Air Summer 2007 Gordon and Lynn Hastings Sherrie Westin and Vanessa Williams Guest presenter David Westin “Anne has and continues to give Harris Corporation’s Ed Adams with us every possible resource along his wife Tara with her personal encouragement and commitment to keep ABC news number one.” - David Westin, president ABC News. 16 On The Air Spring 2008 Anne with the President of The College of New Rochelle Dr. Stephen Sweeny. Anne is a graduate of the college. Lorraine Lamb of HRP and Maury Wind of Telerep Phil Lombardo and Anne Janice Garjian of TVB, Michael Spiesman of Katz Continental Television and Joe Tirinato of TVB 17 On The Air Spring 2008 Phil Lombardo with the Golden Mike Citation for Anne Scott Seyedi , Pat Mitchell of the Paley Center, the Food Network’s Sandra Lee and E.W. Scripps President and CEO Ken Lowe The Chairman and CEO of Buckley Broadcasting Rick Buckley Katz Media Corporation’s CFO Bob Damon, Michael Hugger of Katz Television, Margaret Hughes of Westwood One and Katz TV’s Jim Beloyianis BMI’s Del Bryant and his wife Carolyn with Anne 18 On The Air Spring 2008 Kerby Confer with one of his magnificent Carl Barks original paintings Amy McGorry with Mom and Dad Bill and Phyllis McGorry Citadel Communications President Ray Cole with Barbara Walters and Vanessa Williams NBA Commissioner David Stern with Anne Photos by Wendy Moger-Bross Leo McCourtney of Disney-ABC with Suzanne and Phil Stolz 19 On The Air Spring 2008 Albert Cheng, Lori Conkling, Janet Pyne, Ben Pine and ABC-Disney’s Brad Jamison Lifetime Television’s Andrea Wong with Sheryl Arluck Charles Bergman, Jillian Schroeder and Jeff Ratner Ray and Susan Cole with Anne Vanessa Williams and Gordon Hastings 20 On The Air Spring 2008 Tom De Hass Kevin Brockman of the Disney ABC TV Group Carl Barks “The Money Pit” Tom Bednarek, Rita Cosby and Fred Cannon of BMI Harris Corporations Ed and Tara Adams with Harris VP of Software Systems Harris Morris and his wife Jayne 21 On The Air Spring 2008 KnightStone Media’s Scott Knight with Jessica Klekamp and Vanessa Williams Joe Bilotta of Buckley Broadcasting Kevin Brockman and Tom Bergeron Broadcasting & Cable Publisher Larry Dunn, Michelle Jean-Pierre and Vuze’s Chuck Bolkcom Ernest Liebre of Cambridge Associates and Jim Beloyianis 22 On The Air Spring 2008 Grif and Carole Foxley Stan Hubbard George and Loree Reed of Media Services Group Allison Smith of BMI with Gordon Hastings 23 On The Air Spring 2008 Anne’s parents Anne and Don Sweeney with Rosemary and Ann Gordon Hastings with Marcellus Alexander of the NAB Whitney Media Chairman Bill O’Shaughnessy, Mario Gabelli, Chris Dixon and Chris Marengi Tammy Greenberg and Mary Bennett of the Radio Advertising Bureau 24 On The Air Spring 2008 Kerby Confer and Nancy Lambert P.J.