THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES San Francisco/Northern California Chapter GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE 2020 ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY The 2020 GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE INDUCTION LUNCHEON is dedicated in the memory of LINDA GIANNECCHINI August 8, 1948 - June 12, 2019 Silver Circle Class of 1997 Governors’ Service Medallion 1990 Governors’ Award 2011 - 1 - THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES San Francisco/Northern California Chapter The Officers, Governors and Members of the Gold & Silver Circles welcome you to the GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE CLASS OF 2020 INDUCTION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020 6:30 p.m. Zoom Reception 7:00 p.m. Inducton Ceremony 9:00 p.m. Post Zoom Party Live Stream: https:watch.theemmys.tv - 2 - THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES SAN FRANCISCO/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER BOARD OF GOVERNORS OFFICERS President: Randy Forsman, KCRA 3 Vice President, San Francisco: Kevin Wing, KNTV NBC Bay Area Vice President Sacramento: Joyce Mitchell, 4U Productions Vice President Fresno: Richard Harmelink, KFSN ABC 30 Vice President Hawaii: Pamela Young, KHON 2 Vice President Reno: Terri Russell, KOLO 8 Vice President, Smaller Markets: Lexi Sisk, Iron Pine Media Secretary: Nazy Javid, KAEF ABC 23/KBVU FOX 28 Treasurer: Alison Gibson, Media Cool Past President: Steve Shlisky, Retired KTVU Fox 2 / Laney College TRUSTEES Randy Forsman, KCRA 3 Wayne Freedman, KGO ABC 7 Alison Gibson, Media Cool Joyce Mitchell, 4U Productions Alternate: Don Sanchez, Retired KGO ABC 7 GOVERNORS Valdimir Araya, KFTV Univision 21 Susan A. Bradley, Susan A. Bradley Photography Shane Calvert, KRCR 7 Chris Carpenter, USC, Monterey Bay Beth Cloutier, LMC, Inc. Troy Espera, The Filipino Channel Arlen Fernandez, KSTS Telemundo 48 Luis Godinez, KUVS Univision 19 Erica Goldhawk, KCRA 3 Estephany Haro, KDTV Univision 14 Brooks Jarosz, KTVU Fox 2 Nazy Javid, KAEF ABC 23/KBVU FOX 28 Raul Lima. KFTV Unvision 21 McKenna Maduli, KGMB/KHNL Hawaii News Now Guadalupe Martinez, KDTV Univision 14 Joshua Mellars, KRCB 22 Northern California Public Media Toby Momtaz, KVIE PBS 6 Michael Moya, Moya fotografx/Lancy College Jose Edward Munzo, KFTV Unvision 21 Kevin Nious, KNTV NBC Bay Area Luz Pena, KGO ABC 7 Stephanie Sierra, KGO ABC 7 Jefferson Tyler, KTVN 2 Manjula Varghese, San Francisco Chronicle One open position COMMITTEE CHAIRS Activities/Programs: Steve Shlisky, Retired KTVU Fox 2 / Laney College Awards: Wayne Freedman, KGO ABC 7 Education: Keith Sanders, San Jose State University Finance: Jim Spaulding, Spaulding & Company Legal/Bylaws: Mark Pearson, ARC Law Group Membership: Patty Zubov, Platonic TV Museum: John Catchings, Catchings & Assoc. Marketing: Larena Baldazo, Laney College Member of the Silver Circle - 3 - RANDY FORSMAN Chapter President & Trustee Director, KCRA 3 On behalf of the San Francisco / Northern California Chapter of NATAS, I would like to welcome everyone to our annual Gold & Silver Circle Induction; honoring inductees into the Class of 2020. Tonight we celebrate the accomplishments of ten unique individuals who have distinguished themselves within the industry and their community. The obvious change you’ll notice about this year’s induction is that it is entirely virtual. COVID-19 has affected so many facets of our industry and The Gold & Silver Circle is no exception. Despite the change, we hope you will enjoy hearing the wonderful anecdotes of our inductees all from the comfort of your own home. In addition to the Class of 2020, we’re also awarding college scholarships to five well-deserving and diverse students from across the Bay Area. Tonight’s event is free, and we welcome donations to support our College Scholarship Fund. Thank you for joining us tonight as we honor this year’s class of inductees and we look forward to celebrating with you in-person next year for the Gold & Silver Circle Class of 2021. Randy Forsman SHARE YOUR MEMORIES President / Trustee #EmmySF - 4 - - 5 - PROGRAM Welcome Randy Forsman, President Dedication to Linda Giannecchini Scholarship Presentation Keith Sanders, Education Chair The Gold & Silver Circle Wayne Freedman, Awards Chair In Memoriam Induction Ceremony Don Sanchez, Master of Ceremonies Silver Circle 2020 Inductees Scott Budman Joanne Jung Wohlers Ken Day Molly McCrea Lonnie Wong Jennifer Olney Sal Castaneda Vern Glenn Gold Circle 2020 Inductees Michel Camus Don Sharp - 6 - 2020 TELEVISION ACADEMY COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIPS The TV Academy Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charity that provides funds for our collegiate scholarships. The scholarships are named in honor of individuals who have impacted our industry. We normally make a portion of the event ticket a donation to the scholarship fund. Since our event tonight is complimentary, you may want to consider making a donation to the fund. You can donate online at https://emmysf.tv/circles/, click donation button, or mail a check to The TV Academy Fund, 4317 Camden Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403. All donations are tax deductable. Presenter: Scholarship Committee: KEITH SANDERS KEITH SANDERS, Chair Education Chair BETH CLOUTIER Media Producer TROY ESPERA San Jose State University ARLEN FERNANDEZ Silver Circle 2017 ERICA GOLDHAWK RICHARD HARMELINK BROOKS JAROSZ JOSHUA DYLAN MELLARS TOBY MOMTAZ STEVE SHLISKY MANJULA VARGHESE Website: RANDY FORSMAN, President https://emmysf.tv/students-2/ - 7 - RIGO CHACON Reporting Scholarship Silver Circle 1997 $3,000 Presented to AUSTIN CASTRO San Francisco State University PETER J MARION Memorial Production Scholarship $3,000 Presented to IDO BARTANA San Francisco State University SHELDON ‘SHELLY’ FAY Memorial Videography Scholarship Silver Circle 1988 $3,000 Presented to JAMES L. CLARK, SR. City College of San Francisco NANCY ‘MISS NANCY’ BESST Memorial Graduate Production Scholarship Silver Circle 1988 $3,000 Presented to AURORA BRACHMAN Stanford University LINDA GIANNECCHINI Memorial Professional Development Scholarship Silver Circle 1997 $3,000 Presented to SABEREH MOHAMMADKASHI Berkeley City College - 8 - WAYNE FREEDMAN Reporter, KGO ABC 7 Trustee / Awards Chair Silver Circle Class of 2000 Wayne Freedman has worked in San Francisco television news since 1981, first with KRON, then CBS News, and ABC7 since 1991. He began his reporting career with a weekly column in what is now the Los Angeles Daily News in 1968, at 14 years old. He’s a Silver Circle Member, a 52-time Emmy® Awards recipient, a Trustee with the National Academy, a long-time governor for the Northern California Chapter, and is in his 5th year of service as our Awards Chair. Freedman is a 2nd generation television person. His father, Mike, began with ABC in 1948. There, he invented and pioneered the use of live, hand-held video cameras for news and sports, and received several national Emmy® Awards for camera work and directing. Wayne’s book, It Takes More Than Good Looks to Succeed at Television News Reporting, Second Edition, is required reading in college and university journalism programs across the nation. Freedman lives in Marin County with his wife, Susan. His daughter, Lauren, works at Smithsonian Channel for CBS in New York City. - 9 - DON SANCHEZ Retired Anchor/Reporter, KGO ABC 7 Alternate Trustee / Cinema Club Chair Silver Circle Class of 2000 MASTER OF CEREMONIES Yes, that’s Don Sanchez in that picture. Same person, different looks after so many years on Bay Area TV. Gone is the mustache. He shaved it off for charity. Don is retired from broadcasting, but that doesn’t diminish his love, fascination and re- spect for the industry. He is still serving as a member of the SAG-AFTRA board. After graduating from the University of Southern California in telecommunications, Don returned to the Central Coast to do radio and then was hired for his first TV job as a reporter at KSBY-TV in San Luis Obispo in 1963. Don’s only other TV job was at KGO-TV in San Francisco. He started there in September, 1972, and spent the next 40 years and three months as a reporter, sports reporter, news an- chor, talk show host (“Good Morning Bay Area” in 1989) and finally the arts and entertainment reporter for the last 12 years. Don has received five EMMY® Awards, including the prestigious Governors’ award in 2013 and is a member of the NATAS Silver Circle and the Broadcast Legends. Don is proud of his 50 year career in television which is why he would be honored to be part of the Academy Board to continue assuring the quality of our industry. - 10 - - 11 - SCOTT BUDMAN Technology Reporter, KNTV NBC Bay Area Silver Circle Class of 2020 Emmy® Award recipient and reporter Scott Budman covers the business and tech- nology beat for NBC Bay Area. An Oakland native, Budman joined KNTV in 1995 after working at KEYT in Santa Barbara as a reporter/weekend anchor. He began his broadcasting career in radio as a business reporter for KMNY in Anaheim. Budman anchored various NBC Bay Area newscasts while also doing general as- signment reporting. Co-Creator/Host/Writer of Tech Now, Budman is one of the Bay Area’s most recognizable business and technology journalists. He can be heard on NPR, Alice Radio and is regularly blogs for Forbes and other online publica- tions. Budman volunteers with community organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Clara and Home of Hope, an agency that helps children in India and here in the U.S. transition out of poverty and into employment. Presenter: RAJ MATHAI Anchor, KNTV NBC Bay Area - 12 - CONGRATULATIONS JOANNE Joanne’s two Emmy® Awards were for her work on the “Golden State Killers” and the Midday Newscast. Joanne is not only ridiculously competent but a truly good person. At an early age she loved television & personifies the Girl Scout creed to be kind in thought, word and deed. She keeps in touch with past employees and nurtures friendships. I’m proud to call her my friend. Joanne is, in reality, ABC7’s Wizard of Oz, controlling the station from behind the green screen.