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Society Awards Unveils Landmark Awards-As-Art Exhibition, 'Beyond the Red Carpet,' at The Mint Museum in Charlotte

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Society Awards, the premier designer and manufacturer of luxury, custom, and limited-edition awards, will launch an immersive exhibition titled "Beyond the Red Carpet: Iconic Awards and Artistic Collaborations" on December 1 at The Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 10-week exhibition will spotlight the artistic and artisanal aspects of luxury awards.

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  • "No one's ever done anything like this," said David Moritz, CEO of Society Awards.
  • Society Awards has a remarkable legacy of crafting the most renowned, esteemed, and widely televised awards in history.
  • As the exclusive creator of luxury and artistic awards, Society Awards will offer a rare opportunity for the public to gain a glimpse beyond the red carpet, an orchestrated experience uniquely possible with Society Awards.
  • For more information about "Beyond the Red Carpet: Iconic Awards and Artistic Collaborations," and to explore the luxurious world of awards, please visit societyawards.com/mintmuseum .

Nexstar Media Group Promotes Tracey Rogers to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced the promotion of accomplished media executive Tracey Rogers to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for its broadcasting division, overseeing Nexstar television stations and digital operations in multiple markets across the country.

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  • Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced the promotion of accomplished media executive Tracey Rogers to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for its broadcasting division, overseeing Nexstar television stations and digital operations in multiple markets across the country.
  • An experienced industry veteran, Ms. Rogers has long track-record of success and expertise in new business development, local news programming, and strategic planning across multiple media platforms.
  • Ms. Rogers has served as Vice President and General Manager of WKRN-TV (ABC), the Nexstar television station serving Nashville, Tennessee (DMA# 27), since May 2017.
  • “Nexstar Nation is comprised of a special group of people who have worked tirelessly to build the most respected media company in the country,” said Ms. Rogers.

Conversations Between Television's Best Actors Featured in Newest Season of 'VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS'

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Friday, June 9, 2023

LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal, Southern California's flagship PBS station and the home to the entire PBS schedule, announced today the schedule for the eighteenth season of the Emmy® Award-winning series VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS. Co-produced by PBS SoCal, the new season of four half-hour specials will offer audiences exclusive, one-on-one conversations between actors from this year's most notable television shows who are expected to contend this Emmy® season. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, the new episodes will premiere back-to-back starting on Thurs., June 15 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal with encores on Wed., June 21 at 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on KCET. All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org following their premieres and will also be available to watch on the free PBS Video app.

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  • Co-produced by PBS SoCal, the new season of four half-hour specials will offer audiences exclusive, one-on-one conversations between actors from this year's most notable television shows who are expected to contend this Emmy® season.
  • In April, VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS received a nomination for this year's 50th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  • The newest season of VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS will be airing on PBS stations across the nation starting in June (check local listings).
  • "Actors on Actors" is an interview special that features pairings of prominent actors discussing their craft and is produced by PBS SoCal in partnership with Variety Media, LLC.

Television Academy Foundation Announces Largest Education Program Donation to Create Industry Leadership Intern Initiative

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

An inspiring expansion to the Foundation’s internship program focused on developing future television industry leaders, “The Bob Bennett Future Leaders” initiative — made possible by a $3 million gift from The Robert M. and Margie Bennett Foundation — was announced today by the Television Academy Foundation.

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  • An inspiring expansion to the Foundation’s internship program focused on developing future television industry leaders, “The Bob Bennett Future Leaders” initiative — made possible by a $3 million gift from The Robert M. and Margie Bennett Foundation — was announced today by the Television Academy Foundation.
  • The endowed fund supports paid, eight-week internship placements at major television production companies as well as housing, transportation, professional development and special leadership training.
  • Inaugural participants will be selected from the college students already confirmed as 2023 Television Academy Foundation summer interns.
  • “We are deeply grateful for the generosity of the Bob Bennett family,” said Cris Abrego, chair of the Television Academy Foundation.

42nd College Television Awards Winners Announced by Television Academy Foundation

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Monday, April 3, 2023

The Television Academy Foundation announced the winners of the 42nd College Television Awards, which recognizes and rewards excellence in student-produced programs from colleges nationwide, at a star-studded awards gala that was livestreamed globally from the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California, on April 1.

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  • The Television Academy Foundation announced the winners of the 42nd College Television Awards, which recognizes and rewards excellence in student-produced programs from colleges nationwide, at a star-studded awards gala that was livestreamed globally from the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California, on April 1.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230402005052/en/
    Winners of the 42nd College Television Awards presented by the Television Academy Foundation at the Saban Media Center on April 1, 2023, in North Hollywood, California.
  • “Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s competition,” said Cris Abrego, chair of the Television Academy Foundation.
  • Our sincerest gratitude to all the presenters and partners who made this experience so memorable for our nominees and winners.”
    Emulating the Emmy® Awards selection process, entries for the College Television Awards were judged by Television Academy members.

New Exhibition Honoring Visionary Artist Lillian Schwartz To Open at The Henry Ford

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

DEARBORN, Mich., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Henry Ford will honor groundbreaking multimedia artist Lillian Schwartz with a new exhibition, Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity, opening March 25, 2023 and continuing through January 1, 2024. Curated by Kristen Gallerneaux, The Henry Ford's curator of communications and information technology, this exhibition will be comprised of more than 100 artifacts and will be hosted in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. This will also mark the debut of the new Collections Gallery, built specifically to host exhibitions of pieces from The Henry Ford's own collections.

Key Points: 
  • DEARBORN, Mich., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Henry Ford will honor groundbreaking multimedia artist Lillian Schwartz with a new exhibition, Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity, opening March 25, 2023 and continuing through January 1, 2024.
  • Curated by Kristen Gallerneaux, The Henry Ford's curator of communications and information technology, this exhibition will be comprised of more than 100 artifacts and will be hosted in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
  • This will also mark the debut of the new Collections Gallery, built specifically to host exhibitions of pieces from The Henry Ford's own collections.
  • Best known for her experimental films, animation videos and computer-aided art analysis, Lillian Schwartz became an early adopter of computer-generated art in the mid-1960s.

New Exhibition Honoring Visionary Artist Lillian Schwartz To Open at The Henry Ford Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity opens March 25 in new Collections Gallery

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Monday, February 27, 2023

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Henry Ford will honor groundbreaking multimedia artist Lillian Schwartz with a new exhibition, Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity, opening March 25, 2023 and continuing through January 1, 2024. Curated by Kristen Gallerneaux, The Henry Ford's curator of communications and information technology, this exhibition will be comprised of more than 100 artifacts and will be hosted in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. This will also mark the debut of the new Collections Gallery, built specifically to host exhibitions of pieces from The Henry Ford's own collections.

Key Points: 
  • The Henry Ford will honor groundbreaking multimedia artist Lillian Schwartz with a new exhibition, Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity, opening March 25, 2023 and continuing through January 1, 2024.
  • This will also mark the debut of the new Collections Gallery, built specifically to host exhibitions of pieces from The Henry Ford's own collections.
  • Best known for her experimental films, animation videos and computer-aided art analysis, Lillian Schwartz became an early adopter of computer-generated art in the mid-1960s.
  • DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Henry Ford will honor groundbreaking multimedia artist Lillian Schwartz with a new exhibition, Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity, opening March 25, 2023 and continuing through January 1, 2024.

Luminaries From Television’s Most Iconic Shows Gather to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ‘The Interviews: An Oral History of Television’ in Hollywood

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

The evening also included a tribute to and live interview with renowned fashion and costume designer to the stars Bob Mackie, hosted by Access Hollywoods Scott Evans.

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  • The evening also included a tribute to and live interview with renowned fashion and costume designer to the stars Bob Mackie, hosted by Access Hollywoods Scott Evans.
  • The Television Academy Foundation has been producing, preserving and curating oral histories of American television since 1997, amassing one of the largest online archives of its kind.
  • Titled Access Icons: The Interviews, Access Hollywoods first segment of the series featured host Scott Evans speaking with Emmy-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary).
  • Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating and inspiring those who will shape its future.

The It Gets Better Project Premieres New Web-Series Highlighting LGBTQ+ Professionals In Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Industries

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The series aims to inspire LGBTQ+ youth to consider exciting (and often overlooked) careers in STEM.

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  • The series aims to inspire LGBTQ+ youth to consider exciting (and often overlooked) careers in STEM.
  • Industryfollows five LGBTQ+ professionals in the bioinformatics, immunology, neuropsychology, epidemiology, and engineering industries.
  • More than 760,000 people have taken the It Gets Better pledge to share messages of hope and to speak up against intolerance.
  • Connect with the It Gets Better Project at www.itgetsbetter.org and join the conversation on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter at @ItGetsBetter; Facebook.com/ItGetsBetterProject ; and YouTube.com/ItGetsBetterProject .

Professors From Colleges Nationwide Meet Producers and Leading Television Executives At Television Academy Foundation Conference

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Monday, October 31, 2022

Eighty-two media educators from colleges and universities nationwide connected with leaders in the entertainment industry over the weekend (Oct. 27-29) at the Television Academy Foundations 2022 Media Educators Conference.

Key Points: 
  • Eighty-two media educators from colleges and universities nationwide connected with leaders in the entertainment industry over the weekend (Oct. 27-29) at the Television Academy Foundations 2022 Media Educators Conference.
  • The 2022 conference was sponsored by Kia America as part of the automakers ongoing commitment to higher education.
  • Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowships is sponsored by the Harry & Judy Friedman Family Foundation, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Village Roadshow Entertainment Group.
  • Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating and inspiring those who will shape its future.