2018 HONOREES

Anchor and Chief International Correspondent, CNN

Co-President, Debmar-Mercury

Agents and Special Advisers to the UTA Board of Directors, UTA

President, AMC, Sundance TV & AMC Studios

Chairman, Telemundo Enterprises

Director, Liberty Media Corporation RBC / Daniels & Associates

Co-Host, CBS This Morning

Co-President, Debmar-Mercury

President, Twentieth Television

CEO, National Geographic Global Networks

President, Hearst Television

Chairman, Advertising and Partnerships, NBCUniversal
Program

ABC News
HOSTS

Co-Host, Fourth Hour of “Today”

Host, Morning Express with Robin Meade

Co-Host, FOX 5’s “Good Day New York”
2018 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Craig Sager
TV Sports Broadcaster, Turner Sports
Craig Sager spent more than three decades with Turner, most recognizably as sideline reporter for the company’s coverage of the NBA. Known for his colorful wardrobe and even brighter personality, Sager’s enthusiasm, talent and friendly interview style was embraced by sports fans.
B&C Hall of Fame
Be part of one of the industry's premier events as we honor the pioneers, innovators, stars and shows who have helped build the industry. The 28th Annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame will be celebrated at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on October 29, 2018. Cocktails start at 5:30 PM and a formal dinner is served at 6:30 PM.
More than 800 decision makers in the broadcast, cable TV and other media industries attend each year, and our Class of 2018 will join the list of over 350 members in our Hall of Fame Honor Roll. Past honorees include Larry King, Ted Koppel, Robert Kraft, Brian Roberts, Diane Sawyer, Alex Trebek, Oprah Winfrey and many more. They represent the very best our industry has to offer and we can’t wait to celebrate with our new Class of 2018.
PAST HONOREES
- William J. Abbott
- Jack Abernethy
- Joe Abruzzese
- Goodman Ace
- David C. Adams
- Roger Ailes
- Chris Albrecht
- Fred Allen
- Gracie Allen
- Steve Allen
- Robert Alter
- Earle C. Anthony
- Roone Arledge
- Edwin H. Armstrong
- Gene Autry
- Merlin Aylesworth
- Emilio Azcárraga
- William Baker
- Lucille Ball
- Red Barber
- Julius Barnathan
- David J. Barrett
- Peter Barton
- Ralph Baruch
- Richard Beaven
- Kevin Beggs
- Linda Bell Blue
- Frank A. Bennack, Jr.
- Robert M. Bennett
- Jack Benny
- Candice Bergen
- Edgar Bergen
- Milton Berle
- Gary Bettman
- Jeff Bewkes
- Carole Black
- James Blackburn, Sr.
- John Blair
- Matthew C. Blank
- Martin Block
- Michael Bloomberg
- Steven Bochco
- George Bodenheimer
- Steve Bornstein
- Sean R.H. Bratches
- William J. Bresnan
- David Brinkley
- Glenn A. Britt
- Tom Brokaw
- Don Browne
- Del Bryant
- Dean Burch
- Dan Burke
- Stephen Burke
- Mark Burnett
- George Burns
- Raymond Burr
- Eduardo Caballero
- Sid Caesar
- Louis G. Caldwell
- Ed Carroll
- Marcy Carsey
- Johnny Carson
- Bill Cella
- John Chancellor
- Peter Chernin
- Dick Clark
- Imogene Coca
- Fred Coe
- Betty Cohen
- Joseph Collins
- Italia Commisso Weinand
- Rocco Commisso
- Frank Conrad
- William Conrad
- Bob Cook
- Joan Ganz Cooney
- Don Cornelius
- Howard Cosell
- Katie Couric
- Walter Cronkite
- Bing Crosby
- Bill Daniels
- Philippe Dauman
- Nicholas Davatzes
- John DeWitt
- Barry Diller
- Charles Dolan
- Phil Donahue
- Sam Donaldson
- James Dowdle
- Hugh Downs
- Allen B. DuMont
- Peter Dunn
- Jimmy Durante
- Dick Ebersol
- Michael D. Eisner
- Patrick Esser
- Randy Falco
- Jon Feltheimer
- John Fetzer
- Joseph A. Flaherty
- Michael J. Fox
- Lee de Forest
- Brian France
- Arlene Francis
- Alan W. Frank
- Tom Freston
- Harry Friedman
- Fred Friendly
- Edward O. Fritts
- Mike Fries
- Michael Fuchs
- Monica Gadsby
- John Gambling
- Don Garber
- Chris Geraci
- Charles Gibson
- Frank Gifford
- Kathie Lee Gifford
- Jackie Gleason
- Arthur Godfrey
- Gary David Goldberg
- Leonard Goldenson
- Peter Goldmark
- Mark Goodson
- Bill Goodwyn
- Ralph Guild
- Ed Goren
- Irwin Gotlieb
- Katharine Graham
- Kelsey Grammer
- Herb A. Granath
- Peggy Green
- Robert Greenblatt
- Merv Griffin
- Bonnie Hammer
- Ted Harbert
- Jack Harris
- Mary Hart
- Eddy Hartenstein
- Paul Harvey
- Carl Haverlin
- Gabriel Heatter
- Andrew T. Heller
- John Hendricks
- Ragan Henry
- Jim Henson
- Doug Herzog
- Don Hewitt
- John M. Higgins
- Landel C. Hobbs
- Ben Hoberman
- C.E. Hooper
- Bob Hope
- Amos Hostetter
- Harold Hough
- Stanley E. Hubbard
- Ward L. Huey, Jr.
- Catherine Hughes
- Chet Huntley
- Robert Hyland
- Robert A. Iger
- Don Imus
- Hal Jackson
- Peter Jennings
- Bob Johnson
- Johnson & Johnson
- Glenn Jones
- Raymond E. Joslin
- Tom Joyner
- H.V. Kaltenborn
- Mel Karmazin
- Paul Karpowicz
- Casey Kasem
- Gene Katz
- David E. Kelley
- Jerald L. Kent
- Phil Kent
- Rob Kennedy
- Larry King
- Michael King
- Roger King
- Robert E. Kintner
- John Kluge
- Bill Koenigsberg
- Kay Koplovitz
- Ted Koppel
- Ernie Kovacs
- Robert K. Kraft
- Mario Kreutzberger
- Don Francisco
- Charles Kuralt
- Michael L. LaJoie
- Brian Lamb
- John Landgraf
- Michael Landon
- Lou LaTorre
- Matt Lauer
- Geraldine Laybourne
- Mark Lazarus
- Norman Lear
- Debra Lee
- Jerry Lee
- Terry Lee
- Bill Leonard
- Sheldon Leonard
- Gerald Levin
- David Levy
- Fulton Lewis, Jr.
- Shari Lewis
- Alfred C. Liggins III
- Peter Liguori
- Philip J. Lombardo
- Phillips H. Lord
- Dave Lougee
- Ken Lowe
- Susan Lucci
- Peter Lund
- Frank Magid
- Robert Magness
- Martin Malarkey
- John Malone
- Nancy Marchand
- Guglielmo Marconi
- E.G. Marshall
- Garry Marshall
- Dean Martin
- Al Masini
- L. Lowry Mays
- Deborah McDermott
- Don McGannon
- Judy McGrath
- Dr. Phil McGraw
- Judith McHale
- Gordon McLendon
- Sean McManus
- Paul McTear
- Lorne Michaels
- Robert Miron
- Pat Mitchell
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Akio Morita
- Bruce Morrow
- Steve Mosko
- Tom Murphy
- Edward R. Murrow
- John S. Muszynski
- Jon Nesvig
- Sheila Nevins
- Gary Newman
- Agnes Nixon
- Deborah Norville
- Carroll O’Connor
- Charles Osgood
- William S. Paley
- Chuck Pagano
- Harry Pappas
- Dick Parsons
- Dennis Patrick
- Jane Pauley
- Lowell Paxson
- Mark Pedowitz
- Edward Petry
- Regis Philbin
- Irna Phillips
- Robert W. Pittman
- Richard L. Plepler
- David F. Poltrack
- Tony Ponturo
- Michael Powell
- Frances Preston
- Procter & Gamble
- William Lowell Putnam
- Ward Quaal
- James H. Quello
- Gilda Radner
- Jorge Ramos
- Dan Rather
- Abbe Raven
- Gene Rayburn
- Ronald Reagan
- Sumner Redstone
- J. Leonard Reinsch
- Kevin Reilly
- John Rigas
- James O. Robbins
- Brian Roberts
- Cokie Roberts
- Ralph Roberts
- Robin Roberts
- Dick Robertson
- Gene Roddenberry
- Johnathan Rodgers
- Fred Rogers
- Tom Rogers
- Rick Rosen
- Robert Rosencrans
- Bob Ross
- Jo Ann Ross
- Elton Rule
- Tim Russert
- Tom Rutledge
- Pat Sajak
- Richard S. Salant
- Lucie Salhany
- María Elena Salinas
- Senator Gordon H. Smith
- Jack Sander
- Joshua Sapan
- Cristina Saralegui
- David Sarnoff
- Diane Sawyer
- Rino Scanzoni
- Bob Schieffer
- Henry S. Schleiff
- Herbert S. Schlosser
- Allan H. “Bud” Selig
- Rod Serling
- Eric Sevareid
- William Shatner
- Bernard Shaw
- Judith Sheindlin
- Jean Shepherd
- Dinah Shore
- Neil Smit
- Frank Smith
- Bill Smullin
- Jeff Smulyan
- Donna Speciale
- Aaron Spelling
- Lesley Stahl
- Susan Stamberg
- Frank Stanton
- George Storer
- Todd Storz
- Howard Stringer
- Stuart Sucherman
- Ed Sullivan
- David Susskind
- Jay Sures
- Dennis Swanson
- Susan Swain
- Anne Sweeney
- Sol Taishoff
- Brandon Tartikoff
- Nina Tassler
- Nancy Tellem
- Danny Thomas
- Lowell Thomas
- Marlo Thomas
- Barry Thurston
- Grant Tinker
- Alex Trebek
- Keith Turner
- Ted Turner
- Joe Uva
- David Verklin
- Tony Vinciquerra
- Jeff Wachtel
- Dana Walden
- Mike Wallace
- John W. Waller, III
- John Walson
- Barbara Walters
- Vincent T. Wasilewski
- Lew Wasserman
- Pat Weaver
- Robert L. Wehling
- Lawrence Welk
- Orson Welles
- Tom Werner
- Tony G. Werner
- Betty White
- Margita White
- Paul White
- Richard E. Wiley
- Michael Willner
- Oprah Winfrey
- Dick Wolf
- David Wolper
- Robert C. Wright
- K. James Yager
- Ted Yates
- Lauren Zalaznick
- Cyma Zarghami
- Frederic Ziv
- Jeff Zucker
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VENUE

Ziegfeld Ballroom
141 West 54th Street
The Ziegfeld Theatre hosted Hollywood's top blockbuster movie premieres for decades, earning acclaim as one of the most celebrated venues in the world. Building on a rich history, the Ziegfeld Ballroom will open Fall 2017 as New York's most sophisticated and significant new venue.
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