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ebruary 2018
Colleen Williams and Chuck Henry
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Robert Wagner
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Richard Chamberlain
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Dick Martin
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Roy Clark
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Rona Barrett
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Glen Campbell
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Rich Little
Honoree 2018
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
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Mike Connors
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Jaime Farr
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Lily Tomlin
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Andy Williams
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Regis Philbin
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Eric Braeden
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Jack Jones
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George Schlatter
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Martin Landau
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Henry Winkler
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Carl Reiner
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Chuck Fries
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Fritz Coleman
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Mary Hart
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Bob Eubanks
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Mickey Rooney
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Alan Thicke
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Dick Cavett
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Joseph Campanella
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Orson Bean
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Fred Willarrd
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James Bacon
Honoree 2004
Kay Starr
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A C Lyles
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Patrick Duffy
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Bill Dana
Honoree 2006
Vin Scully
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Peter Marshall
Honoree 2014
Rick Dees
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Honoree 2000
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Honoree 2003
Tom Hatten
Honoree 2000
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Honoree 2002
Tony Orlando
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Michael Feinstein
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Honoree 2002
"Shotgun" Tom Kelly
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NEXT LUNCHEON


A PIONEER BROADCASTER
will be honored

details


Surprise Guests


UPCOMING EVENT
On September 7th, HMP hosted the latest in a long series of Coffee With events - this one featured JEFF WALD, former news director at KTLA-TV for 19 years and news director at KCOP-TV for 7 years. Jeff's career in news spans 38 years, he's received 13 Emmys. He told many stories about the important news events and people in LA since the 1970's. The discussion was entitled BREAKING NEWS, "BROKEN NEWS" - Journalism or Artificial Intelligence? and was hosted and produced by former PPB President CHUCK STREET.

On Saturday, June 22nd, we saluted ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT - HOW IT BEGAN! Produced by CHUCK STREET and hosted by JOHN E. GOLDHAMMER, former Paramount TV exec in charge of ET creation. The room was filled with former and current ET staff and included video appearance from VIN DI BONA, ANDY FRIENDLY, JOHN TESH, ROBB WELLER, RON HENDREN, STEVE HERSEN, and a special message from former president of Paramount Studios, MICHAEL EISNER.


We had an enormous turnout for the Game Show Diamond Jubilee Brunch on August 20th. Celebrities on hand were BOB EUBANKS, GLENN SCARPELLI, MARC SUMMERS, and ANNIE WOOD. Hosted by MICHAEL BURGER with announcer RANDY WEST, video included a tribute to ART ALISI, the history of game shows, and appearances on tape by PETER MARSHALL, PAT SAJAK and VANNA WHITE and the late ALEX TREBEK. Photos will be available soon - check back here.

HMP's CELEBRITY SHOWCASE on YouTube features segments from our past luncheons. You can enjoy tributes to LILY TOMLIN, WINK MARTINDALE, CARL REINER, RICH LITTLE, MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, JOHNNY MATHIS, JACK JONES and lots of others by going to YouTube.com. A new honoree is featured every month so check back frequently.

Other Broadcasting-Related Websites -- If you scroll to the bottom of any page on this Website, you will find the word LINKS. Clicking on that word takes you to a page of URL links to other Websites related to the broadcasting industry. Some of them take you to sites where you can listen to old time radio programs. We've recently added the link to a comprehensive history of television, which you'll find listed five down from the top of the Links page. Click on 'Beyond Cable: The History of Television.'

Newsletter Items -- Members, if you have an item you'd like to share with other members through the HMP Newsletter, please e-mail it to Bianca Pino. Alternatively, you can drop it in the mail to HMP Newsletter, Post Office Box 8673, Calabasas, CA 91372. The Newsletter is distributed with our luncheon announcements five times a year and is available on this Website by clicking on 'Latest Newsletter' at the bottom of this page.

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