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115- Screenings & Conversations with Creative Minds and Stars at PayleyFestLA 2025 (Television Intl Magazine)
•••• The 42nd Annual William S. Paley Television Festival takes place March 21 - 29, 2025  at the DOLBY THEATRE, Hollywood. On opening night an array of stars are scheduled to attend including:

Ben Stiller, Executive Producer & Director
Dan Erickson, Creator, Writer & Executive Producer
Adam Scott, "Mark Scout" & Executive Producer
Patricia Arquette, "Harmony Cobel" & Executive Producer
Britt Lower, "Helly R."
Zach Cherry, "Dylan George"
Dichen Lachman, "Ms. Casey"
Jen Tullock, "Devon Scout-Hale"
Sarah Bock, "Miss Huang"
Tramell Tillman, "Seth Milchick"
Michael Chernus, "Ricken Hale"
Gwendoline Christie, "Lorne" 
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, "Drummond"
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• The 97th Academy Awards Honoring Movies Released in 2024/
Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, Sunday, March 2, 2025

Adrien Brody, best actor in a leading role

Sean Baker made history at Oscars 2025,
becoming the first person to win four Oscars in the same year for the same film

"Anora" won big at the 2025 Oscars, taking home five awards, including best picture and best director.

Sean Baker, who directed, edited, wrote and co-produced "Anora," won four Oscars at Sunday's ceremony, tying Walt Disney's record for the most Academy Awards won by a single person in one year. By winning all four awards for the same movie, Baker distinguished himself from Disney who won for four different productions at the 1954 Academy Awards ceremony.

Emilia Pérez" had the most nominations this year with 13, including for best picture, best director and multiple acting nominations.

Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscar history when she became the first transgender woman to be nominated in any acting category when she received a best actress nomination for playing the film's title role. The award for best actress ultimately went to Mikey Madison for her title role in "Anora."

Zoe Saldaña became the first American of Dominican Descent to win an Oscar, winning best supporting actress, one of just two wins for Emilia Pérez.

Wicked," based on the hit Broadway musical, and epic period drama "The Brutalist" both had 10 nominations each, and were also competing for best picture, best director among several nomination

Adrian Brody won his second best actor Oscar for his role as architect Lászlo Tóth in "The Brutalist." Brody won his first Oscar for 2002's "The Pianist" at age 29, when he became the youngest person to win the award.

Former "Late Night" and "The Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien helmed this year's ceremony. A two time Emmy recipient, this was O'Brien's first time as master of ceremonies for the Academy Awards.

Below is the full list of winners and nominees:

		97th Academy Awards	®	97th Academy
		Best picture Anora - WINNER "The Brutalist" "A Complete Unknown" "Conclave" "Dune: Part Two" "Emilia Pérez" "I'm Still Here" "Nickel Boys" "The Substance" "Wicked" Best actor in a leading role Adrien Brody, "The Brutalist" - WINNER Timothée Chalamet, "A Complete Unknown" Colman Domingo, "Sing Sing" Ralph Fiennes, "Conclave" Sebastian Stan, "The Apprentice" Best actor in a supporting role Yura Borisov, "Anorar" Kieran Culkin, "A Real Pain" - WINNER Edward Norton, "A Complete Unknown" Guy Pearce, "The Brutalist" Jeremy Strong, "The Apprentice" Best actress in a leading role Cynthia Erivo, "Wicked" Karla Sofía Gascón, "Emilia Pérez" Mikey Madison, "Anora" - WINNER Demi Moore, "The Substance" Fernanda Torres, "I'm Still Here" Best supporting actress Monica Barbaro, "A Complete Unknown" Ariana Grande, "Wicked" Felicity Jones, "The Brutalist" Isabella Rossellini, "Conclave" Zoe Saldaña, "Emilia Pérez" - WINNER Best animated feature film "Flow" - WINNER "Inside Out 2" "Memoir of a Snail" "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" "The Wild Robot" Best animated short film "Beautiful Men" "In the Shadow of the Cypress" - WINNER "Magic Candies" "Yuck!" Best cinematography "The Brutalist" Lol Crawley - WINNER "Dune: Part Two" Emilia Pérez" "Maria" "Nosferatu" Best costume design "A Complete Unknown" "Conclave" "Gladiator II" "Nosferatu" "Wicked," Paul Tazewell - WINNER Best directing "Anora," Sean Baker - WINNER "The Brutalist," Brady Corbet "A Complete Unknown," James Mangold "Emilia Pérez," Jacques Audiard "The Substance," Coralie Fargeat "Wicked," Myron Kerstein Best documentary feature film "Black Box Diaries" "No Other Land" - WINNER "Porcelain War" "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" "Sugarcane" Best documentary short film "Death by Numbers" "I Am Ready, Warden" "Incident" "Instruments of a Beating Heart" "The Only Girl in the Orchestra" - WINNER		Best film editing "Anora", Sean Baker WINNER "The Brutalist," David Jancso "Conclave," Nick Emerson "Emilia Pérez," Juliette Welfling Best international feature film "I'm Still Here," Brazil - WINNER "The Girl with the Needle," Denmark "Emilia Pérez," France "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," Germany - Flow, Latvia Best makeup and hairstyling "A Different Man" Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado "Emilia Pérez" Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini "Nosferatu" David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne "Stokes-Munton" "The Substance," Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli WINNER "Wicked" Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth Best original Score "The Brutalist," Daniel Blumberg "Conclave," Volker Bertelmann - WINNER "Emilia Pérez," "Wicked," John Powell and Stephen Schwartz "The Wild Robot," Kris Bowers Best original song "El Mal," from Emilia Pérez," Music by Clément Ducol and Camille, Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard - WINNER "The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight "Like A Bird" from "Sing Sing" "Mi Camino" from "Emilia Pérez" "Never Too Late" from "Elton John: Never Too Late" Best adapted screenplay "A Complete Unknown" "Emilia Perez" "Conclave" By Peter Straughan- WINNER "Nickel Boys" "Sing Sing" Best original screenplay "Anora" By Sean Baker - WINNER "A Real Pain" "September 5" "The Brutalist" "The Substance" Best production design "The Brutalist" "Conclave" "Dune: Part Two" "Nosferatu" "Wicked" WINNER Best live action short film "A Lien" "Anuja" "I'm Not a Robot" - WINNER "The Last Ranger" "The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent" Best sound "A Complete Unknown" "Dune: Part Two" - WINNER "Emilia Pérez" "Wicked" "The Wild Robot" Best visual effects "Alien: Romulus" "Better Man" "Dune: Part Two" - WINNER "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" "Wicked"

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• 115- Past Oscar No-Shows
• Hollywood stars who snubbed the Academy Awards
There have only been three people that refused the awards, actors George C. Scott and Marlon Brandon and screen writer Dudly Nichols.
Not everyone in Hollywood enjoys the gala event. Over the years, a handful of Hollywood A-listers have refused to attend the ceremony, and some who've sidestepped the show did so when they were up for awards of their own.
•••• From Katharine Hepburn to Will Smith, here are Hollywood stars who snubbed the Oscars.
•••• 2016 - Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith called for a boycott of the Academy Awards ceremony upon learning that the nominations, for the second year in a row, featured no actors of color. The actress and her superstar husband, Will Smith, were soon joined in the boycott by other Hollywood heavyweights including Oscar-winning directors Spike Lee and Michael Moore, while other stars -- including Oscar winners George Clooney and Lupita Nyong'o -- spoke out in support.
•••• 2003 - Peter O' Toole - In 2003, Peter O' Toole became the first actor to ever refuse an honorary Oscar. Maybe he did so out of pride. The legendary "Lawrence of Arabia" star, who'd been nominated eight times throughout his nearly 50-year career and lost every single time, wrote to the Academy, explaining, "I am still in the game and might win the lovely bugger outright. Would the Academy please defer the honor until I am 80?"
•••• The Academy responded by telling him stars like Paul Newman and Henry Fonda were given Honorary Oscars and went on to actually win one shortly after. O'Toole was sold, and happily showed up to accept his award.
•••• 2002 - Woody Allen though he's been nominated several times throughout his decades-long career, has never shown up to receive an Academy Award, explaining, "I have no regard for that kind of ceremony. I just don't think they know what they're doing. When you see who wins those things -- or who doesn't win them -- you can see how meaningless this Oscar thing is."
•••• Allen did make one appearance on the Oscars stage. In 2002, just six months after the September 11 attacks, the director presented a montage of films made in his beloved New York City.
•••• 1987 - Paul Newman was nominated six times from 1961 until 1982, and although he attended the ceremony many times, he never took home an award.
•••• Newman was nominated a seventh time in 1987 for "The Color Of Money." All bets were on him, but by that point, the actor was over it, and decided ahead of time he wouldn't attend the ceremony. "It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired,'" Newman explained.
•••• 1981 - John Gielgud, British actor, charmed audiences as the unflappable, acid-tongued butler Hobson in 1981's "Arthur," but the actor didn't bother showing up to the ceremony to accept his award when his name was called.
•• Gielgud, who throughout his eight-decade career nabbed two Oscars, three Tonys, an Emmy and a Grammy (among other honors) -- once said of awards shows, "I really detest all the mutual congratulation baloney and the invidious comparisons which they evoke.""
•••• 1974 - Katharine Hepburn holds a Hollywood record for being nominated 12 times and winning four Oscars over her long career, but she never attended the ceremony to hear her name called. "As for me, prizes are nothing," she once said. "My prize is my work." Hepburn made exactly one appearance at the Academy Awards in 1974 to present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer and friend Lawrence Weingarten. "I'm living proof that a person can wait 41 years to be unselfish," she quipped.
•••• 1973 - Marlon Brando caused a ruckus when he boycotted the ceremony in 1973 to call attention to Hollywood's misrepresentation of Native Americans. Brando, who won Best Actor honors that year for his performance in "The Godfather," had Native American civil rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather approach the podium to decline his award and give a protest speech on his behalf.
•••• 1970 - George C. Scott was the first actor to refuse to accept an Oscar. The legendary actor, who was nominated in 1970 for his gripping portrayal of Gen. George S. Patton in "Patton," telegraphed the Academy months before the ceremony to let them know he didn't want the award. On the night of the ceremony, presenter Goldie Hawn opened the envelope and cried, "Oh my God! The winner is George C. Scott," but the actor, true to his word, was home on his farm in upstate New York.
•••• Scott said of the Oscars, "The ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons." Oops!
•••• 1960 - Elizabeth Taylor, screen legend, was a frequent Oscar nominee, nabbing her first award for her role as a high-class escort in 1960's "Butterfield 8." Six years later, Taylor was poised to win again for her riveting performance opposite husband Richard Burton, who was also nominated, for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" However, Burton had already lost four times at the Oscars and would almost certainly lose again, so both husband and wife boycotted the ceremony in protest -- though Taylor made up an excuse about Burton being afraid to fly back to the states from Paris. Taylor did win again and never issued a statement thanking the Academy.
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• A Child in Berlin: The Poignant Story of Heidi Posnien and Her Mother Durig the Fall of Germany
A Survivor of Berlin's WWII Atrocities Embodies Childhood Resilience
OGDEN, Utah, March 15, 2025 -- Heidi Posnien, now 88, enjoys a peaceful life in a farmhouse overlooking a lake -- worlds apart from her childhood in Nazi-occupied Germany, where she and her mother survived unimaginable circumstances. Despite the immense hardships she has endured in her lifetime, including outliving her husband and children, Posnien chooses gratitude for simple abundance, freedom and safety.
•••• "I don't believe in wallowing in self-pity," Posnien said. "You just go ahead with life and live life the best you can. And the more you do for other people, the less you worry about yourself."

Posnien shared her strikingly clear memories with professional biographer Rhonda Lauritzen, recalling in vivid detail the fear and uncertainty that permeated Nazi-infested Berlin during World War II; memories of her mother, Käthe, a rising star in Germany's opera scene; and her remarkable survival in a bombed-out apartment during the final weeks of the war. She lived alone at just 9 years old.

"When we read a story like Heidi's, it becomes part of us," Lauritzen said. "We can feel it vicariously. I promise the readers will not forget this story. It changes us. It changes our perspective. And it will change you in ways you don't see coming."

A Child in Berlin is the remarkable true story of Heidi Posnien, her mother and their courage in the face of Nazi terror as told to Lauritzen. Käthe is a mother who must choose between her conscience and her dreams of becoming an opera star. She discovers the truth about what is happening to her Jewish friends around the time she attends a dinner party presided by Adolf Hitler himself. She realizes she cannot remain among Nazi society and makes the gut-wrenching choice to leave the opera. To support herself and young Heidi, she joins Berlin's black-market network and ends up dealing in more than just food. As others evacuate the capital, Käthe harbors a secret that anchors them in the epicenter of danger.

While Käthe becomes ever more preoccupied with survival, Heidi and a roving pack of friends make mischief in Berlin's rubble. The war devolves, and she braves hunger, cold and feelings of abandonment as she shuttles between Berlin and the Polish countryside. Heidi's ultimate test comes when she must survive alone in a bombed-out apartment during the final weeks of World War II. Her moxie shows how children are capable of far more than adults realize.

Heidi Posnien married an American soldier after the war. She now lives in Huntsville, Utah. Her story serves as a reminder of the resilience and strength of the human spirit, even in the darkest of times. Her firsthand account of life in Nazi-occupied Berlin offers a unique perspective on a pivotal moment in world history. As she nears her 90th birthday, Posnien continues to share her story in the hopes of educating future generations about the terrible consequences of war and the importance of standing up against tyranny.
"I've been down in the deepest sorrows, but I've also been on the best of highs too," Posnien said. "I've eaten this big, beautiful life; I never let it eat me."

• About the Author
Rhonda Lauritzen is a professional biographer with multiple published books and is a regular speaker at international conferences. She has an MBA from the University of Utah, served as CEO of her family's business and as a state college VP. Since she founded Evalogue.Life in 2016, Lauritzen has been hired to tell the stories of families, buildings and cities. Her upcoming books include Creative Insecurity: Lean Into the Unknown and Unleash Your Inner Misfit, co-authored with James M. Sweeney. She believes that when you tell your story, it changes the ending.
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• 101- The Octogenerian - ATAS a glittering dream - By Syd Cassyd
Permission was given by Syd Cassyd to Josie Cory, TVI for publishing.
Hollywood, CA -- The glittering dreams of the world for a new culture and perhaps world peace through television and radio turned to ashes when Hitler used all media to destroy the dreams and bodies of more than 30 million persons.
•••• When in 1946 seven industryites in communications joined me in founding the "first generation" of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, we didn't foresee that in 43 years we would get the recognition that the "third generation" TV Academy has today,
••••We weren't naïve, for since Jan. 6, 1884, the first TV system had already been patented. For those 62 years world leaders had already visualized the impact of the moving image of television on society. The problems in America was not when, but who would control the new technology.
••••Last week when ABC's former chairman, Leonard Goldenson, gave the Academy Foundation $1 million the "first generation,' we founders, knew that we had arrived. Elton Rule, former ABC president, is president of the foundation. Delbert Mann, a Burnside Avenue resident, is a member of the foundation.
••••From 1949, when ATAS brought forth the Emmy, the "third generation" Academy, the present one, reorganized in 1977, owned a little figure worth $1.5 million. That's the price the network now pay to broadcast the awards. But over the 43 years of ATAS history there have been many problems. Though we in ATAS, in 1949, did not copyright the Emmy, wed did protect it.
••••At lunch last week with Karl Malden and other film Academy moguls, I heard their problem of copyrights. Owners of the Oscars wanted to sell them at auction. But a clause in the contract provided that the Academy should have first choice in buying back an unwanted Oscar.
••••We, in the TV Academy, back in 1949, had that same clause for our trophy. But when New York and Hollywood were fighting over a personnel problem of aid presidents, employees of the Academy, the problem of copyright ownership of the Emmy was a part of a $100 million suit.
••••Believe me, if I had known of the million dollar goldmine which TV brought to our little "first generation" Academy, I would have hired some of those $100,000 attorneys, too. We could have protected the growth of ATAS in a more dignified method. We wouldn't have "three generations."
••••Watching all these goings on over 43 years, I had a point of view. If any power group in this huge organization wanted me to take sides, they would have to ay. One president wanted to know who owned the Emmy. Was there any agreement, etc.? I told them if they would pay me $2,000 for the history I would hire someone to write it with me. Lionel Rolfe and Nigey Lennon obliged. Printing costs were billed to ATAS.
••••But the slick attorneys slipped me a "mickey." That's a good old New York talk for a pill. They demanded that I leave my archives about the Academy to them, when I died. Strangely enough because I was abut to move, I donated all that material to ATAS/UCLA and thy picked it up in three van loads. Everything pertaining to NATAS.
••••Two weeks ago, the new resident of ATAS wanted to know what I did with the $2,000 and the Archives. In the haste of takeover by the "third generation," no once know that they had my donation already.
••••Because there are three generations of the Academy, each of the latter two calling themselves the "new" Academy, undoubtedly when the foundation selects people for the Hall of Fame, no one will be around to know that back in 1946, there was a "founder."
••••As Fred Sage, the fine actor in the "Wonder Years" notes, each generation has their own heroes.
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• 107- Syd Cassyd, Remembered
Hollywood - (March 2025) Syd Cassyd was the Founder of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
••• Cassyd worked for the Army Signal Corps as a film editor under then-Col. Frank Capra during World War II. After the war, Cassyd moved to Hollywood, where he worked as an editor for Box Office magazine, as well as a grip at Paramount Pictures.
••• It was at Paramount that he met and teamed up with Klaus Landsberg, known for, among other things, pioneering live TV news coverage. Cassyd and Landsberg worked on an experimental Los Angeles television station that would eventually become KTLA-TV Channel 5.
•••While at KTLA, Cassyd felt that TV needed an organization in which people could share their ideas about the fledgling medium and talk about the future of the industry. He founded the academy with seven people who came to the first meeting. By the fifth meeting, there were 250 members.
•••Syd Cassyd founded the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1946, which has grown into one of the most influential organizations in the entertainment industry. In addition to sponsoring the annual Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding entertainment and news achievement in television, the academy has a variety of outreach and archival programs.
•••Cassyd became the fourth president of the Academy in 1950 and over the years held various other positions. In 1991, the Academy's Board of Governors created the Syd Cassyd Founder's Award in his honor and presented the first to him.
•••In 1996, Cassyd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
•••Cassyd died February 4, 2000, in Los Angeles, California. He was 91.
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Graphic design and illustration by Azusa Oda.
Original photo of Manzanar, California by Dorothea Lange, 1942.

• World Premiere of "The Camp" an Opera in English in Two Acts
About an American family wrongfully imprisoned in 1942 and the power of collective resistance to injustice
Los Angeles - February 1, 2025 -- In 1942, during World War II, 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, two-thirds of whom were American citizens, were unjustly incarcerated in concentration camps within the United States. Inspired by these events, a new American opera titled The Camp makes its world premiere, presented in partnership with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, with four performances from February 22 to March 2, 2025 at the JACCC Aratani Theatre in Los Angeles.
•••• Created by librettist Lionelle Hamanaka, a descendant of camp survivors, and composer Daniel Kessner, The Camp tells the moving story of the Shimono family, Japanese Americans forcibly removed from their suburban home in Southern California. After Mas, a fisherman and the head of the household, is arrested by the FBI on suspicion of espionage, the family is reunited in a desolate incarceration camp. As the family struggles to survive the emotional and physical toll of their wrongful imprisonment, this poignant, new opera illuminates the remarkable strength of familial bonds and the power of collective resistance in the face of injustice.
••••• "The concentration camps in the United States in World War II are a tragedy that Japanese Americans are still working to overcome and have recent historic relevance to the 12,000 racist attacks against Asian Americans nationally, as well as recent massive anti-immigrant threats," shares librettist Lionelle Hamanaka. "My own parents were in Jerome, but the incidents in the opera come from different camps- the arrest of Mr. Shimono, lack of medical care, food stolen from the kitchen, and conflict between political views of the inmates- but they hopefully reveal the humanity that connects us all."
•••• Lionelle's father, character actor Conrad Yama, appeared in both the original Broadway casts of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song and Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Pacific Overtures, as well as appearing in Frank Chin's Year of the Dragon and Edward Albee's Box-Mao-Box.
•••• The Camp is presented in partnership with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) and produced by Plain Wood Productions and Kessner Music, with associate producers Helen Ota, Katharine Means, and Quinn O'Connor.
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• Pasadena Playhouse Amidst Final Production of the 2025 Season: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
PASADENA, CA (February 20, 2025) -- Danny Feldman, Producing Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California and recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award, announces A Doll's House, Part 2, by Lucas Hnath, as the final mainstage production of the 2025 season.
•••• "On the eve of our historic theater's centennial, we have been engaging all season long with what it means to be a classic. From Cyrano to La Cage Aux Folles to Topdog/Underdog, we have explored classic works with a contemporary lens. Our 2025 season concludes with the return of one of the most iconic characters ever created for the stage, Lucas Hnath's brilliant sequel to one of the most iconic plays ever written."
•••• Nora's back-- 15 years after walking out on her family-- ready to confront the fallout of her iconic escape. Bold, satisfying, and packed with razor-sharp twists, Lucas Hnath's Tony-nominated play dives into the messy reality of what it means to be a woman living on your own terms. It's complicated. It's witty. And it's happening at Pasadena Playhouse. Get your tickets for A Doll's House, Part 2 and don't miss this audacious sequel 138 years after Ibsen's classic.
•••• A Doll's House, Part 2 will be directed by Jennifer Chang, whose many directorial credits include Primary Trust (Barrington Stage -- Berkshire Theatre Critics Circle Award Outstanding Direction, TheaterWorks Hartford), King of the Yees (Signature Theatre DC, Helen Hayes nomination Best Production), and On Gold Mountain (LA Opera)
 • About Pasadena Playhouse
•••• Pasadena Playhouse, the official State Theater of California and recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is one of the most prolific theaters in the country. The Playhouse has staged thousands of original productions since its founding in 1917 including premieres of works by Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill, Suzan-Lori Parks, Gloria Calderon Kellett and hundreds more. For decades, its pioneering School for Theater Arts was a training ground for actors and theatermakers who went on to make significant contributions to the entertainment industry. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman since 2016, Pasadena Playhouse's productions and community programs are centered on its founding idea of being a living force in its community, making theater for everyone. 

Dates: Wednesday, May 14 to Sunday, June 8, 2025
Press Opening Sunday, May 18, 2025
Venue: 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101.
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• 101- Amazon MGM Studios to take creative control of the 007 James Bond franchise.

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February 20, 2025 -- Stirring waves in the industry when it was announced Thursday, February 19, that Amazon MGM Gains Creative Control of the 007 James Bond Franchise as producers and custodians of 007, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, are stepping back.

•••• Amazon MGM Studios, Wilson and Broccoli have formed a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights. The three parties will remain co-owners of the iconic franchise.

•••• The new deal comes after mounting speculation about the fate of the British spy, four years after his last 2021 outing in "No Time to Die," which was also Daniel Craig's final appearance in the role as 007.

•••• Amazon will now decide which actor will take over the famous character, but there is still no time-scale for when that that will happen or when the next film will be made.

•••• "Since his theatrical introduction over 60 years ago, James Bond has been one of the most iconic characters in filmed entertainment," said Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. "We are grateful to the late Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman for bringing James Bond to movie theatres around the world, and to Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for their unyielding dedication and their role in continuing the legacy of the franchise that is cherished by legions of fans worldwide. We are honored to continue this treasured heritage, and look forward to ushering in the next phase of the legendary 007 for audiences around the world."

•••• Added Wilson: "With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects. Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future."

•••• In 2022, Amazon acquired MGM, including a vast catalog with more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows. Since the MGM acquisition, Amazon has held rights to distribute all of the James Bond films, and as a result of this transaction will have creative control over future productions.
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• 102- Google lifts a longstanding ban on AI use for developing weapons and surveillance
Google changed its public AI policies it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.
•••• Google's parent company Alphabet, Inc. is lifting a long-standing ban on artificial intelligence (AI) being used for developing weapons and surveillance tools is "incredibly concerning", a leading human rights group has said.
••••In its blog, Alphabet, said democracies should lead in AI development, guided by what it called "core values" like freedom, equality and respect for human rights.
•••• Back in January, the conflict in Ukraine had shown the technology "offers serious military advantage on the battlefield" and as AI becomes more widespread and sophisticated it would "change the way defense works, from the back office to the frontline.
••••But as well as debate among AI experts and professionals over how the powerful new technology should be governed in broad terms, there is also controversy around the use of AI on the battlefield and in surveillance technologies.
••••Concern is greatest over the potential for AI-powered weapons capable of taking lethal action autonomously.
•••• "Systems that incorporate artificial intelligence in military targeting have been used in Ukraine and the Middle East, and several countries are moving to integrate AI into their militaries" according to a commons report into the UK military's use of AI.
•••• "Such efforts raise questions about the extent to which machines will be allowed to make military decision -- even decisions that could kill on a vast scale."

"Don't be Evil"
Originally, long before the current surge of interest in the ethics of AI, Google's founders, Sergei Brin and Larry Page, said their motto for the firm was "don't be evil".
••••When the company was restructured under the name Alphabet Inc. in 2015 the parent company switched to "Do the right thing."
••••In its earnings report the company said it would spend $75billions on AI projects this year. The majority of the spending will target technical infrastructure, including servers, data centers and applications such as AI-powered search.
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• John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois to anchor CBS Evening News starting Monday, January 27, 2025.

L-R: John Dickerson, Maurice DuBois and Margaret Brennan

Nora O'Donnell, longtime CBS anchor will bid farewell to viewers on January 23, 2025. She will move into an expanded role as a CBS News senior correspondent focusing on longform reporting and interviews across CBS and Paramount, including primetime specials, on "CBS Sunday Morning," "60 Minutes," Paramount+ and more.
•••• "Norah's new role will give her the opportunity to contribute across CBS and Paramount, allowing us to see more of the groundbreaking stories and interviews that have been the hallmark of her career. Her superpower lies in her ability to secure and deliver big interviews and newsmaking stories that set the news cycle and capture the cultural zeitgeist.
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•••• After the presidential election, award-winning journalists John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois will anchor the "CBS Evening News" as the show returns to the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.
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••• Margaret Brennan, CBS News' chief foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," will regularly lead coverage from Washington, D.C., when news breaks on the political and foreign affairs fronts. Lonnie Quinn is being named chief weathercaster for the show and will deliver the latest weather reporting and forecasts from the new AR/VR studio in New York. 
•••• McMahon continued: "With Norah's decision, we began reimagining and redesigning the Evening News. The strength of CBS News has always been in its ensemble of journalists, both in front of and behind the camera, and our goal with John, Maurice, Margaret and Lonnie at the Evening News is to elevate the best in their fields every night for our viewers. In addition to this ensemble team, we look forward to welcoming '60 Minutes' correspondents to file for the 'CBS Evening News' when they have news to break; for decades this was routine, so it will be again."

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••••• In addition to "CBS Evening News" duties, Dickerson will continue anchoring on CBS News 24/7, CBS News' free national streaming service, and serving as CBS News' chief political analyst and senior national correspondent. DuBois and Quinn will continue to have a regular presence across WCBS. Brennan will continue as the moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" and CBS News' chief foreign affairs correspondent contributing across the network.
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• NATPE Global at the Miami Intercontinental, Feb. 3 - 7
• Complimentary pass to return to NATPE Global's Pitch Showcase 2026
NATPE Global brings together key buyers and decision-makers from the entire media ecosystem with a concentration across the key regions of North America, LatAm and Europe. Spanning development to catalog programming, the marketplace provides access to distribution decision-makers from leading connected TV device manufacturers and MVPDs as well as super-indie, boutique and independent distributors and producers. 2025.
•••• The NATPE Global Pitch Showcase is an international live pitch event. The goal of the program is to aid in the further development of TV projects in the scripted programming space. A total of five (5) projects will be selected to pitch live on stage directly to network and studio executives and an audience composed of global TV executives. ••••

BENEFITS
Selected participants will receive:

• Selected projects will have 5 minutes to pitch live on stage to a curated panel of industry experts & decision makers
• One top project will receive a music prize (library music) valued at US $10,000 from Slipstream
• Each top project will also receive one (1) complimentary pass to return to NATPE Global in 2026 (an approximate US $1425 value)
• Access to the full NATPE Global program, including: Keynotes, fireside chats and panel discussions on current trends in the global media business; Unprecedented structured networking opportunities; the natpeXchange delegate platform; A bustling global marketplace, and of course fun and fabulous networking events and parties

ELIGIBILITY
The program is open to mid-level and established creatives and producers with scripted projects in development.
•••• Applicants must have no less than three (3) professional screen credits but may not be owners, operators or employed by an established media production, broadcast or digital media company with more than three (3) full-time employees.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to filling out the online entry form, entrants must provide the following:

• A pitch presentation deck outlining your content idea
• A three-minute video sizzle reel
• A resume indicating your work experience and screen credits
• Treatment (.pdf)
• Script (.pdf)
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• 115- 2025 Sundance Film Festival Wrapps Up
PARK CITY, Utah -- The 2025 Sundance Film Festival concluded its run with the announcement of its Festival Favorite Award on February 2, completing the festival's recognition of outstanding achievements in independent cinema. The festival, which presented 94 feature-length and episodic works and 57 short films --• selected from 15,775 submissions --• wrapped up its celebrations in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online.
•••• "The past 11 days of the Festival have been a meaningful opportunity to connect as a community in support of independent storytelling," said Amanda Kelso, Acting CEO, Sundance Institute. "We look forward to being reunited with audiences, artists, industry, and press next January for another edition of the Festival."
•••• The Festival Favorite Award, determined by audience votes, was presented to "Come See Me in the Good Light" (U.S.A.), directed by Ryan White. The documentary follows two poets facing an incurable cancer diagnosis, exploring their unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life, and mortality.
•••• "Throughout the Festival we saw audiences moved by Andrea Gibson's and Megan Falley's journeys in "Come See Me in the Good Light." Festival goers embraced the humor and heartbreak of this intimate documentary directed by Ryan White, as it speaks to art and love and reminds us what it means to be alive as we face mortality," noted Kim Yutani, Sundance Film Festival Director of Programming.

Festival Favorite Runners-Up
The top five runners-up for the 2025 Festival Favorite Award were:
1. "Deaf President Now!" (U.S.A.)
2. "The Alabama Solution" (U.S.A.)
3. "The Ballad of Wallis Island" (U.K.)
4. "Andre is an Idiot" (U.S.A.)
5. "Prime Minister" (U.S.A.)

•••• "Sundance was founded with the belief that storytelling can bring us together," reflected Amanda Kelso. "These works spoke to our commitment to fostering empathy, understanding, and a more vibrant, inclusive society through storytelling, and it was an honor to celebrate them together as a community."

The festival's highest honors, the Grand Jury Prizes, were awarded to:
•••• U.S. Dramatic Competition: "Atropia" (Director and Screenwriter: Hailey Gates)
•••• U.S. Documentary Competition: "Seeds" (Director and Producer: Brittany Shyne)
•••• World Cinema Dramatic Competition: "Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)" (Director and Screenwriter: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade)
•••• World Cinema Documentary Competition: "Cutting Through Rocks" (Directors and Producers: Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni)

Multiple Award Winners
Three films received double honors at the festival:
•••• "DJ Ahmet" won the Audience Award for World Cinema Dramatic Competition and a World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
•••• "Twinless" secured the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic Competition and a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting (Dylan O'Brien)
•••• "André is an Idiot" claimed the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary Competition and the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award.
•••• The Sundance Institute also announced the dates for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which will take place in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, from January 22&endash;February 1, 2026.
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• 115- The Storytelling We Need - Sundance Filmfestival Jan. 23 - Feb 2, 2025
Each year, the Sundance Film Festival team watches and discusses thousands of submissions from around the world to shape the annual program for the upcoming Festival. It's an opportunity to reflect on this moment in independent film, marvel at the immense volume of work produced by some of the world's most talented storytellers, and discover a group of artists as we look to the future. 
•••• Having just surveyed the state of filmmaking worldwide, we can confidently say that, despite a brutal climate for film financing and upheaval in the distribution landscape, fiercely independent artists continue to create boldly and with originality. The determination, resilience, and boundless creativity of these filmmakers underscores the urgency of Sundance Institute's core mission: to support artists and ensure that storytellers everywhere can sustain themselves through their work, and connect them with audiences. 
•••• Through the Sundance Labs, artist granting, fellowships, intensives, and the Festival, the Sundance Institute provided support to a diverse community of nearly 1,500 artists. Of those who voluntarily shared their backgrounds, 64 percent are artists of color, 55 percent are women, 41 percent identify as LGBTQIA, 6 percent as transgender, and 8 percent have a disability. The voices and perspectives of these artists have never been more essential.
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• Emilia Pérez raked in the most Oscar nominations, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked.

Earl Gibson III; Joe Maher; Steve Granitz; Andrw H. Walker; Neil Mockford; Amy Sussman/Getty Images

The announcement of the 2025 Academy Awards nominees, originally set for Friday, Jan. 17, was delayed twice amid the Los Angeles wildfires, which have left at least 28 people dead with more than 14,000 structures destroyed and nearly 40,000 acres burned.
•••• As the fires raged across Los Angeles on Jan. 8, the day voting for this year's nominees opened, the Film Academy extended the voting window through Jan. 14 with a plan to announce this year's nominees on Jan. 19. But as the devastation caused by the fires continued to unfold the following week, on Jan. 13, the Academy again extended the nominations voting window until Jan. 17 and set Jan. 23 as the date for this year's announcement.
•••• The Academy has also donated $1 million to the Motion Picture & Television Fund's wildfire relief efforts, including $250,000 that it would've spent on the Oscar nominees luncheon on Feb. 10, which has been canceled. The Academy plans to move forward with this year's Oscars but revealed that the ceremony will also "honor Los Angeles."

The 2025 Oscar nominations proved the clout of grownup talents, and the grownup audience, in the art and business of film.

•••• Nine out of 20 nominations in the acting categories went to actors over 50 (compared to eight last year), and Demi Moore, 62, Adrien Brody, 51, Edward Norton, 55, Isabella Rossellini, 72, Ralph Fiennes, 62, Colman Domingo, 55, and Fernanda Torres, 59, show it's never too late to be at the top of your career. Several are receiving their first Oscar nominations at grownup ages, a salubrious trend in recent years, as Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, Brendan Fraser, 56, and Michelle Yeoh, 62, have shown.
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• SAG-AFTRA Donates $1 Million to SAG-AFTRA Foundation for Fire Relief
LOS ANGELES - (Jan. 11, 2025) -- SAG-AFTRA announced that it is making a $1 million donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation to assist members experiencing hardship caused by the Los Angeles fires.
•••• Since the fires broke out, the union has temporarily closed its office in Los Angeles for safety's sake, with staff working to support members remotely, and it has kept members informed and connected to emergency resources. 
••••"I want to thank and recognize our broadcast journalist members who are out every day amid flames, smoke and fiery embers battling to bring this important news to the world. The destruction caused by these blazes, the loss of life and homes, has been gut-wrenching to experience, and of course our hearts go out to all affected. But we knew we could do more; we hope this pledge helps relieve suffering and assists those impacted in putting their lives back together after this calamity. I have personally been affected by the fires and I feel deeply for others who are experiencing this tragedy. These are particularly stressful times. Stress compromises the immune system so we must be mindful of taking measures to support our health," said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.
••••"The very essence of a labor union is solidarity: that we all work to elevate each other during times of stability, and we're there for each other in times of crisis. The devastation is hard to fathom, even for those of us living in it. We're so fortunate to have the SAG-AFTRA Foundation as a resource and a place our members can turn to in times of need. If you have been fortunate to have been spared direct impact from this disaster, please help out in any way you can, whether by volunteer service, helping others in need, or donating to relief funds like the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Disaster Relief Fund," said SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. 
••••SAG-AFTRA and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation have provided resources and support to members whenever and wherever in the nation disaster has struck, from the flooding in New York due to Superstorm Sandy to the hurricanes in the Southeast and beyond. 
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• 115- Join NFMLA for Counter-Ageism Cinema on Jan 17th & 18th
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its January Monthly Film Festival, spotlighting fighting ageism with InFocus: Counter-Ageism program, along with a selection of short film highlights from its ongoing program, as well as Xaque Gruber's debut feature Sallywood.

NFMLA Workshop | No Budget Production 101 with Bri Castellini

Friday, January 17, 2025 , 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PT Join for a virtual workshop/conversation with educator and filmmaker Bri Castellini about filmmaking on a budget! Being thrifty doesn't mean losing out on your vision. This course is all about being smart about where to deploy your budget, how to pick your battles, and ways to stretch your funding creatively so you're led by inspiration rather than by fear. Included: a film budgeting template, a shot listing template, and tons of related free readings and podcasts for further learning.
For more information about this workshop and other events, please visit New Film MakersLA.com
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• Emilia Pérez and Shögun win big at Golden Globe Awards -
See Complete Winners' List  

BEST MOTION PICTURE -- DRAMA THE BRUTALIST (A24) - WINNER BEST MOTION PICTURE -- ANIMATED FLOW (Sideshow / Janus Films) - WINNER BEST MOTION PICTURE -- NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix) - FRANCE - WINNER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES -- MUSICAL OR COMEDY JEAN SMART (HACKS) - WINNER BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES -- MUSICAL OR COMEDY JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (THE BEAR) - WINNER

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  • 115- Hollywood Party of the Year at the Golden Globe Awards
•••• The 82nd annual Golden Globes® will take place on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Golden Globes®, often referred to as "Hollywood's Party of the Year®," is the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of both film and television. Stars from across Hollywood will converge in Los Angeles, where the best in movies and television will be honored for their work.
•••• The Annual Golden Globes will air live on Sunday, Jan. 5, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS, streaming live on Paramount+ .

Selena Gomez has earned two Golden Globe nominations this year for her work in the film "Emilia Pérez" and her starring role in the ongoing comedy series "Only Murders in the Building."
•••• Emilia Pérez and The Bear (again) are set to be the stars of the evening. Wicked has indeed won the hearts of Hollywood, The Substance earned a nomination as... a comedy. And Selena Gomez is nominated on both the film and TV side, for her work in Emilia Pérez and Only Murders in the Building, respectively.
•••• The Bear has once again received five nominations, dominating the TV category. Notable snubs this year include Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor being left behind in the Challengers wave (Zendaya and the film both received nominations), as well as Saoirse Ronan for her work in both Blitz and The Outrun -- two awards season contenders.
•••• The Golden Globes divide Best Picture nominees into four categories: Drama, Comedy or Musical, Animated and Non-English Language. Plus, last year's new category, Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, returns for 2025.

The 2025 Golden Globe Cinematic and Box Office Achievement nominees are:
• Alien: Romulus - Stream on Hulu.
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Stream on Disney+
• Deadpool & Wolverine - Stream on Disney+
• Dune: Part Two - Stream on Max.
• Gladiator II - See it in theaters.
• Inside Out 2 - Stream on Disney+
• Twisters - Stream it on Peacock.
• Wicked - See it in theaters

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• Former President Jimmy Carter, died at age 100
ATLANTA, Dec. 29, 2024 -- James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 -- December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States. Carter will repose in state at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta until Jan. 7 for mourners to pay their respects. His state funeral will be held on National Day of Mourning, January 9, 2025 at Washington National Cathedral.
Rosalyn Carter precedet him in death on November 19, 2023.
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• 113- 'CONFESSIONS OF A CEO,' FEATURING RFK JR., HITS THEATERS IN JANUARY
Deepak Chopra, Blue Zones' Dan Buettner, Tom Gegax Sound Populist Alarm
Los Angeles, Jan. 1,12, 2025 -- Climate change, growing wealth inequality, and a tainted food system are pushing humanity to the brink. The new documentary "Confessions of a CEO: My Life in an Out-of-Balance World" challenges corporate America to take responsibility for its role -- and its power to reform.
•••• Featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Deepak Chopra, and Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner, the film is a bare-knuckled corporate critique told through the powerful true story of Tom Gegax, a once-toxic CEO who evolves from a profits-over-people, philandering executive going through cancer, divorce, and near-bankruptcy to a populist messenger.
•••• Distributed by Virgil Films ("I Am Chris Farley"), "Confessions of a CEO" will premiere in select theaters this January, followed by a digital release on February 11 on platforms including Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.
•••• "Corporations are driven by high profits, annual revenues, and shareholder value," says Kennedy, a nominee to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in the film's trailer. "They don't care about the land, the water, the people, the richness of life. You shouldn't be able to make money by poisoning public waterways and by poisoning the air."
•••• The documentary explores the profoundly good and bad impacts of corporate America &emdash; a source of jobs and innovation as well as fountains of greed, corruption, and pollution. Drawing from his life, Gegax highlights the dangerous shift to prioritizing profits over people, exemplified by the stark rise in the CEO-to-average worker pay disparity.
•••• "For too long I was Exhibit A for the toxic corporate greed that's suffocating Americans' quality of life and damaging the health of our planet," Gegax says. "Then I flipped the script to 'people over profits,' and I'm imploring corporate America to do the same."
•••• Virgil Films, known for "Super Size Me," "Forks Over Knives," and "Restrepo," will handle all aspects of the film's release, including theatrical, video-on-demand, streaming platforms, and television licensing. 

About "Confessions of a CEO" 
Tom Gegax is an entrepreneur and cofounder of Tires Plus Stores, where his strategic vision expanded the company from three Minneapolis gas stations to 150 locations and one of the largest independent tire retailers in America. Gegax's innovative customer service and operational efficiency drove the success of the company, now owned by Bridgestone. His life took a transformative turn when he faced up to philandering, cancer, divorce, and near-bankruptcy. The journey led Gegax to become a populist messenger and mentor to major American influencers. His "Confessions of a CEO" advocates for corporate reform and conscientious capitalism. See the trailer for "Confessions of a CEO."
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• 115- Keynotes at CES 2025
CES is the most powerful tech event in the world &endash; the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, CES features every aspect of the tech sector. CES 2025 takes place Jan. 7-10, 2025, in Las Vegas.

Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp, to Keynote CES 2025
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® welcomes Linda Yaccarino, CEO, X Corp, the world's largest online news and social networking site, as a keynote speaker at CES® 2025. Yaccarino will join Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Catherine Herridge in a keynote conversation on Tuesday, January 7, at 1:30 PM in the Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian.
•••• A transformative leader and visionary, Yaccarino is making waves as CEO of X Corp, where she is at the forefront of defining the future of digital communication. Under her leadership, X evolved into a dynamic platform fostering global conversations and innovative solutions for brands, creators, and communities alike.
•••• "X is the global newsroom in your pocket. It's the only real place for free dialogue between everyone&endash;the public and the powerful," said Yaccarino. "CES is the perfect place to share how we're completely reshaping the entire ecosystem."
•••• "Linda's career exemplifies the spirit of CES-- innovation, resilience, and vision," said Gary Shapiro, CEO, CTA. "Her leadership and contributions to the media and tech world makes her uniquely suited to inspire and challenge our audience to think boldly about the future."
•••• "Linda is a trailblazer and her keynote at CES 2025 will undoubtedly spark meaningful conversations about the evolving landscape of content creation, social platforms, and how technology empowers creators and communities to thrive," said Kinsey Fabrizio, President, CTA.
The keynote will be streamed on Live.CES.Tech, X, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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• 107- About author, Adria Manary Adams

•••Adria Manary Adams is the author of several books including the bestseller, MOMMY MAGIC. Most importantly, she is mom to four amazing children and Mimi to six grandsons.
••• She is presently working on a book about her Uncle Elwin, about whom she heard stories throughout her childhood and wrote about in college.
••• The working title is Never Stand Still, which she feels incorporates her uncle's genius mind as well as his ability to always move forward, especially after the many career disappointments that he experienced.
••• Adria now lives in sunny San Diego, with her husband Gene and their little fur babies, who are also her inspiration in writing a new children's book entitled, Bubbly Bliss and Bouncing Banjo Find a Home.

• THEY TOLD HIM TO BE QUIET - by Adria Manary Adams
When the government tells you to be quiet, alarm signals should go off in your brain. Only a chosen few know the full extent of its power, and my uncle, Elwin Laurence Peterson, regrettably found out the hard way.

During World War II, he worked at the Washington D.C. Navy Yard in the optics and machine shop. While there, he received several awards for his contributions to the war effort. One concern that he became acutely aware of, was the difficulty that all facets of the military were experiencing in communications. Methods of transmitting vital information to and from ships, submarines, airplanes and troops on the ground had become increasingly problematic since the Germans were intercepting and/or scrambling our signals. In exploring the situation, Elwin realized that varying the frequencies on which the messages were sent would disable the enemy from capturing our communications. Since frequency variation was a prominent component of a television system that he had conceived of in the late 1920's, and patented in 1928, he suggested that the government use this significant piece of his "Transmitting System and Apparatus," patent number 1,747,791.

He absolutely believed that this method would provide clear, secured and unencumbered communication in military operations, thus saving many American soldiers.

After explaining how FM would benefit the Navy to the manager of his department, his
suggestion made its way up the ranks. In handwritten notes written by my uncle in 1945, he states:

"I was interviewed several times by various officers and engineers. At one of these interviews, a man who worked for Edwin Armstrong was in attendance. He had been called in because of his claim that Armstrong (now a Major in the Signal Corps), had been working on variations of wavelengths since 1931. At that point I informed the officers that I was well aware of his efforts, because I had demonstrated my version to Mr. Armstrong back in

Elwin Laurence Peterson

1929 and again in 1930, when Bell Telephone and the Postal Telegraph Company had requested his opinion of my invention."

What Mr. Peterson did not mention in this meeting was that after seeing these demonstrations, Edwin Armstrong later used what he saw to further his efforts in transmission technology, which eventually helped him to become who many refer to as the "Father of Radio". If Armstrong was to be given this title, then Elwin Peterson should have been credited for being the "Grandfather of Radio". (The Armstrong patent was filed in 1933. Peterson's patent was submitted in 1928, five years earlier, and finalized in 1930, three years before Mr. Armstrong's.)
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• 114- Richard Parsons, Former Warner Bros Chairman, Dies at 76
NEW YORK - (Decembr 26, 2024) -- Richard Parsons, who presided over Time Warner as CEO from 2002-2007 as the media conglomerate was recovering from the epic fail of the AOL merger and who later became interim chairman of CBS to right its ship following the resignation of Leslie Moonves, died Thursday in Manhattan after a long illness. He was 76.
•••• Parsons' longtime friend Ronald S. Lauder, a member with Parsons of the Estée Lauder board, told the New York Times today that Parsons died of bone cancer.
•••• Parsons, an astute but soft spoken and genial presence, was born in 1948 and grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of an electrical technician and a homemaker and one of five children. He attended the University of Hawaii and got his law degree at Union University Albany School of Law.
•••• P One of nation's most powerful Black executives, he also served in both state and federal politics under New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, and presidents Gerald R. Ford, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. In 2008, Parsons was a member of the then president-elect Obama's Economic Transition Team and later served as a member of Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
••••Parsons took the helm of the company then called AOL Time Warner in 2002, replacing the late Gerald Levin as CEO. Faced with economic and culture-clash fallout from what is widely considered one of the worst mergers in corporate history, he removed the AOL from the company's name and, dramatically, from atop its former Columbus Circle headquarters the Time Warner Center in 2003.
•••• Parson had joined Time Warner as president in 1995 and voted for the merger, inked by Levin just as the dotcom boom crested and broadband was set to displace dial-up services like AOL. He faced massive losses and furious investors and getting the business back on track included fending off corporate raider Carl Icahn, who was pushing for the company to split up, among other measures. Parsons reached an agreement with the activist investor, known for his recent unsuccessful shots to scale the board of Disney. In 2009, Time Warner spun out AOL as a separately stand-alone company.
•••• Parsons handed the Time Warner reins to then-COO Jeff Bewkes, who led the pared down company, which also sold its stories music and magazine divisions, through to its subsequent sale to AT&T.
•••• After Time Warner, Parsons was named chairman of Citigroup in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, and then became interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014 amid the scandal around then-owner Donald Sterling forced Sterling to resign and sell the team.
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• Proclamation by Wallace G. Wilkinson,
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• 1992 proclaimed Nathan Beverly Stubblefield year and
• Murray Kentucky, Birthplace of Radio

• Nathan B. Stubblefield's patented the wireless telephone in 1908
• May will mark the 115th Anniversary of
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• Nathan B. Stubblefield, the Man History Overheard

• Who are the SMART Inventors of Radio WiTel?

• Scott Bryan Stubblefield great-grand son of inventor,
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•••• SMART-DAAF Boys, Vol I, 'The Inventors of Radio & Televison & The Life Style of Nathan B. Stubblefield," by Troy Cory-Stubblefield and Josie Cory, Library of Congress Number 93060451. (ISBN) 1-883644-003, pgs. 580. •Copyright © 1993

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• 106- Proclamation by Wallace G. Wilkinson, former Governor of Kentucky
• 1992 proclaimed Nathan Beverly Stubblefield year and
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• Wireless Telephone inventor Nathan Stubblefield
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• 115th Anniversary of the N.B. Stubblefield's Wireless Telephone Patent
1908 0512 - PATENT GRANTED: Stubblefield's U.S. Patent, Number 887,357, All Purpose Wireless Telephone, Filed April 5, 1907, Granted May 12, 1908. / Click MORE STORY TO GO DIRECTLY TO U.S. Patent Office - (Patent Expires May 12, 1925) CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW PATENT
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Trivia: What other event occurred in 1902, the year of Stubblefields's public demonstration in 1902.

A: The founding of J.C. Penney stores by James Cash.
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• 102- Nathan B. Stubblefield, the Man History Overheard
By Harvey Geller
•••• In Life's current Bicentennial issue, radio checks in, at #86 on the hot "100 Events That Shaped America," 19 buttons behind Bell's telephone. Erroneously, Life lists Guglielmo Marcon's dots and dashes as the first wireless broadcast, a fable echoed by the World Almanac and Encyclopedia Britannica. It's a forgivable mumpsimus, since the evidence offered on the following pages has not, until now, appeared in any national publication.
•••• The birth of broadcasting is a bizarre soap opera saga, a lacrymal legend of mystery, machination, ephemeral enshrinement, decline, disillusionment and disaster. It's denouncement dissolves six miles north of Murray, Kentucky, in a two-room shanty constructed of pine and cornstalks, where radio's uncelebrated architect is discovered 48 hours after his death, his records scattered, his equipment destroyed, his brain partly eaten by rats. Even local radio fails to mention his demise. He is Nathan Beverly Stubblefield, the man history over-heard and then overlooked.
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• 101- Troy Cory, First American to perform on Stage in China, PRC

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• • Back in the 80s, as a goodwill ambassador representing the U.S.A., Troy Cory and his back-up dancers and singers, "The Brooke Sisters," were the first entertainers from the United States to appear in a full staged program in the People's Republic of China during the Shanghai TV Festival, and televised on China's National Television (CCTV), viewed by over 300 million people.• •
• • It was there Cory met Jiang Zemin, then mayor of Shanghai, and who later became the 5th President of the People's Republic of China.•
• The '88 Shanghai Concert was the beginnings of Troy's concert tours in China for the next two decades. The concerts, just to name a few, included the following cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Anshan, Harbin, Fuzhou and and Tsingtao (Qingdao)
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• 114- Ron Rice, Hawaiian Tropic founder in 2004 accompanied the Troy Cory Show on a concert tour through China. -
Rice died May 19, 2022 at the age of 81 in Daytona Beach, Florida
••• He grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, and fell in love with the beaches of Florida on a childhood visit. He made his home in Daytona Beach, where he worked as a high school chemistry teacher and part-time lifeguard.
••• It was at his part-time job that Rice was inspired by seeing people all over the beach using Coppertone suntan lotion. He became determined to create a unique competitor, using his chemistry knowledge to experiment with a suntan lotion formula, scented with coconut and fruit.
••• He famously mixed his first formula in a garbage can, bottling it at home in his garage with a $500 loan from his father to launch his business. He named it Hawaiian Tropic to evoke an exotic beach locale.
••• His experiment was a hit making him a multi-millionaire, with his Hawaiian Tropic suncare brand creating sales of $110 million per year.
••• Ricewith his Hawaiian Tropic brand became known for sponsoring beauty pageants and NASCAR racecars.
••• In 2004 he accompanied Troy Cory to a concert tour through China.
•••After selling Hawaiian Tropic to Playtex in 2007, Rice returned to the industry in recent years with the suncare brand Habana Brisa.
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• 114- Scott B. Whitenack-Stubblefield Esq., great-grand son of wireless telephone inventor, Nathan B. Stubblefield, died - By Troy Cory
Scott Bryan Whitenack passed away untimely on September 18, in Los Angeles, CA.
•••• Scott, aka Scott Stubblefield, was one of four children with siblings, Alden, Keith, and Priscilla. (His brother Keith pre-ceded him in death at the age of 32). His parents were Troy Cory Stubblefield, an entertainer and author and Dorothy Swafford, owner of a furniture and antiques retail store. Scott's children are Steven, David and grand-children, William, Bruce, Cora and Max, borne to Steven and Skylark. Scott's great-grandfather is Nathan B. Stubblefield, the inventor of Radio, in 1882, and patent holder of the wireless telephone (1908) and his great-great-great .... grandparents were - John and Priscilla Alden who were part of the pilgrimage who sailed on the Mayflower to Plymouth Rock from England in 1620.

(The Stubblefield story is incorporated within several photographs and denotes of and about S Scott to show how their personal ambitions and dreams parallel each other - both died - before their dreams and ambitions were fulfilled)

During the time he studied for the State Bar, Scott lived with Josie and myself on our family estate in Pasadena. He passed the State Bar the first time and was among only 33% to do so.
The balance of time was spent doing cinematography for my TV shows, which he considered an artistic outlet besides his major life's work, in the field of law. After he passed the State Bar he handled numerous legal cases and ended up working as an associate lawyer with Melvin Belli with whom he engaged in several cases and won a lawsuit that became precedent case law. Whitenack was committed to his legal profession for over three decades.•
r••• If you needed legal advice or help with a motion filing, Scott was there with his trusty law books. He was very intelligent, outspoken and an independent thinker.
•••• He also was a family man, who loved hiking and scuba diving, a good game of tennis and enjoyed bringing his sons to Paramount Ranch for regular family outings and Father's Day get-togethers.
•••• As to his love for cinematography he videotaped additional segments for the movie "Christmas around the World." Scott later became my producer and cinematographer for "To Catch a Dream" filmed in Europe. The video project brought him and the production team to Paris, Venice, Cannes, Munich and Salzburg. Said footage with perfect picture-book pans of the Eiffel Tower, the Seine River, the leaning Tower of Pisa and the Venice Bridge of Sigh, is a legacy he left behind for us.
•••• In the early 90s during the writing of our 4-volume set of books entitled "the SMART-DAAF Boys" about the invention of radio and the the wireless telephone, Scott lent a helpful hand in giving his legal aspect of his great-grandfather Nathan Stubblefield's copyrighted and patented invention. He also was the co-author of "Bank America, the Tortfeasor." •

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Scott as a teenager with John Wayne
at LA Herald-Express columnist Harrison Carroll's Cinema Reporting Prize press conference.

•••• His favorite poem is found on a card he prepared for one of my Father's Days titled "The Force That Through The Green Fuse Drives The Flower."

••••• He leaves behind his father, Troy Cory-Stubblefield, his mother Dorothy Steele, sister Priscilla Stubblefield Cory, brother and sister-in-law Alden and Sara Stubblefield, step mother Josie Cory-Stubblefield, sons David and Steven, daughter-in law Skylar, and great-grandchildren, William, Bruce, Cora and Max; Nephew Ryan White, and niece Jenny Wharton. His brother Keith pre-ceded him in death at the age of 32.

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