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From Collegiate Presswire (https://www.cpwire.com): Entertainment Seminars Part of Groundbreaking Initiative "She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio"; "She Made It" to Include 2,000 Hours of Programming, Educational Events for Scholars, Students, and the Public NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Nov. 7, 2005--The Museum of Television & Radio is launching a satellite seminar series to universities and colleges nationwide focusing on the role of women in the history of television and radio. The seminars are part of the Museum�s She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio � a three-year initiative celebrating the achievements of creative and business women in the television and radio industries. Spanning the generations from early trailblazers to current innovators, She Made It will honor writers, directors, producers, journalists, sportscasters, and executives. She Made It will preserve the legacy of women who have had an enormous impact on our most powerful media. The seminars, which will include a live question-and-answer session between panelists and the off-site audience, is free of charge and will be sent via satellite to universities and colleges across the country as part of the Museum�s Robert M. Batscha University Satellite Seminar Program. Universities and colleges may register for the seminars by contacting [email protected] or by calling 212-621-6726. �The Women of NPR� will take place in New York on Thursday, November 10, 2005 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (EST) Panelists include: Melissa Block (Host, All Things Considered), Maria Hinojosa (Managing Editor and Host, Latino USA), Cokie Roberts (News Analyst, NPR; Senior News Analyst, ABC News), Susan Stamberg (Special Correspondent), and Linda Wertheimer (Senior National Correspondent). �From The Goldbergs to 2005: The Evolution of the Family Sitcom� will take place in New York on Wednesday, November 16, 2005, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (EST) Panelists include: Aviva Kempner (Documentary Filmmaker, Gertrude Berg: America�s Molly Goldberg); John Markus, The Cosby Show (Coexecutive Producer); The Larry Sanders Show (Writer), Gimme A Break (Writer); Bill Persky, That Girl (Creator), Kate & Allie (Director, Writer, Producer), Who�s The Boss? (Director); and David Zurawik (Biographer, Molly�s World: The Life of Gertrude Berg). �Taking the Lead: Women and the Changing Face of Television Drama� will take place in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 8, 2005, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (PST) with panelists to be announced. At the center of She Made It is a unique collection of radio and television programming created by women. The She Made It collection, a representative portion of which will be available when She Made It launches on December 1, will serve as a major resource for scholars, students, industry professionals, and the public. At the end of the three-year project, 2,000 hours of programming compiled both from the Museum�s existing collection of over 120,000 programs and from new acquisitions will be available at both Museum locations, in New York and Los Angeles. Seminars, screenings, and an interactive website (www.shemadeit.org) will support this landmark collection. She Made It will officially launch when the names of the 2005 honorees are announced at an event at the Museum in New York on Thursday, December 1, 2005. Additional honorees will be named in the following two years of the initiative. �The idea for She Made It was driven as much by the extraordinary accomplishments of the female trailblazers in the industry, whose history and identity we wanted to preserve, as by the fact that so many talented women have succeeded in all areas of television and radio today,� Frank A. Bennack, Jr., chairman of the Museum�s board of trustees, said. �What we will try to highlight in the context of our collection is precisely how women have impacted the industry as writers, directors, producers, journalists, sportscasters, and executives.� �She Made It speaks both to the success of women in the industry today, as well as to the achievements of pioneers, many of whom worked against great odds and, just as often, without recognition,� said Marlo Thomas, vice chairman of the Museum�s board. The honorees were selected for She Made It by the Museum in consultation with a steering committee comprised of some of the most prominent women working in television and radio today and respected scholars in the academic study of women in media. The steering committee is led by Loreen Arbus and Kay Koplovitz, cochairs of the committee and Museum trustees, as well as Geraldine Laybourne, Dawn Ostroff, Nancy Tellem, and Marlo Thomas. Other programmatic components of She Made It will include an interactive website at www.shemadeit.org � featuring biographies, photographs, and webcasts�as well as ongoing screenings celebrating and featuring the work of the 2005 honorees. The Museum wishes to thank the following foundations, corporations, and individuals for making She Made It possible: Loreen Arbus, Kay Koplovitz, Geraldine Laybourne, Marlo Thomas, Joan Ganz Cooney, A&E Television Networks, BET, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, Disney-ABC Television Group, Harry Winston, James & Co., Dolly Lenz, Lifetime Entertainment Services, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, MTV Networks, The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Time Warner Inc., USA Network and SCI FI Channel, The Kaplan Thaler Group, Playboy Foundation, Terri M. Santisi, Barbara Walters, Carole Black, and BMI. The 2005-2006 Robert M. Batscha University Satellite Seminar Series is generously funded by Dick Wolf. Satellite transmission is provided by GlobeCast and satellite time is provided by PanAmSat Corporation. About The Museum of Television & Radio ### The Museum of Television & Radio in New York, located at 25 West 52 Street in Manhattan, is open Tuesdays through Sundays from noon to 6:00 p.m. and until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. The Museum of Television & Radio in California, located at 465 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills is open Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m. Both Museums are closed on New Year�s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Suggested contribution: Members free; $10.00 for adults; $8.00 for senior citizens and students; and $5.00 for children under fourteen. Admission is free in Los Angeles. The public areas in both Museums are accessible to wheelchairs, and assisted listening devices are available. Programs are subject to change. You may call the Museum in New York at (212) 621-6800, or in Los Angeles at (310) 786-1000. Visit the Museum�s website at www.mtr.org. Contact: © Copyright 2004 Collegiate Presswire, Inc. and The Museum of Television & Radio |