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The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia is a non-profit membership based organization, founded in January of 1962 as a chapter of the national organization of the Broadcast Pioneers. In 1995, Broadcast Pioneers became an independent entity. Membership is open to those who have been associated with broadcast/communications or associated fields for 10 years or more. Its membership includes station owners and executives, management, talent, sales, engineering, ad agency personnel and many others in all levels of broadcasting and communications. The group holds monthly luncheon meetings to socialize and hear industry leaders as guest speakers. At these meetings, Broadcast Pioneers learn the latest in industry trends and promote broadcast-related causes, including support for the highest standards of broadcasting.


 * Broadcast Pioneers awards scholarships yearly to deserving area college students in the communications field. Twelve persons annually receive organization grants.


 * Broadcast Pioneers conducts educational and charitable activities. Symposiums for communications students are manned by working professionals and held at local broadcast stations. The organization's college career nights are similar to their symposiums except they are held on local university campuses.


 * Broadcast Pioneers recognizes persons who have made significant contributions to the field of broadcasting and communications in the Delaware Valley. Broadcasters are recognized in both our PERSON OF THE YEAR program and in our HALL OF FAME. This evening funds the scholarships program for communications students from regional universities and colleges.


 * Broadcast Pioneers records facts, data and traditions of the Broadcasting and Communications Industry in the Delaware Valley for use by current and future generations. Ongoing projects include collecting memorabilia and artifacts and developing a written history of local broadcasting, part of that is the Broadcast Pioneers website . An archive of broadcasting data, articles, video, audio, photos and historical information is being collected.


 * Broadcast Pioneers strives to influence current broadcasting and communications practices to favor more cultural, educational and family oriented quality programming.

In 1942, NBC Radio gave a dinner banquet to honor famed news broadcaster H. V. Kaltenborn & his 20 years in broadcasting. After the event, he started thinking that there should be an association of radio pioneers like himself. Shortly thereafter, he took the initiative and formed an organization called "The Twenty Year Club." That group was the beginning of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia.

In 1947, the organization was reorganized as "The Radio Pioneers Club," with a Constitution and By-Laws. In 1957, in order to encompass all branches of the radio, television and cable industry, the group's name was changed to "The Broadcast Pioneers." The membership included pioneers in all sections of the radio, television and cable industry. They included those involved in legal matters, programming, public relations, publicity, advertising, engineering, finance and government, as well as artists, owners, and managers. At both national and local chapter meetings, one had an opportunity to spend pleasant moments with old friends and associates, and to make new ones.

The constitution specified that the purpose of the organization was: To establish a membership organization of persons, who, by their long years of service in the field of Broadcasting, desire to become associated for the purposes of friendship and education. The Club shall be a central clearinghouse for the exchange of information and historical data about the industry and shall record...facts and data about the history of the industry and its traditions for use by this and future generations. It is felt that this organization, with the resultant exchange of information, would make a valuable contribution to the public interest.

By January of 1962, there were chapters in Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago, their own chapter in Philadelphia and the first local chapter which was based in New York City.

1950 marked the establishment of a National Broadcasters Hall of Fame in which memories of men and women whose contributions have placed them among the immortals will be perpetuated. For many years, the national organization of the Broadcast Pioneers had sponsored the luncheon for the annual prestigious George Foster Peabody Awards, which recognizes the most distinguished and meritorious public service rendered each year by radio and television. Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia's first Philadelphia based Hall of Fame Luncheon was held in June of 1992 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Center City Philly. Fourteen industry pioneers were honored for their extraordinary contributions of lasting value to the advancement of the industry in their market. Each year, Broadcast Pioneers continues to induct more "legends" into the Philadelphia Hall of Fame.

Beginning in 1966, and every year since, The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia has honored at a banquet, its "Person of the Year." Its list of honorees is truly a "Who's Who" of Philadelphia broadcasting.

The national Broadcast Pioneers Library was formally dedicated on April 19, 1972. It was originally housed in the National Association of Broadcasters Building in Washington, D.C. and later moved to its current location at Hornbake Library on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park.

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Broadcast Pioneers was organized in January of 1962. Membership has grown each year and it now has more members than ever before. Many of its people are considered broadcast legends in the Philadelphia market. Broadcast Pioneers are innovators in the Delaware Valley broadcast market, both past and present.

In 1950, the national organization started an "Oral History Project." During the early years of the Philadelphia chapter, Broadcast Pioneers also participated in this endeavor. However, all recordings were sent to the national organization. Some ended up at the Broadcast Pioneers Library at the University of Maryland. In 1991, the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia organization started its own "The Oral History Project." It searched out individuals to tape interviews to record historical information as well as reminiscences. This project was set up as a source of material to eventually be made available to future historians of the industry, and to those writing books which dwell on some phase of broadcasting. It is now being continued as part of Broadcast Pioneers' webcast series, "Pioneers in Broadcasting." The final result of this effort is to have a history of broadcasting from one of the richest markets in the world, Philadelphia. It is and will be an on-going project as more history is made each and every year.

2011-2012 OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS



 * :Chairman of the Board GERRY WILKINSON
 * :President JERRY KLEIN
 * :Vice President FRANK STONE
 * :Vice President BILL WRIGHT, SR.
 * :Vice President PAUL GLUCK
 * :Secretary CAROL LEEBRON
 * :Treasurer PAT DELSI

BOARD MEMBERS



 * :DAVID ABRAMSON
 * :SALLY BERLIN
 * :PAUL BIG BEAR
 * :MIKE BROOKS
 * :DIEGO CASTELLANOS
 * :LORETTA BOVE CROWELL
 * :LYDIA DeGUIO
 * :ED EISEN
 * :BILL GELLHAUS
 * :ED HURST
 * :DICK KEARNEY
 * :BILL KELLEY
 * :BOB KRAVITZ
 * :DORIE LENZ
 * :W. CARTER MERBREIER
 * :MICHAEL NISE
 * :JOE PELLEGRINO
 * :BARRY REISMAN
 * :KAL RUDMAN
 * :BRAD SEECOF
 * :LES WAAS

LIFETIME DIRECTORS EMERITUS

 * :HERB CLARKE (passed away in office)
 * :DAVID J. CUSTIS
 * :SHIRLEY MORRIS
 * :JOHN B. ROBERTS (passed away in office)
 * :ALAN R. TRIPP

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

 * :Luncheon & Banquet Programs/College Students Events GERRY WILKINSON
 * :Membership & Hospitality BILL WRIGHT, SR.
 * :Nominations DORIE LENZ
 * :Person of the Year/Hall of Fame Selection PAT DELSI
 * :History/Archives/Website GERRY WILKINSON
 * :Newsletter Editor & Development FRANK STONE
 * :Public Relations, By-Laws Committee & Booklets Editor JERRY KLEIN
 * :Scholarships DIEGO CASTELLANOS
 * :Finance PAT DELSI

Person of the Year
Each year the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia presents a PERSON OF THE YEAR Award for distinguished service in the Broadcast Industry. Each "Person of the Year" is automatically inducted into the "Hall of Fame."

RECIPIENTS
 * 2011 	Cardinal John P. Foley
 * 2010 	Kelly Ripa
 * 2009 	Bill Wright, Sr.
 * 2008 	Bill Campbell
 * 2007 	Kal Rudman
 * 2006 	Bill Webber
 * 2005 	Merrill Reese
 * 2004	Harry Kalas
 * 2003	Gene Crane
 * 2002	Larry Kane
 * 2001	Captain & Mrs. Noah
 * 2000	Dave Roberts
 * 1999	Don Tollofson
 * 1998	Art Moore
 * 1997	Jerry Lee
 * 1996	Jim Gardner
 * 1995	Shelly Gross
 * 1994	Roy Shapiro
 * 1993	Dorie Lenz
 * 1992	Harold Pannepacker
 * 1991	Herb Clarke
 * 1990	Joe Grady & Ed Hurst
 * 1989	Gene McCurdy
 * 1987	John B. Roberts
 * 1986	Bob Bradley
 * 1985	Dick Vermeil
 * 1984	David Brenner
 * 1983	Walter H. Annenberg
 * 1982	Lew Klein
 * 1981	Jack Whitaker
 * 1980	Dick Clark
 * 1979	Dr. Eugene Ormandy
 * 1978	Roger W. Clipp
 * 1977	George Koehler
 * 1976	Raymond S. Green
 * 1974	Jack Steck
 * 1973	Franklin A. Tooke
 * 1972	Pat Stanton
 * 1971	John Facenda
 * 1970	Max E. Solomom
 * 1969	Stan Lee Broza
 * 1968	Dr. Leon Levy
 * 1967	Edmund H. (Ned) Rogers
 * 1966	John Morgan Davis

Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame

 * 2011
 * Cherie Bank
 * Larry Brown
 * Dick Covington
 * Jack Creamer
 * Dann Cuellar
 * Tommy DeNoble
 * Bob Dome
 * Howard Eskin
 * Steve Highsmith
 * Wally Kennedy
 * Randy Kraft
 * Tim Lake
 * Jack Lamar
 * Don Lancer
 * Norman Leebron
 * Steve Levy
 * Helen Lipkin
 * Mac McGuire
 * Andy Musser
 * Tom Moorehead
 * Roy Neal
 * Charlie O'Donnell
 * Barry Reisman
 * Joel A. Spivak
 * Stephanie Stahl
 * Stephanie Stahl


 * 2010
 * Al Alberts
 * Herb Denenberg
 * Jack Downey
 * Joe Earley
 * Ed Elias
 * Carol Erickson
 * Steve Friedman
 * Paul Harron, Jr.
 * Paul Harron, Sr.
 * Irv Homer
 * Cissie Hurst
 * Peggy King
 * Bob Klein
 * Ed McMahon
 * Bob Menefee
 * Linda Munich
 * Dave Neal
 * Jim Nettleton
 * Frank Nise
 * Joe Pellegrino
 * Glenn Schwartz
 * Dick Sheeran
 * Rick Williams
 * Nat Wright
 * John Zacherle


 * 2009
 * Elliot Abrams
 * Joey Bishop
 * Joanne Calabria
 * Renee Chenault-Fattah
 * Jay Cook
 * Mort Crim
 * Hugh Gannon
 * Powers Gouraud
 * Florence Hanford
 * Wally Kinnan
 * Siani Lee
 * Gene London
 * Tony Mammarella
 * Jack McKinney
 * Al Meltzer
 * Jack Pyle
 * Irv Ross
 * George Thomas
 * Lisa Thomas-Laury
 * Long John Wade


 * 2008
 * Doug Arthur
 * Susan Drake
 * Cathy Gandolfo
 * Howard Jones
 * Bill Kuster
 * George Michael
 * Bob Pantano
 * Dr. Don Rose
 * Dave Schratwieser
 * Tom Snyder
 * Mike Strug
 * Ukee Washington


 * 2007
 * Ed Bradley
 * Tom Brookshier
 * Sam Bushman
 * Ed Cunningham
 * Lee Dexter
 * Walt Hunter
 * Jack Hyland
 * David L. Kurtz
 * Max M. Leon
 * Gary Papa
 * Terry Ruggles


 * 2006
 * Bill Baldini
 * Mike Douglas
 * Philo Farnsworth
 * Bill Hart
 * Dr. Charles Lee
 * Monica Malpass
 * Larry Mendte
 * Jessica Savitch
 * Alan Scott
 * Allen Stone


 * 2005
 * Diane Allen
 * Jane Norman
 * Scott Palmer
 * Merrill Reese
 * Ed Sciaky
 * Les Waas
 * Georgie Woods
 * Bill Wright, Sr.


 * 2004
 * Gunnar Back
 * Billy & Dolly Banks
 * Pete Boyle
 * John Carlton
 * Jerry Donahue
 * Frank Ford
 * Chief Halftown
 * Doug "Jocko" Henderson
 * News Anchor Jack Jones
 * Tom Moran
 * Vernon Odom
 * Phil Sheridan
 * Marciarose Shestack


 * 2003
 * Bob Bradley
 * David Brenner
 * Roger Clipp
 * John Morgan Davis
 * Jim Gardner
 * Jane King Hall
 * Rob Jennings
 * Tom Lamaine
 * Hy Lit
 * Art Moore
 * Eugene Ormandy
 * Bob Perkins
 * Roy Shapiro
 * Pat Stanton
 * Franklin Tooke
 * Dick Vermeil
 * Jack Whitaker


 * 2002
 * Jerry Blavat
 * Bill Bransome
 * Diego Castellanos
 * Edie Huggins
 * Ed Papazian
 * Dean Tyler


 * 2001
 * Pat Delsi
 * Gene Hart
 * Neil Harvey
 * Sid Mark
 * Pat & Carter Merbreier
 * Paul Norton


 * 2000
 * Pat Ciarrocchi
 * Austin Culmer
 * Dr. Francis Davis
 * Larry Ferrari
 * Harry Kalas
 * Jo Oristaglio
 * Dave Roberts
 * John Paul Weber


 * 1999
 * Bill Campbell
 * Shelly Gross
 * Trudy Haynes
 * Dorie Lenz
 * Joe McCauley
 * Gene McCurdy
 * Don Tollefson
 * Bill Webber


 * 1998
 * Ed Harvey
 * Joe Niagara
 * Ralph Roberts
 * Kal Rudman


 * 1997
 * Richie Ashburn
 * Ken Garland
 * Jerry Lee
 * Jim O'Brien


 * 1996
 * Joe Grady
 * Ed Hurst
 * Malcolm Poindexter
 * John B. Roberts
 * Ed & Steve Sabol
 * Manie Sacks


 * 1995
 * Gene Crane
 * Bob Jawer
 * Harold Pannepacker
 * Sally Starr


 * 1994
 * Herb Clarke
 * Larry Kane
 * Allan Kalish
 * George Koehler


 * 1993
 * Esther & Stan Lee Broza
 * Taylor Grant
 * Raymond S. Green
 * Ragan Henry
 * Lew Klein
 * Edmund (Ned) Rogers
 * By Saam


 * 1992
 * Walter H. Annenberg
 * Dick Clark
 * John Facenda
 * Martha Gable
 * Ben Gimbel, Jr.
 * A. Atwater Kent
 * Ernie Kovacs
 * Vince Leonard
 * Isaac & Leon Levy
 * Max E. Solomon
 * Florence & Jack Steck
 * Bob Wilder