About HRTS

The Hollywood Radio and Television Society is an organization of West Coast executives from the networks, stations, studios, production companies, advertisers, ad agencies, cable companies, media companies, legal firms, publicity agencies, talent and management agencies, performers, services, suppliers and allied fields. HRTS was chartered in 1947 as a non-profit corporation of the State of California. HRTS Newsmaker Luncheons have become the largest physical forums for the Hollywood creative community since that time. More than 600 top execs as well as 36 major entertainment companies are represented iwithin the HRTS membership

President of the HRTS is Chris Silbermann, Co-President ICM.  Recent past presidents of the HRTS include Andy Friendly, Jordan Levin,  Kevin Reilly, Rick Rosen, Tom Nunan, Nancy Josephson, Tony Jonas, Sam Haskell, Rod Perth, Jon Feltheimer, Peter Tortorici, Warren Littlefield, Leslie Moonves, Ted Harbert, Bill Haber, Jerry Katzman, Harris Katleman, and Brandon Tartikoff.

2006-2007 HRTS officers: Chris Silbermann, President; Andrea Wong, Vice President; Peter Jankowski, Secretary/Treasurer.

2006-2007 Board of Directors: Dick Askin, Kevin Beggs, Adam Berkowitz, Angela Bromstad, Scott Carlin, Stephen J. Davis, Craig Erwich, Andy Friendly, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Kelly Goode, Leonard Goldstein, Brian Graden, Jim Griffiths, Paul Haas, Jon Hookstratten, Peter Jankowski, Aaron Kaplan, Toni E. Knight, Russ Krasnoff, Jordan Levin, Bob Levinson, Gary Loder, Stephen A. McPherson, Sue Naegle, Gary Newman, Ryan O'Hara, Dawn Ostroff, Jim Paratore, Kenneth Richman, Rich Ross, Bob Sanitsky, Jeff Shell, Eric Tannenbaum, Nina Tassler, Sarah Timberman, and Zack VanAmburg.

HRTS Executive Director is Dave Ferrara. Mr. Ferrara, who has been with HRTS since 1999, is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management and strategic planning of the organization's current and future activities, including expanding membership, creating more industry programs and increasing corporate participation. Mr. Ferrara is also Executive Producer of all HRTS events and activities.  Most recently, Mr. Ferrara was the event producer/marketing manager for HRTS and oversaw production for the HRTS Newsmaker Luncheons as well as other production and marketing initiatives.

Members receive discounts on newsmaker luncheons and other HRTS events, full access to the HRTS Online Community, exclusive HRTS "Members-Only events/activities, listing in the HRTS Publication "The HRTS Annual", early notification of all events, and the satisfaction of supporting the industry's premier forum for networking and information exchange. 

The HRTS is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization chartered in the State of California. Federal Tax ID: 95-2080801.  Your contributions, Membership dues, initiation fees, contributions to mentoring and scholarship programs, and for printed acknowledgments in HRTS publications, may be deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information on HRTS membership and activities call (818) 789-1182; Fax (818) 789-1210; or E-mail: info@hrts.org.

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