Hudson River Park Friends returned home to the Hudson River Park to celebrate all that the four-mile-long oasis has provided to millions of New Yorkers over the past year and a half.
Wyclef Jean performs onstage at the 2021 Hudson River Park Gala
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Friends held its 2021 Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers and raised $2.5 million to support the Park’s operations, horticulture, maintenance and public programming and an innovative science playground at Pier 26.
Hosted by Mario Cantone; the evening began with cocktails by the Park’s carousel of native Hudson River animals, while guests enjoyed a Bollywood-inspired performance. The evening honored Madelyn Wils, past President and CEO Hudson River Park Trust – who was presented with her award by Diana Taylor, former Chair of the Trust’s Board of Directors. Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google, accepted her...
Wyclef Jean performs onstage at the 2021 Hudson River Park Gala
Credit/Copyright: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Friends of Hudson River Park
Friends held its 2021 Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers and raised $2.5 million to support the Park’s operations, horticulture, maintenance and public programming and an innovative science playground at Pier 26.
Hosted by Mario Cantone; the evening began with cocktails by the Park’s carousel of native Hudson River animals, while guests enjoyed a Bollywood-inspired performance. The evening honored Madelyn Wils, past President and CEO Hudson River Park Trust – who was presented with her award by Diana Taylor, former Chair of the Trust’s Board of Directors. Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google, accepted her...
- 10/12/2021
- Look to the Stars
Hudson River Park Friends will return home to Hudson River Park to celebrate their blue and green oasis and show their appreciation for everything that it has provided the millions of New Yorkers over the past year.
The Gala will be hosted by Derek Blasberg, Head of Fashion and Beauty, YouTube; and will honor Madelyn Wils Past President and CEO Hudson River Park Trust. The evening will also honor Google, with the award to be accepted by Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google.
The evening will feature a special live performance by Wyclef Jean. Additional guests to include Diana Taylor, Michael Novogratz and Ruth Porat among others.
Funds raised through the event will help support the Park’s programs, operations and maintenance and contribute to Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 Science Play Area Capital Campaign, a marine science-focused play area, featuring custom and interactive sculptural elements for children to learn,...
The Gala will be hosted by Derek Blasberg, Head of Fashion and Beauty, YouTube; and will honor Madelyn Wils Past President and CEO Hudson River Park Trust. The evening will also honor Google, with the award to be accepted by Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google.
The evening will feature a special live performance by Wyclef Jean. Additional guests to include Diana Taylor, Michael Novogratz and Ruth Porat among others.
Funds raised through the event will help support the Park’s programs, operations and maintenance and contribute to Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 Science Play Area Capital Campaign, a marine science-focused play area, featuring custom and interactive sculptural elements for children to learn,...
- 9/29/2021
- Look to the Stars
Earlier this week, Hudson River Park held its first virtual “UnGala,” an at-home celebration of Hudson River Park, and raised over $1 million to support the Park’s operations, horticulture maintenance and public programming, including its 550+ year-round educational, environmental, sustainability and cultural programs.
Hosted by Jenna Bush Hager, the evening kicked-off with Martha Stewart demonstrating how to mix the perfect “Marthatini” at home. The event featured New Yorkers such as Julianne Moore, Andy Cohen, Lea DeLaria, Diana Taylor, David Chang, Charlotte Groeneveld-Van Haren, Mike Novogratz and New York’s Lieutenant Governor, Hon. Kathy Hochul paying tribute to Hudson River Park and to the essential operations and maintenance workers who have been keeping the Park safe, clean and beautiful each and every day in the face of a global pandemic. The evening concluded with a moving performance by David Broza, who sang an acoustic version of “East Jerusalem/ West Jerusalem.”
“This year...
Hosted by Jenna Bush Hager, the evening kicked-off with Martha Stewart demonstrating how to mix the perfect “Marthatini” at home. The event featured New Yorkers such as Julianne Moore, Andy Cohen, Lea DeLaria, Diana Taylor, David Chang, Charlotte Groeneveld-Van Haren, Mike Novogratz and New York’s Lieutenant Governor, Hon. Kathy Hochul paying tribute to Hudson River Park and to the essential operations and maintenance workers who have been keeping the Park safe, clean and beautiful each and every day in the face of a global pandemic. The evening concluded with a moving performance by David Broza, who sang an acoustic version of “East Jerusalem/ West Jerusalem.”
“This year...
- 10/27/2020
- Look to the Stars
Supporters and potential backers of presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg gathered on Wednesday evening in Hancock Park for an event to build buzz for his candidacy, with a special celebrity guest among the speakers: Michael Douglas.
Hours earlier, Douglas had announced that his father, legendary actor Kirk Douglas, had passed away at age 103. At the event, hosted by Jon Vein and Ellen Goldsmith Vein at their Hancock Park home, Douglas “talked about how much his dad loved Bloomberg and how much he loved Bloomberg,” according to an attendee who was there.
The event was not a fundraiser, as Bloomberg is self-financing his presidential bid, so some dubbed it a “friend-raiser,” in the words of political consultant Mathew Littman, who was among the 200 or so attendees.
“It was very impressive. I was shocked how many turned out,” Littman said, noting that Bloomberg himself was not present. Among those there: actress Sela Ward...
Hours earlier, Douglas had announced that his father, legendary actor Kirk Douglas, had passed away at age 103. At the event, hosted by Jon Vein and Ellen Goldsmith Vein at their Hancock Park home, Douglas “talked about how much his dad loved Bloomberg and how much he loved Bloomberg,” according to an attendee who was there.
The event was not a fundraiser, as Bloomberg is self-financing his presidential bid, so some dubbed it a “friend-raiser,” in the words of political consultant Mathew Littman, who was among the 200 or so attendees.
“It was very impressive. I was shocked how many turned out,” Littman said, noting that Bloomberg himself was not present. Among those there: actress Sela Ward...
- 2/6/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Employees at WarnerMedia, the newly re-christened entertainment enterprise formerly known as Time Warner, are eyeing their new corporate leaders with trepidation. They’re worried that At&T, the telecommunications giant that snapped up the company in a blockbuster $85 billion transaction, will do a lot more than simply rename its new bauble.
Having lived through one megamerger — Time Warner’s disastrous 2000 marriage with AOL — and seen other entertainment companies, such as NBCUniversal and Scripps, get taken over by sprawling corporate owners, they’re understandably fearful of a future that undoubtedly will include layoffs and cultural overhauls. And At&T is known for cutting costs.
John Stankey, the man tasked with bringing WarnerMedia’s various divisions under the At&T umbrella, knows that he’s got a sales pitch to make.
“Candidly none of these employees know me or know who I am,” the freshly minted WarnerMedia CEO says in an interview with...
Having lived through one megamerger — Time Warner’s disastrous 2000 marriage with AOL — and seen other entertainment companies, such as NBCUniversal and Scripps, get taken over by sprawling corporate owners, they’re understandably fearful of a future that undoubtedly will include layoffs and cultural overhauls. And At&T is known for cutting costs.
John Stankey, the man tasked with bringing WarnerMedia’s various divisions under the At&T umbrella, knows that he’s got a sales pitch to make.
“Candidly none of these employees know me or know who I am,” the freshly minted WarnerMedia CEO says in an interview with...
- 6/20/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of a series of town hall meetings this week, new WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey told Deadline he did not expect any more high-level management departures in the near term. In the wide-ranging conversation, he did acknowledge some layoffs would result from the $85 billion merger, though most of them would be in administrative roles such as human resources or accounting.
A series of rapid-fire announcements last week followed At&T’s resounding June 12 victory over the Justice Department, which sought to block the $85 million merger with Time Warner on antitrust grounds.
At&T moved swiftly to close the deal. It then announced the exit of Time Warner’s chief executive Jeff Bewkes, Turner Chief Executive John Martin, Time Warner Executive Vice President of International and Corporate Strategy Olaf Olafson and Gary Ginsberg, head of corporate marketing and communications.
“What we did last week is we set the leadership,” Stankey said during the telephone interview.
A series of rapid-fire announcements last week followed At&T’s resounding June 12 victory over the Justice Department, which sought to block the $85 million merger with Time Warner on antitrust grounds.
At&T moved swiftly to close the deal. It then announced the exit of Time Warner’s chief executive Jeff Bewkes, Turner Chief Executive John Martin, Time Warner Executive Vice President of International and Corporate Strategy Olaf Olafson and Gary Ginsberg, head of corporate marketing and communications.
“What we did last week is we set the leadership,” Stankey said during the telephone interview.
- 6/18/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Turner chairman and CEO John Martin will depart the company following Thursday’s $85 billion merger of Turner parent company Time Warner and At&T.
The news was announced in an internal memo to employees by John Stankey, head of At&T’s new media division following a reorganization of the two companies.
“We have changed how Turner is organized given that John Martin will no longer be with the company as a result of the merger,” Stankey wrote. “This initial Turner org structure will allow me to work more closely with more Turner leaders and accelerate my personal learning of the business as we define our shared priorities across the company.”
A number of other senior executives at Time Warner will also be departing amid the reorganization. They include Howard Averill, chief financial officer; Gary Ginsberg, Evp corporate marketing and communications; Karen Magee, chief human resources officer; Carol Melton, Evp global public policy; and Olaf Olafsson,...
The news was announced in an internal memo to employees by John Stankey, head of At&T’s new media division following a reorganization of the two companies.
“We have changed how Turner is organized given that John Martin will no longer be with the company as a result of the merger,” Stankey wrote. “This initial Turner org structure will allow me to work more closely with more Turner leaders and accelerate my personal learning of the business as we define our shared priorities across the company.”
A number of other senior executives at Time Warner will also be departing amid the reorganization. They include Howard Averill, chief financial officer; Gary Ginsberg, Evp corporate marketing and communications; Karen Magee, chief human resources officer; Carol Melton, Evp global public policy; and Olaf Olafsson,...
- 6/15/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
At&T’s plans for its newly acquired Time Warner unit came into sharper focus Friday as the telecommunications company re-christened the division WarnerMedia and unveiled a new executive structure. It also announced the departure of a key executive, John Martin, who has led Turner, the company’s sprawling cable-tv operation for more than four years.
In a memo to employees, John Stankey, the At&T executive charged with running the Time Warner properties, said the company intended for the daily operations of HBO, Turner and Warner Brothers to “see little change.” And yet, he continued, “because we are now a subsidiary of At&T Inc., many of the redundant corporate support functions between our companies at the HQ/holding company level will be eliminated in the coming months. That said, we will continue to maintain a small operating staff in support of the media company.”
The moves are among the first...
In a memo to employees, John Stankey, the At&T executive charged with running the Time Warner properties, said the company intended for the daily operations of HBO, Turner and Warner Brothers to “see little change.” And yet, he continued, “because we are now a subsidiary of At&T Inc., many of the redundant corporate support functions between our companies at the HQ/holding company level will be eliminated in the coming months. That said, we will continue to maintain a small operating staff in support of the media company.”
The moves are among the first...
- 6/15/2018
- by Brian Steinberg and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Updated Washington — After its definitive defeat in the At&T-Time Warner trial, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division is now weighing whether to appeal.
On Wednesday, a number of public interest groups, Wall Street analysts, and lobbyists were also asking another question: Will this make the Doj more reluctant to challenge other vertical transactions?
As he left the federal courthouse in Washington on Tuesday, Makan Delrahim, the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, said that they would review the opinion of U.S. District Judge Richard Leon “to see what impact it will have on other mergers.”
The Doj is mulling whether to appeal. The government could also seek a stay to halt the transaction from moving forward as it weighs that decision, but the Justice Department would have to decide by Monday. Leon made clear that he would reject a stay, but the Doj could also seek such a...
On Wednesday, a number of public interest groups, Wall Street analysts, and lobbyists were also asking another question: Will this make the Doj more reluctant to challenge other vertical transactions?
As he left the federal courthouse in Washington on Tuesday, Makan Delrahim, the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, said that they would review the opinion of U.S. District Judge Richard Leon “to see what impact it will have on other mergers.”
The Doj is mulling whether to appeal. The government could also seek a stay to halt the transaction from moving forward as it weighs that decision, but the Justice Department would have to decide by Monday. Leon made clear that he would reject a stay, but the Doj could also seek such a...
- 6/13/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
Washington — A spokesman for Time Warner said that the definitive ruling in favor of its merger with At&T was a confirmation that the case was politically motivated.
Gary Ginsberg, Time Warner’s executive vice president, said in a statement that U.S. District Judge Richard Leon’s “resounding rejection of the government’s arguments is confirmation that this was a case that was baseless, political in its motivation and should never have been brought in the first place.”
Executives at both companies broach the idea that the merger was singled out for antitrust enforcement because of President Donald Trump’s animosity toward Time Warner unit CNN.
Before the trial started, At&T CEO Randall Stephenson called Trump’s opposition to the merger and attacks on CNN the “elephant in the room” and that the lawsuit raised First Amendment issues. Trump opposed the transaction during the 2016 presidential campaign, and supported the Doj’s lawsuit.
Gary Ginsberg, Time Warner’s executive vice president, said in a statement that U.S. District Judge Richard Leon’s “resounding rejection of the government’s arguments is confirmation that this was a case that was baseless, political in its motivation and should never have been brought in the first place.”
Executives at both companies broach the idea that the merger was singled out for antitrust enforcement because of President Donald Trump’s animosity toward Time Warner unit CNN.
Before the trial started, At&T CEO Randall Stephenson called Trump’s opposition to the merger and attacks on CNN the “elephant in the room” and that the lawsuit raised First Amendment issues. Trump opposed the transaction during the 2016 presidential campaign, and supported the Doj’s lawsuit.
- 6/13/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
To the world, John F. Kennedy Jr. was the son of the slain president who grew up and became an impossibly handsome, charming and articulate man with a world of possibility ahead. But to his friends, he was just "John," the lovable, loyal, goofy pal who threw rocks at their window when he lost his keys, wasn't as athletically gifted as he seemed - and who carried his name and legacy with an innate sense of grace. It all came to a tragic end 17 years ago, when John's plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off of Martha's Vineyard, killing him...
- 7/19/2016
- by Liz McNeil, @lizmcneil
- PEOPLE.com
To the world, John F. Kennedy Jr. was the son of the slain president who grew up and became an impossibly handsome, charming and articulate man with a world of possibility ahead. But to his friends, he was just "John," the lovable, loyal, goofy pal who threw rocks at their window when he lost his keys, wasn't as athletically gifted as he seemed - and who carried his name and legacy with an innate sense of grace. It all came to a tragic end 17 years ago, when John's plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off of Martha's Vineyard, killing him...
- 7/19/2016
- by Liz McNeil, @lizmcneil
- PEOPLE.com
New York -- Long-time Rupert Murdoch confidante Gary Ginsberg will leave his position as News Corp.'s top communications expert at the end of the year.
The executive vp of global marketing and corporate affairs leaves the conglomerate after a decade to pursue new opportunities. He hasn't decided on a specific new opportunity yet and will continue to consult chairman and CEO Murdoch.
News Corp. senior vp for corporate communications Teri Everett will continue to add to her duties, taking over from Ginsberg as head of corporate communications and corporate social responsibility. Reed Nolte, senior vp for investor relations, will assume the top position in investor relations.
"Gary has been one of my most trusted and effective executives over the past decade," said Murdoch. "As difficult as it was to accept his decision to leave, I am pleased he has agreed to continue to serve as an advisor."
Ginsberg joined the company in Jan.
The executive vp of global marketing and corporate affairs leaves the conglomerate after a decade to pursue new opportunities. He hasn't decided on a specific new opportunity yet and will continue to consult chairman and CEO Murdoch.
News Corp. senior vp for corporate communications Teri Everett will continue to add to her duties, taking over from Ginsberg as head of corporate communications and corporate social responsibility. Reed Nolte, senior vp for investor relations, will assume the top position in investor relations.
"Gary has been one of my most trusted and effective executives over the past decade," said Murdoch. "As difficult as it was to accept his decision to leave, I am pleased he has agreed to continue to serve as an advisor."
Ginsberg joined the company in Jan.
- 11/16/2009
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York, NY, November 16, 2009 – News Corporation today announced that Gary Ginsberg, News Corporation’s Executive Vice President of Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. “Gary has been one of my most trusted and effective executives over the past decade,” Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation said. “He developed and expertly managed our corporate affairs efforts, spearheaded initiatives that added significant value to our businesses, and is as well-liked and respected a colleague as any in our company. As difficult as it was to accept his decision to [...]...
- 11/16/2009
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
News Corp. has upped a couple of key public relations executives.
Teri Everett, who has served as senior vp corporate affairs and communications in Los Angeles for seven years, has been elevated to chief spokesperson for the conglomerate and has moved to its New York headquarters.
She replaces Andrew Butcher, who will return to his native Australia after nearly a decade as News Corp.'s chief spokesman and after 20 years with the company as a journalist and executive.
Julie Henderson has been promoted to take over Everett's previous job in Los Angeles. She most recently was senior vp communications in the Fox Interactive Media unit.
Everett and Henderson will report to Gary Ginsberg, executive vp global marketing and corporate affairs at News Corp.
Teri Everett, who has served as senior vp corporate affairs and communications in Los Angeles for seven years, has been elevated to chief spokesperson for the conglomerate and has moved to its New York headquarters.
She replaces Andrew Butcher, who will return to his native Australia after nearly a decade as News Corp.'s chief spokesman and after 20 years with the company as a journalist and executive.
Julie Henderson has been promoted to take over Everett's previous job in Los Angeles. She most recently was senior vp communications in the Fox Interactive Media unit.
Everett and Henderson will report to Gary Ginsberg, executive vp global marketing and corporate affairs at News Corp.
- 12/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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