Paley Center Eyes Awards Show

LOS ANGELES: The Paley Center for Media has tapped Steve Mosko, Tony Vinciquerra and Dick Lippin to serve as co-chairs of a planning committee that will explore the creation of an awards show.

Mosko, president of Sony Pictures Television; Vinciquerra, the chairman and CEO of the FOX Networks Group; and Dick Lippin, the chairman and chief executive of The Lippin Group, will head up the The Paley Center for Media Television Awards Planning Committee. “The formation of this planning committee is to explore the opportunities that we believe exist to create an awards program or franchise of programs,” said Pat Mitchell, the president and CEO of the The Paley Center for Media. “We are very fortunate that a portion of Mr. Paley’s funding of our institution envisioned awards as a way to recognize excellence and innovation in programming and to celebrate the best in the media business. We are also fortunate to have among our Trustees and serving on the Board of Governors in Los Angeles, the top executives from broadcast, cable, advertising and digital media companies, and with their enthusiastic support, we are in an excellent position to create a new and exciting awards program.”

Mosko noted that the committee "will be comprised of a diverse group of highly experienced industry professionals that have been involved in virtually all of the areas associated with developing and producing television awards programming. We will look closely at what is in the best interests of our industry and the public and make our committee members an integral part of our discussion and planning.”

Vinciquerra added: “The economics of television and our industry have changed radically in the last few years. So, too, have the tastes of the television viewing audience. Our goal will be to marry the benefits that can accrue to our business by showcasing its content in the best ways possible while making our awards programming highly entertaining and appealing television.”