Snapshots from the 2023 gala luncheon event in Manhattan
Multichannel News and the New York chapter of The WICT Network feted the members of the 2023 class of Wonder Women of New York March 23 during a gala luncheon at Manhattan‘s Ziegfeld Ballroom. Also recognized was the 2023 Woman of Influence, Face the Nation moderator and CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan, and inaugural Wonder Women Empowerment Award winner L’Oreal USA. Click through below for snapshots from the event.
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(From l.): Event host Natasha Verma; Wonder Women honorees Samira Bakhtiar and Michelle Strong; Zillah Byng-Thorne, CEO, Future PLC; honorees Kate O’Brian, Annie Howell, Margaret Brennan, Rori Peters, Pola Changnon, Melody Small, Suzanne Scott, Marnie Black, Monica Williams and Amy Campbell; Shenan Reed, representing Empowerment Award winner L’Oreal USA; honoree Karen Barroeta; Carmel King, managing director, B2B Entertainment Tech and Media Brands, Future; and event co-hosts Kaitlan Collins and Kimberly A. Martin. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Kate O’Brian, president, Scripps News, with her Wonder Women trophy. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Event co-host Kaitlan Collins, anchor of CNN This Morning and chief correspondent, CNN, with former White House colleague and 2023 Woman of Influence Margaret Brennan, Face the Nation moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent, CBS News. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Future PLC CEO Zillah Byng-Thorne speaks to luncheon attendees from the stage at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Event co-host Kimberley A. Martin, NFL reporter at ESPN, with Samira Bakhtiar, director, Global Media & Entertainment, Amazon Web Services. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Marnie Black, executive VP, public relations AMC Networks(Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Co-host Natasha Verma, weekday evening anchor at WNYW New York, with honoree Suzanne Sullivan, EVP, ad sales, Fox Entertainment. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Shenan Reed, senior VP and head of media at L’Oreal USA, accepts the inaugural Wonder Women Empowerment Award. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Honoree Annie Howell, chief communications officer at Hallmark Media, watches from the audience. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Liz Spaulding, VP, business development at BritBox and president of the New York chapter of The WICT Network, co-sponsor of the Wonder Women of New York luncheon. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Co-host Cheryl Wills, anchor at Spectrum News NY 1, with Sharon Peters, EVP and chief marketing officer, Charter Communications. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Michelle Strong, SVP, distribution, A+E Networks and Rori Peters, SVP. content distribution & marketing, TV One and Cleo TV.(Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Monica Williams, SVP, Digital Products & Operations at NBCUniversal (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Melody Smalls, EVP, global human resources, Allen Media Group.(Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
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Mike Demenchuk has served as content manager of Broadcasting+Cable and Multichannel News since 2016. After stints as reporter and editor at Adweek, The Bond Buyer and local papers in New Jersey, he joined the staff of Multichannel News in 1999 as assistant managing editor and has served as the cable trade publication's managing editor since 2005. He edits copy and writes headlines for both the print magazine and website, wrangles the occasional e-newsletter and reviews TV shows from time to time. He's also the guy to bother with your guest blog, Fates & Fortunes and Freeze Frame submissions.
