Schmooze: Nov. 19, 2018

TV legend Oprah Winfrey introduces Hall of Fame inductee and close friend Gayle King of "CBS This Morning" at the 28th annual B&C Hall of Fame ceremony at New York’s Ziegfeld Ballroom.

On stage at the Hall of Fame (l. to r.): co-host Robin Meade of HLN; Mark Robichaux, managing director, content, B&C and Multichannel News; Riley, Stacy and Ryan Sager; inductees Charlie Collier, Courteney Monroe, Richard Liebner, Carole Cooper, Greg Meidel, Jordan Wertlieb, Cesar Conde, Brian Deevy, Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein; Charlie Weiss, VP/group publisher, B&C and MCN; and Bill McGorry, chairman, B&C Hall of Fame. 

CNN anchor and chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour stops to talk to "Inside Edition" during her red carpet arrival.

Fellow B&C Hall of Fame inductees Charlie Collier (l.), Fox CEO of entertainment, and Courteney Monroe, CEO of National Geographic Global Networks. 

(From l.): "CBS This Morning" co-hosts walk the red carpet (l. to r.): Bianna Golodryga, Norah O’Donnell, Hall of Fame inductee Gayle King and John Dickerson. 

Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus (l.) and Ira Bernstein arrive at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. 

Linda Yaccarino, chairman of advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, was honored at the B&C Hall of Fame with the President’s Award. 

B&C Hall of Fame co-host Rosanna Scotto of WNYW’s "Good Day New York" with Jack Abernethy, Fox Television Stations CEO. 

Hearst Television president Jordan Wertlieb gives his acceptance speech on the Hall of Fame stage. 

ABC News anchor David Muir accepts Hall of Fame honors for this year’s inducted series, venerable newsmagazine "20/20".

Event co-hosts Baruch Shemtov (l.) of WNYW New York and Andrew Ward of NCC Media with 40 Under 40 honoree Marcus Ellington (c.), head of industry, media and entertainment at Google.

NCTA president and CEO Michael Powell kicked off the Next TV Summit with an opening keynote interview. 

Reimagining the commercial break on the Advanced Advertising event’s opening panel (l. to r.): moderator Shane Peros of Google; Laura Nathanson, Disney Advertising Sales; and Dave Morris, CBS.

Ben Tatta (l.), co-founder and president, 605, and Tom Weiss, CTO and chief data scientist, Dativa, take part in the “Data Analytics: TV’s New Table Stakes” panel at the TV Data Summit. 

CuriosityStream founder and chairman John Hendricks (l.) offered his take on innovation in a Next TV Summit luncheon conversation with MCN/B&C managing director, content Mark Robichaux. 

At the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame 41st Annual Induction & Awards Gala in Chicago: honorees Joe Girardi, former New York Yankees manager; Gene Pignatore, longtime Illinois high school basketball coach; Perry Mandera, Sportsman of the Year; Gina Carano, mixed martial artist; and Rocco B. Commisso, CEO of Mediacom Communications and chairman of the New York Cosmos. 

Barry Frey (l.), president, Digital Place-Based Advertising Association, and Alicia Hatch, chief marketing officer, Deloitte Digital, at the DPAA Video Everywhere Summit in New York. 

(From l.): Bonnie Hammer, chairman, NBCUniversal Cable; Dawn Olmstead, president, Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios; Adam Stosky, president, E!; and Frances Berwick, president, lifestyle networks, NBCU Cable Entertainment, at the People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. 

At the 2018 ALMA Awards in Los Angeles (l. to r.): Janet Murguía, president and CEO, UnidosUS; Wilmer Valderrama; and Michael Schwimmer, president and CEO, Fuse Media. 

(From l.): Kenya Barris, creator/executive producer; Peter Saji, writer; and Anthony Anderson at the 100th episode screening for ABC’s "Black-ish" at The Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles.