FREEZE FRAME -- APRIL 4, 2016

At Aspire TV’s screening of Magic in the Making in Atlanta (l. to r.): Melissa Ingram, VP, business affairs and channel operations, Aspire; Daryl Foster, writer/college dance lecturer; Ebony Steele, radio/TV personality; Victoria Rowell, actress; Kiara Felder, Atlanta Ballet; Kiki Ely, choreographer; and Christina Francis, SVP, marketing, Magic Johnson Enterprises.

Golf Channel donated $475,000 to the East Lake Foundation charity at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club (l. to r.): Tom Knapp, SVP, golf sponsorships, NBC Sports Group; Daniel Shoy Jr., president, East Lake Foundation; and Lee Panosian, Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

The New York City Council on March 24 honored Rafael Amaya (l.) and Fernanda Castillo of Telemundo’s El Señor de los Celos by designating it “ Rafael Amaya and Fernanda Castillo Day” at a ceremony in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood.

At the Los Angeles County Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs 2016 Youth of the Year Awards (l. to r.): Elex Michelson, KABC-TV reporter and emcee; honore Caleb Gomes; Phil Guerini, VP, music strategy, Disney Channels Worldwide and GM, Radio Disney Networks; honoree Mark Perez; and Mickey Mouse.
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