FREEZE FRAME -- JULY 6, 2015
SportsNet LA’s Alanna Rizzo (l.) and Nomar Garciaparra host Dodgers Little Leaguers from the Montecito Heights Recreation Center on the network’s Dodger Stadium set.
The cast of Disney Channel’s Teen Beach 2 took time out on their New York media tour to visit Strawberry Fields in Central Park (l. to r.): Kent Boyd, Will Loftis, Grace Phipps, Raymond Cham Jr., Garrett Clayton, Ross Butler, Chrissie Fit, Piper Curda, Ross Lynch, John Deluca, Mollee Gray and Jordan Fisher.
Kevin Reilly (l.), president of TBS and TNT and chief creative officer, Turner Entertainment, and honoree Steve Martin at the taping of AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steve Martin at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
At the premiere of SundanceTV’s Deutschland 83 at New York’s Goethe Institute (l. to r.): Christian Vesper, SVP, scripted programming, SundanceTV; Jens Richter, CEO, FremantleMedia International; Cecile Frout-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia; Wolf Bauer, CEO, UFA.
(From l.): Abby Elliott; Frances Berwick, president, lifestyle networks, NBCU Cable Entertainment; Lara Spotts, SVP, development, Bravo Media; and Jill Kargman at the New York premiere of Bravo’s Odd Mom Out.
At Lifetime’s For Your Consideration event for The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe at Los Angeles’s Theater at the Ace Hotel (l. to r.): Kelli Garner; Tanya Lopez, SVP of original movies, Lifetime; and Susan Sarandon.
At a DirecTV- and Fox-sponsored round of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader at Denver’s University Preparatory School (l. to r.): Maggie Balcerzak, Johanna Wilson and Brynne Dunn, DirecTV; Martina Harris and Sandy Becker, Fox Networks; Andy Bailey, Kari Schauss and Ron Hyland, DirecTV; and David Singer, founder and head of school, University Prep.
Screening El Rey Network’s From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series at the ATX Festival in Austin, Texas (l. to r.): cast members D.J. Cotrona and Eiza González; series creator/director and El Rey founder Robert Rodriguez; and Wilmer Valderrama.
At the Los Angeles premiere party for WE tv’s Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars (l. to r.) Marc Juris, WE tv president; Kendra Wilkinson; Lauren Gellert, EVP, development & original programming, WE tv; and Hank Baskett.
Maureen Reidy (l.), CEO of the Paley Center for Media, and David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery Communications, celebrate Discovery’s 30th anniversary at an event at the New York Paley Center.
At the Philadelphia Police Athletic League scholarship luncheon (l. to r.): Donna Schroeder, wife of Sam Schroeder; Julia Hebbner, recipient of the 2015 Sam Schroeder Scholarship, named for the late former PAL board member; and Brian Monihan, president of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, co-sponsor of the scholarship.
At a “meet the bloggers” reception for the hosts of Ovation’s original series Southern Uncovered With the Lee Bros. at Los Angeles’s Border Grill (l. to r.): Ted Lee; Susan Feniger, co-owner of The Border Grill; Matt Lee; and Jason Black, VP, original production, Ovation.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored Univision president and CEO Randy Falco with its Board of Trustees Award (l. to r.): Maria Elena Salinas, anchor, Univision News; Falco; and Katie Couric, global anchor, Yahoo!
At the season-two premiere of Starz’s Power in New York (l. to r.): cast members Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton; Michael Strahan; and Courtney Kemp Agboh, creator/producer, Power.
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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.
