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A SPECIAL PROFILE INFOLETTER OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL, INC.
Vol. 5, Issue 3
5th Annual PRISM AwardsTM Taped for
Tribune Distribution at CBS Television City
(From left) Brian Dyak, EIC Pres./CEO, PRISM Co-Hosts
Richard Lewis and Jamie Lee Curtis, NIDA Director Dr. Alan
I. Leshner, and RWJF VP Nancy Kaufman.
Right: Scott
Sassa, President,
NBC
West Coast,
accepts award
on behalf of
NBC.
On April 4, members of the Hollywood
creative community gathered at CBS
Television City for the taping of the
5th Annual PRISM Awards. The
Awards will air from August 6th - 19th
for the second consecutive year, nationally syndicated by Tribune Entertainment
tainment. Led by hosts Jamie Lee
Curtis and Richard Lewis
Lewis, reunited
for the first time since they
starred together in Anything But
5th Annual PRISM Awards, CBS Television City
Love , celebrity presenters
handed out PRISM trophies to
entertainment creators whose works have accurately depicted drug, alcohol
and tobacco use and addiction. The Entertainment Industries Council,
Inc. (EIC), with its partners The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(RWJF), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Tribune
Broadcasting presented 15 trophies
from among 56 nominees and 248
submissions.
Kelsey Grammer Presents NBC’s Scott Sassa with
Leadership & Inspiration Award
NBC Television was honored with the Larry
Stewart Leadership & Inspiration Award at
“The television shows and feature films prethe PRISM ceremony. Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer presents Larry Stewart
sented on this year’s PRISM Awards reach
presented the award to Scott Sassa
Sassa, PresiLeadership & Inspiration Award.
a collective audience of over a billion.
dent of NBC West Coast, who accepted on
That’s a lot of chances to make a difference.”
behalf of the network. The award is named
For the second year in a row, NBC scored
Brian Dyak
in memory of veteran Writer/Producer/Direcmore PRISM nominations than any
EIC Pres./CEO
tor and EIC founding Board Director Larry
other network. To date, the network
Stewart, and is presented for leadership and
has received 34 PRISM nominations,
inspiration by example. NBC was honored
and has won 12 PRISM Awards, 36 Comfor its long time, continuing committment to tackling the issues mendations and 21 Certificates of Merit. Its The More You Know
of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction.
campaign has racked up three PRISM wins.
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THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL SALUTES THE 5TH ANNUAL PRISM AWARD WINNERS!
“I didn’t think John Carter
(Wyle’s character on ER) was
necessarily the face of drug
addiction. But upon reflection I
realized that there probably isn’t
one face to drug addiction.”
Noah Wyle
ER
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Traffic
TV COMEDY SERIES EPISODE
Cosby
TV COMEDY SERIES
STORYLINE
Sex and the City
TV DRAMA SERIES EPISODE
Third Watch
TV DRAMA SERIES
STORYLINE
E.R.
TV DAYTIME DRAMA
Days of Our Lives
TV MOVIE MINISERIES OR
DRAMATIC SPECIAL
The Corner
Noah Wyle accepting award with E.R. writers/
producers R. Scott Gemmill and Joe Sachs.
“I think it’s so wonderful that in a
country and a business that’s so
affected by market forces which
cause people to write more stereotypical and simplistic behavior...
we have an award that encourages
people to get into the subtler,
more complex and real behavior
[of characters].”
Julie Hebert, writer
Third Watch
TV CHILDREN’S LIVE ACTION SERIES
EPISODE OR SPECIAL
In a Heartbeat
Left: Julie Hebert and
Ed Bernero accepting
for Third Watch.
Right: T’Keyah Crystal
Keymah of Cosby.
TV CHILDREN’S ANIMATED SERIES
EPISODE OR SPECIAL
The Powerpuff Girls
TV BIOGRAPHICAL REALITY SERIES
EPISODE OR SPECIAL
Biography
TV DOCUMENTARY OR
NEWSMAGAZINE SERIES
EPISODE OR SPECIAL
Discovery Health Channel:
Urges Within
Left: Jeffrey
Tambor and
Hector Elizondo.
Right: Julie Warner
and Christopher
McDonald of
Family Law.
Below: Susan and
Dr. Drew Pinsky
Becker cast members Hattie Winston, Saverio
Guerra, Terry Farrell, and Alex Desert.
TV TALK SHOW SERIES EPISODE
The Montel Williams Show
COMIC BOOK ISSUE OR
CONTINUING STORYLINE
The X-Men
TV COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORT
CBS Cares
WEB COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORT
ABC Classroom Connection
Nancy Kaufman, VP of RWJF, presenting with
Alan Thicke.
SHOW CREDITS
Left: Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex
and the City.
Below: Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night,
musical guest at the PRISM Awards.
Executive Producers
Brian L. Dyak
Lawrence Scot Deutchman
Marie Gallo Dyak
“My character Carrie’s
smoking has not been
something that we have
taken lightly on the show.
We have been well aware of
the controversy surrounding
it but felt that it was a rare
chance to show a likeable
character with an unlikeable
habit. Hopefully though,
her difficult struggle with
this habit has illuminated
the problem and maybe
even inspired others to
look at their own nicotine
addictions.”
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sex and the City
Producer
Hank Saroyan
Directed by
Sharon Trojan Hollinger
Written by
Ed Driscoll
Execuitve in Charge
of Production
Milt Hoffman
David Mills, Charles S. Dutton, and Bob Colesberry
accepting a PRISM Award for The Corner.
Associate Producer
Chantel Sausedo
Talent Executive
Vince Calandra
Lighting Designer
Kirin Healy
Production Designer
Tom Meleck
Marie Wilson of Port Charles and Dr. Alan I. Leshner,
Director of NIDA, presenting award.
Shawnee Smith, of Becker.
Above: Jacob Vargas and Laura Bickford accepting
for Traffic.
Left: Terry Farrell of Becker and Doris Roberts of
Everybody Loves Raymond.
Special Thanks To:
Charles Cappelman
Sr. VP Operations, CBS;
Steve Schifrin
VP Program Services, CBS;
Dick Askin
President and CEO,
Tribune Entertainment;
Marc Schacher;
VP Programming,
Tribune Broadcasting Co.;
and
Kasey Kasem,
The Voice of the PRISM Awards
5TH ANNUAL PRISM AWARDS HONORARY COMMITTEE
JOHN AGOGLIA
MARIETTE HARTLEY
SPENCER PROFFER
CHRIS ALBRECHT
BRUCE JOHANSEN
FREDRIC ROSEN
DICK ASKIN
DAVID E. KELLEY
HILARY ROSEN
JOHN BADHAM
DAVID KISSINGER
HERMAN RUSH
LIONEL CHETWYND
TONY KRANTZ
SCOTT SASSA
HANK COHEN
MICHELE LEE
TERRY SEMEL
TIM CONWAY
STAN LEE
JACK SHEA
JOHN F. COOKE
MARGARET LOESCH
AARON SPELLING
SUZANNE DEPASSE
MERYL MARSHALL
RENEE VALENTE
BRIAN DYAK
DAN MCDERMOTT
MONTEL WILLIAMS
PETER ENGEL
GERALD MCRANEY
HENRY WINKLER
CHARLES FRIES
IRENA MEDAVOY
DICK WOLF
LEEZA GIBBONS
MIKE MEDAVOY
SANDY GRUSHOW
IRWIN MEYER
“ I’m in recovery, and I
am able to introduce
presenters who have
written some amazing
scripts to depict the
disease (alcoholism) that I
have, and millions have.
I’m very proud and
flattered to be here.”
Richard Lewis
PRISM Host
Richard Lewis and Jamie Lee Curtis.
“...the entertainment industry has a responsibility to portray honestly
any problems within our culture, and drugs and alcohol are a huge
epidemic... therefore, it is the entertainment industry’s responsibility to
depict real, horriffic devestation, rather than glorifying it in some sort
of fantasy.”
Jamie Lee Curtis
PRISM Host
Presenters Melissa Joan Hart and
Jacob Vargas.
PRISM Producer Hank Saroyan
“Daytime has a very unique place in the entertainment industry.
We are in people’s living rooms five days a week telling stories all
year round. I think we have a responsibility to touch on these
kinds of subjects. It’s rough doing a storyline like this, but I’m
sure it doesn’t compare to what families have to live through with
children with fetal alcohol syndrome. If we can touch somebody’s
life and make a difference in a child that is born then a good
thing has happened.”
Peter Reckell
Days of Our Lives
Kristian Alfonso and Peter Reckell
accepting for Days of Our Lives.
Above: Jeffrey Tambor and
Kasia Ostlun.
Right: Miss California, Rita Ng.
Christopher McDonald with Brian Dyak.
The PRISM Awards is produced by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., in partnership
with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and
Tribune Broadcasting.