TV Academy Elects Frank Scherma As New Chairman & CEO
Courtesy TV Academy The Television Academys board of governors has voted vice chairman ..
Courtesy TV Academy
The Television Academys board of governors has voted vice chairman Frank Scherma to become its new chairman and CEO, a post he will take over from the outgoing Hayma Washington. The election was held Thursday night at a board meeting at which the TV Academys annual officer elections were also held.
Scherma, the president of RadicalMedia whose producer credits include music documentaries, Errol Morris The Fog of War, Broadways Shrek the Musical and IFC TVs Stan Against Evil, was the lone candidate to step forward by the deadline when Washington said in October he would not seek a second term. Washington was the first African-American leader in the organizations 70-year history.
The incoming chairman will serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2019. Additional incoming officers elected Thursday include Steve Venezia, Vice Chair; Tim Gibbons, Second Vice Chair; Sharon Lieblein, Secretary; Allison Binder, Treasurer; and Mitch Waldow, Los Angeles Area Vice Chair. All will serve two-year terms beginning January 1 through December 31, 2020.
Scherma, who has served in several positions for the TV Academy over the years including several terms as Commercials Peer Group Governor and on the Television Academy Foundations Board of Directors, will take over an organization that has been working to increase industry diversity and harassment-prevention measures as well as boost the ratings for the Primetime Emmy Awards. This years 70th annual show drew and all-time low 10.172 million viewers and a 2.4 rating in adults 18-49.
“As our industry continues to evolve faster than ever, I am committed to ensuring that the Television Academy is at the forefront of this growth,” Scherma said in a TV Academy release announcing the news. “Television is more exciting than ever, and I look forward to the new adventures and challenges we will face. Im excited and humbled to take up this mantle.”
Here is the full list of the TV Academys board of governors — those currently serving through 2019 and Thursdays newly elected members who will serve through 2020 — by peer group:
Branch … Returning (2018-19)/Newly Elected (2019-20)
ANIMATION … Jill Daniels/Janet Dimon
ART DIRECTORS/SET DECORATORS … Halina Siwolop/James Yarnell
CASTING DIRECTORS … Peter Golden, CSA/Howard Meltzer, CSA
CHILDRENS PROGRAMMING … Jill Sanford/Troy Underwood
CHOREOGRAPHY … Eboni Nichols/Mandy Moore
CINEMATOGRAPHERS … John Simmons, ASC/Gary Baum, ASC
COMMERCIALS … Rich Carter/Ann Leslie Uzdavinis
COSTUME DESIGN & SUPERVISION … Terry Ann Gordon/Laura Guzik
DAYTIME PROGRAMMING … Steven Kent/Eva Basler
DIRECTORS … Michael Spiller/Mark Cendrowski
DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMING … Daniel H. Birman/Lois Vossen
INTERACTIVE MEDIA … Lori H. Schwartz/Chris Thomes
LIGHTING, CAMERA & TECHNICAL ARTS … Jeffrey A. Calderon/David Plakos
LOS ANGELES AREA … Brenda Brkusic/Paul Button
MAKEUP ARTISTS/HAIRSTYLISTS … Terri D. Carter/Mary Guerrero
MOTION & TITLE DESIGN … Greg Kupiec/Lauraine Gibbons
MUSIC … John Debney/Rickey Minor
PERFORMERS … Bob Bergen/Patrika Darbo
PICTURE EDITORS … Scott Boyd, ACE/Michael Ruscio, ACE
PRODUCERS … John Ziffren/Keith Raskin
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVES … Keiren Fisher/Lucia Gervino
PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES … Glenn Rigberg/Bryan Leder
PUBLIC RELATIONS … Steven Spignese/Nicole Marostica
REALITY PROGRAMMING … Philip D. Segal/Bob Boden
SOUND … Frank Morrone, CAS/Bob Bronow, CAS
SOUND EDITORS … Christopher Reeves/Eileen Horta
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS … Mark Scott Spatny/Erik Henry
STUNTS … Lesley Aletter/Dorenda Moore
TELEVISION EXECUTIVES … Sam Linsky/Debra Curtis
WRITERS … Judalina Neira/Regina Hicks
