WNET.ORG?s 17th Annual Gala Salute to
Honor
BNY Mellon
Event To Be Held At The Plaza In New York City On Wednesday,
June 16
To Benefit The Parent Company Of Public Broadcasters THIRTEEN
And WLIW21
Supporters Can Bid on Special Dinner Parties with Favorite PBS
Personalities including Niall Ferguson, Judith & Bill
Moyers, and
Charlie Rose
NEED TO KNOW Co-Anchors Alison Stewart and Jon
Meacham to Emcee Evening
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WNET.ORG,
the public media provider in New York City, will honor BNY
Mellon, the global leader in asset management and securities
servicing,
at its 17th Annual Gala Salute, which will take place
Wednesday, June 16 at The Plaza in New York City. Accepting on
behalf of
BNY Mellon is its President, Gerald L. Hassell. Need to Know
on
PBS co-anchors Alison Stewart and Jon Meacham will
emcee
the evening.
?We count ourselves fortunate to have access to the
innovative public
programming offered by WNET.ORG and its affiliates and we are
honored by
this tribute?
BNY Mellon is being recognized for the organization?s outstanding
contributions to WNET.ORG, one of the nation?s most innovative and
respected public media institutions. WNET.ORG is the parent
company of
THIRTEEN and WLIW21, the first- and third-most-watched television
stations in America, as well as a range of digital channels,
services
and production units responsible for creating content for public
television viewers across the country.
This year?s Gala Salute includes a live auction, complete with Christie?s
auctioneer George H. McNeely, for the opportunity to bid on
dinner
for up to ten friends with favorite PBS personalities, including The
Ascent of Money?s Niall Ferguson, Judith Davidson
Moyers &
Bill Moyers, and Charlie Rose. Supporters are
encouraged to
begin bidding before the Gala by emailing galasalute@resevt.com
or by calling 212-627-1000.
?We are pleased to acknowledge Gerald Hassell on behalf of BNY
Mellon,
an organization with true vision, at this year?s Gala Salute,?
said
James S. Tisch, chairman of the Board of Trustees at WNET.ORG.
?BNY
Mellon has supported our many initiatives throughout the years,
and has
played a vital role in helping create quality programming, as well
as
educational and community outreach.?
?BNY Mellon reflects the values of WNET.ORG and public media in
New
York: vision, innovation, and inspiration,? said Neal Shapiro,
President
and CEO of WNET.ORG. ?The organization?s support over the years
has
helped Thirteen and WLIW remain vital sources of educational
programming
and outreach for our community, and we salute BNY Mellon and
Gerald at
our Gala this year.?
?We count ourselves fortunate to have access to the innovative
public
programming offered by WNET.ORG and its affiliates and we are
honored by
this tribute,? said Gerald Hassell, president, BNY Mellon.
Each year, the Annual Gala Salute celebrates individuals and
organizations that have made a notable commitment to the vitality
of
public television in the New York region and across America.
The Dinner Chairs for this year?s Gala include: Waheed
Alli,
Barbara and Ray Dalio, Cheryl and Philip Milstein, Alejandro Santo
Domingo, Merryl H. and James S. Tisch, Natasha and Dirk Ziff.
The Honorary Committee includes: Steve Adubato, Ken Burns,
Ric
Burns, Philippe de Montebello, Abigail E. Disney, Niall Ferguson,
Renée
Fleming, Neal Gabler, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gwen Ifill, Jim
Lehrer,
Barry Lewis, Consuelo Mack, Jon Meacham, Bill Moyers, Judith
Davidson
Moyers, Richard Peña, Rafael Pi Roman, Gini Reticker, Charlie
Rose,
Laura Savini, Alison Stewart, and Paula Zahn.
Past honorees who are invited to attend the 2010 Gala include Alan
Alda,
Julie Andrews, William F. Baker, Antonio Banderas, Tony Bennett,
Michael
R. Bloomberg, Meredith Brokaw, Tom Brokaw, Ken Burns, Ric Burns,
Joan
Ganz Cooney, Lewis Cullman, Oscar de la Renta, Jamie Dimon,
Charles F.
Dolan, Plácido Domingo, William J. Flynn, Albert R. Gamper, Jr.,
Henry
Louis Gates, Jr., William B. Harrison, Jr., The Henson Family,
Charlayne
Hunter-Gault, Gwen Ifill, Kevin Kline, Henry Kravis, Yo-Yo Ma,
Robert
MacNeil, Peter Martins, Thomas J. Moran, Bill Moyers, Judith
Davidson
Moyers, George D. O?Neill, Governor George E. Pataki, Philip J.
Purcell,
Steven Rattner, Elizabeth Rohatyn, Charlie Rose, Walter V.
Shipley,
Michael I. Sovern, Sy Sternberg, Rosalind P. Walter, William C.
Weldon,
Judy and Josh Weston, Elie Wiesel, and Peter Yarrow.
About the Honoree
BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon
Corporation (NYSE: BK), a global financial services growth company
operating in 34 countries and serving institutions and
high-net-worth
individuals in more than 100 markets worldwide. The company is a
worldwide leader in asset management and securitites servicing. It
has
$22.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.1
trillion in assets under management.
As President of BNY Mellon, Gerald Hassell oversees the
company?s
broad range of securities servicing businesses, including asset
servicing and issuer, broker-dealer, treasury and clearing
services. He
also has management responsibility for the firm?s client
management,
operations and technology divisions, globally.
Prior to the merger of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and
Mellon
Financial Corporation in July 2007, Mr. Hassell was President of
The
Bank of New York.
Since joining The Bank of New York?s Management Development
Program more
than three decades ago, Mr. Hassell has held a number of key
leadership
positions in securities servicing, corporate banking, credit,
strategic
planning and administrative services. He was named to The Bank of
New
York?s senior planning committee in 1994, and elected to its Board
of
Directors in 1998.
Mr. Hassell holds a Master of Business Administration in finance
from
the New York University Stern School of Business and a bachelors
in
economics from Duke University.
Mr. Hassell is on the Boards of Directors of The Bank of New York
Mellon
Corporation and Comcast. In addition, he is chairman of the Board
of
Visitors of The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University; a
member of
the Board of Visitors of Columbia University Medical Center; a
member of
The Financial Services Roundtable and Financial Services Forum; a
member
of the boards of the New York Philharmonic, the Economic Club of
New
York and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum; and Vice
Chairman
of Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York.
About WNET.ORG: New York public media company WNET.ORG is a
pioneering provider of television and web content. The parent of
THIRTEEN, WLIW21 and Creative News Group, WNET.ORG brings such
acclaimed
broadcast series and websites as Need to Know, Nature, Great
Performances, American Masters, Charlie Rose, Metrofocus, Secrets
of the
Dead, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Visions, Consuelo Mack
WealthTrack,
Wild Chronicles, Miffy and Friends, and Cyberchase to
national and international audiences. Through its wide range of
channels
and platforms, WNET.ORG serves the entire New York City metro area
with
unique local productions, broadcasts and innovative educational
and
cultural projects. In all that it does, WNET.ORG pursues a single,
overarching goal ? to create media experiences of lasting
significance
for New York, America and the world. For more information, visit www.wnet.org.
About BNY Mellon: BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The
Bank
of New York Mellon Corporation. BNY Mellon is a global financial
services company focused on helping clients manage and service
their
financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than
100
markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services
for
institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals,
providing
superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing,
issuer
services, clearing services and treasury services through a
worldwide
client-focused team. It has $22.4 trillion in assets under custody
and
administration, $1.1 trillion in assets under management, services
$11.8
trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments
averaging
$1.5 trillion per day. Additional information about BNY Mellon?s
corporate social responsibility and philanthropy is available at www.bnymellon.com/csr.
WNET.ORG
Roberta Lee, 212-560-3134
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