Hollywood Media Professionals is a division of Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters which was founded in 1966 by announcer Art Gilmore and a group of 178 original members. Edgar Bergen (Charlie McCarthy) was the founding Chairman of the Board. Jim Jordan (Fibber McGee) was the second Chairman followed by Ralph Edwards, the third Chairman. Jeanne DeVivier Brown is the current Board Chair.
Unchanged from its original concept, HMP hosts several celebrity luncheons a year at Hilton Hotel, Woodland Hills, where men and women with at least 10 years of professional employment in broadcasting, music, digital media, or allied fields join together to renew old friendships, meet new members, and honor celebrities for their achievements. The person being honored at each luncheon is presented HMP's coveted Hall of Fame Award, and well-known entertainment personalities recall some of their most touching and amusing memories of the honoree.
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