WOMEN WHO CHANGE THE WORLD HONORED BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG, ACTRESS MARY TYLER MOORE, AUTHOR TONI MORRISON, VETERAN TALK SHOW HOST CRISTINA SARALEGUI AND OTHERS
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mary Tyler Moore were among the eight presenters at this year's Matrix Awards, produced by New York Women in Communications, Inc. (NYWICI). The awards recognize exceptional women who have distinguished themselves in the communications fields of advertising, arts & entertainment, books, broadcasting, magazines, newspapers, and public relations. This year there was a special Outstanding Service Communications to New York award, in light of recent events requiring a special attention to citizens within the city.
The 2003 Matrix Awards luncheon, hosted by General Electric and NBC, took place at the Waldorf=Astoria on Monday, April 28. This year's honorees and presenters were as follows:
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Presenters |
Advertising:
Daisy Exposito-Ulla
Chairman & CEO
The Bravo Group
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Award Presenter:
Cristina Saralegui
CEO
Cristina Saralegui Enterprises, Inc.
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Arts & Entertainment:
Jane Rosenthal
Partner
Tribeca Entertainment
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Award Presenter:
Wendy J. Wasserstein
Playright
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Books:
Carolyn K. Reidy
President, Adult Publishing Group
Simon & Schuster
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Award Presenter:
Toni Morrison
Author
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Broadcasting:
Sheila Nevins
Executive Vice President, Original Programming
Home Box Office
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Award Presenter:
Mary Tyler Moore
Actress
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Magazines:
Kate White
Editor-in-Chief
Cosmopolitan
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Award Presenter:
Andrew Heyward
President
CBS News
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Newspapers:
Gretchen Morgenson
Reporter & Columnist
The New York Times
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Award Presenter:
Felix Rohatyn
President
Rohatyn Associates LLC
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Public Relations:
Maurie Perl
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
Condé Nast Publications
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Award Presenter:
David Remnick
Editor
The New Yorker
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Outstanding Service Communications to New York:
Christy A. Ferer
Chairman, President, Vidicom &
Mayor's Special Liaison for 9/11 Victims' Families
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Award Presenter:
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor
City of New York
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