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The KCET Women's Council Honors Two Visionary Leaders at the 7th Annual Star Luncheon
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THE KCET WOMEN’S COUNCIL HONORS TWO VISIONARY LEADERS AT THE SEVENTH ANNUAL STAR LUNCHEON
Honorees Shirley Baskin Familian and Betty Underwood Deutsch will be celebrated for their decades of dedication and service to KCET and Public Television
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Los Angeles, Calif. – The KCET Women’s Council will honor two of its own this year at the organization’s annual fundraiser, Star Luncheon, now in its seventh year.
Shirley Baskin Familian has been passionate and deeply involved in KCET since it came on the air in 1964. After being instrumental in establishing the Women’s Council, she continues an active role in KCET’s mission. Her vision and energy have ignited the enthusiasm of volunteers as well as viewers for almost five decades. In 1995, Mrs. Familian, a collage artist and graphic designer, received a National Volunteer of the Year Award for her many years of service and contributions in a leadership position to public television. She has also served on the KCET Board of Directors.
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Betty Underwood Deutsch continually widens the circle of supporters for KCET and is a strong advocate for its programs. She has been dedicated to the Women’s Council since 1977, served as an inspiring President, and has graciously opened her home for volunteer projects and special events benefitting KCET. She continues as an active member and role model for the Women’s Council. Mrs. Deutsch, a former Hollywood starlet from Ohio, came to Los Angeles under contract with Warner Bros. and appeared in numerous films at RKO including Girl from Jones Beach with Ronald Reagan. She married the late aerospace manufacturer, Lester Deutsch in 1953, and has three daughters - Victoria Deutsch Sutherland, Alexis Deutsch-Adler and Gina Deutsch Zakarin.
WHO: The KCET Women’s Council
Margo Leonetti O’Connell and Carole Patmore, Luncheon Co- Chairs
WHAT: The Seventh Annual Star Luncheon honoring two outstanding women, Shirley Baskin Familian and Betty Underwood Deutsch
WHEN: Thursday, September 22, 2011
11:30 a.m. Reception
12:00 p.m. Luncheon and Program
WHERE: The Four Seasons Hotel
300 S. Doheny Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90048
COST: Individual - $150
“Silver Angel” Table (4 guests) - $1,500
“Gold Angel” Table (8 guests) - $3,000
For ticket information, please call 323.953.5402
About KCET Women’s Council
The KCET Women’s Council was founded in 1964 to foster awareness of public television and assist KCET by contributions of service and funds. Through its sponsorship of 46 years of memorable events, the Women’s Council has raised over $4 million in support of KCET. Past one-of-a- kind events by the Women’s Council include: the opening of the twin towers in Century City with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, the grand openings of the Sheraton Universal Hotel and Nordstrom’s Westside Pavilion, and the launch of the Carl Sagan series COSMOS at the Griffith Observatory.
About KCET
On-air, online and in the community, KCET plays a vital role in the cultural and educational enrichment of Southern and Central California. KCET offers a wide range of award-winning local programming as well as the finest public television programs from around the world. KCET currently produces the Emmy®, duPont-Columbia and Peabody Award-winning SoCal Connected, a hard-hitting prime-time weekly television news program that examines the issues and people of Southern California. Throughout its 47-year history, KCET has won hundreds of major awards for its local and regional news and public affairs programming, its national drama and documentary productions, its quality educational family and children's programs, its outreach and community services and its website, kcet.org. KCET is a donor-supported community institution. For additional information about KCET productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org.
