Junior HRTS Expands To NYC, First Event Tonight

The Junior Hollywood Radio and Television Society (JHRTS), the junior membership for HRTS, will present “A Conversation with Doug Herzog, President of MTV Networks Entertainment Group,” to celebrate its inaugural year in New York City on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at at 8 p.m. ath the William Morris Endeavor (1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York 10019), hosted by Jon Rosen, head of East Coast Television and Branded Lifestyle, WME. This is the first event to be presented by the New York Chapter of JHRTS members, the premier networking and information forum that was established in Hollywood in 2000. This was announced today by WME’s Bradley Singer, who is also the first president of the new chapter.

Joining Singer as inaugural officers of JHRTS New York are Scott Swiontek, The Gersh Agency (co-VP), Sasha Silver, HBO (co-VP), Max Grossman, ICM (treasurer), Jay Barbeau, CAA (secretary) and Jill Lubochinski, NBC-Universal (event director).

“HRTS is very excited to see this launch of JHRTS in New York City. Since its inception in 2000, this junior segment of our membership has grown exponentially here in Los Angeles and has become a very successful initiative for our organization,” said Dave Ferrara, HRTS executive director. “The entire HRTS board of directors and I recognize our responsibility to help develop the next generation of industry leaders and I look forward to working with Bradley and his team to duplicate that success in New York.”