Museum of Television & Radio

John W. Madigan is the retired chairman and CEO of Tribune Company. Tribune is a media industry leader with operations in 25 major markets throughout the United States. He was elected chief executive officer of Tribune in May 1995. He also served as chairman from 1996 through December 2003. He was elected to the Tribune board of directors in 1975, the same year he joined the company as vice president/chief financial officer. Madigan began his business career as a financial analyst with Duff & Phelps Inc. in Chicago and later became a manager at Arthur Andersen & Co. He was an investment banker with both Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis and Salomon Brothers. Madigan is a director of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Boise Cascade and Gilead Sciences; an advisor to Madison Dearborn Partners; and a past chairman of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He also serves as a trustee of Northwestern University, Rush University Medical Center and The Paley Center for Media in New York. A Chicago-area native, born June 7, 1937, Madigan holds bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the University of Michigan.

Richard Eric Weigle works at The Museum of Television and Radio and is the official archivist of Academy Award winners Eva Marie Saint and the late Kim Hunter. He also acted in Miss Hunter's finale theatrical production of "The Madwoman of Chaillot" and has been frequently seen on "The Guiding Light". Richard is a Tenor with the New York Choral Society and regularly sings at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. He was one of the producers of the original "Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun" and produced Ralph De Blassio's New York on cable television He was also an Associate Producer of the film "Broadway: The Golden Age", as well as the new film "Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age."

Ivan Seidenberg is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Verizon. Under Seidenberg's leadership, Verizon has become a premier network company, providing customers with the most advanced and innovative broadband experiences. Seidenberg was instrumental in forming Verizon through a number of mergers and acquisitions, including Bell Atlantic and NYNEX (1997), GTE (2000) and MCI (2006). He also helped create what is now Verizon Wireless in 1999 by bringing together the assets of Bell Atlantic Mobile, GTE Wireless and the U.S. properties of Vodafone AirTouch. Seidenberg has led Verizon since its inception, first as co-CEO in 2000, then as sole CEO since 2002 and chairman of the board since 2004. Verizon now operates an advanced global Internet backbone, a premier national wireless network and with the company's deployment of its high-speed, fiber-optic FiOS technology a next-generation broadband network. Verizon's leadership in network innovation has earned the company numerous citations and awards, including being named to the BusinessWeek 50, which represents the "best in class" from each sector of the S&P 500. Prior to the creation of Verizon, Seidenberg was chairman and CEO of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX. He began his communications career more than 40 years ago as a cable splicer's assistant and has held numerous operations and engineering assignments, including various leadership positions at NYNEX and Bell Atlantic. Seidenberg has a long-standing commitment to education and has made Verizon a leader in finding innovative ways to use communications technology to improve educational and literacy performance in the U.S. He also champions diversity both within and outside the company, and under his leadership Verizon's commitment to diversity has been widely recognized.

Ralph Guild is Chairman of the Board for Interep, the largest independent national sales and marketing organization specializing in radio, the Internet and new media. Mr. Guild joined McGavren Radio, a radio advertising representation firm based in San Francisco, in the late 1950s and, shortly thereafter, opened up the company's first east coast office in New York. During the early 1960's, the company grew steadily by filling the void created when most radio rep firms defected to television sales. Then the company was renamed McGavren Guild and Guild was then named President and COO in the late 60's. In 1981, Mr. Guild created Interep Radio as the holding company for what he envisioned as being a group of independently-operated radio rep firms united under a single corporate umbrella. It has since become the standard operating structure for radio and television rep companies. In 1986, under Mr. Guild's stewardship, Interep launched Group W Radio Sales, the first independent rep firm dedicated exclusively to one broadcast group, which ultimately became CBS Radio Sales. Other dedicated rep companies created by Interep include ABC Radio Sales. In the early 1990s, Interep implemented Radio 2000, the new business development program, which, for the first time, required radio sales executives to call directly on advertiser decision-makers exclusively to grow the medium's share of total advertising dollars. In the late 90's formed Interep Interactive , an online advertising and streaming media division. Early this year, Interep Interactive merged with Cybereps, a premium online ad sales and marketing firm, to form the first interactive marketing and integrated media sales and web publishing company. Mr. Guild has been the recipient of numerous industry awards. He was inducted into Broadcasting & Cable Magazine's Hall of Fame in 1991. In 1998, he received the Golden Mike Award from the Broadcasters Foundation for outstanding contributions to the radio industry. That same year Mr. Guild was inducted into the Broadcaster's Hall of Fame. He was also the recipient of the 1999 UJA-Federation's Radio Group Award for his achievements in radio. In 2000, Howard University honored Mr. Guild for his support of its Communications Graduates and for his pioneering work in creating diversity in the national rep industry. In addition, the Black Broadcasters Alliance selected Mr. Guild as its 2001 Golden Mike Award honoree for his efforts in supporting African Americans in attaining their career goals and financial success. Most recently, he received one of the broadcasting industry's highest honors from the International Radio and Television Society, The 2001 Gold Medal. In addition, Mr. Guild finds time for a variety of pro bono activities. He is a trustee of the University of the Pacific, where he received an honorary doctorate degree. He is also a trustee of the Museum of Television and Radio in New York and Los Angeles.

James A. Wiatt is Chief Executive Officer of the William Morris Agency (WMA). In addition to representing a diverse and acclaimed group of creative professionals and corporate entities, Mr. Wiatt is involved in managing all areas of the Agency, including its Motion Picture, Television, Music, Publishing, Theatre, News, Commercials and Corporate Consulting Departments. Since joining the company in 1999, Mr. Wiatt has opened an exciting new chapter in the long and successful history of the William Morris Agency. During his tenure, Mr. Wiatt has overseen groundbreaking deals for WMA clients and launched several successful business initiatives, including restructuring of the agency's London office and establishing offices in Miami Beach, Florida and Shanghai, China. Before joining WMA, Mr. Wiatt was Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of International Creative Management (ICM). Among his accomplishments at that company, Mr. Wiatt helped take ICM from a public company to the private sector in 1988; and he was an architect of ICM's growth in stature, market share and profitability during the 22 years he was at the company. Mr. Wiatt began his agency career with the Frank Cooper Agency in 1977, then joined ICM as a literary agent in 1979 and was made head of its West Coast Literary Department in 1980. He was appointed head of ICM's Motion Picture Department in 1983 and named President of the agency in 1985. Prior to becoming an agent, Mr. Wiatt worked as former California Senator John Tunney's Administrative Aide. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Wiatt is a member of the Board of Councilors of the USC School of Cinema-Television. He is a trustee of the Museum of Television & Radio, on the Board of Governors of both the Music Center of Los Angeles and the American Film Institute. Additionally, Mr. Wiatt is Chairman of the Los Angeles Police Foundation, and serves as Chairman of the UCLA Executive Board for the Medical Sciences.