AMEE Awards 2009
Posted March 09, 2009AFTRA Foundation Honors Icons at the 2009 AMEE Awards
Four entertainment and media icons of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists—Jeanne Cooper, Smokey Robinson, Vin Scully, and the late Don LaFontaine—were honored on Monday, March 9 at the 2009 AFTRA Media and Entertainment Excellence Awards (The AMEES) at the Millennium Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles.
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Kathleen Noone Roberta Reardon and Patrika Darbo
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Kathleen Noone Roberta Reardon and Patrika Darbo
Jeanne Cooper with B&B's John McCook
AFTRA President Roberta Reardon and AMEE honoree Smokey Robinson
Nita Whitaker, wife of AMEE Tribute Award honoree Don LaFontaine
Gabrielle Carteris
Young & Restless star Adrienne Frantz
Adrienne Frantz faces the photographers
Marcia Wallace of the Young and the Restless
AFTRA President Roberta Reardon
Jess Walton of the Young & Restless
Jason George
David Lago (l) and Christian Leblanc (Young and the Restless castmates)(r) give AMEE honoree Jeanne Cooper some love
Roberta Reardon and AMEE honoree Vin Scully
Alan Rachins and wife, Joanna
Jeanne Cooper with AFTRA Los Angeles Local President Ron Morgan
Bold & Beautiful's Heather Tom
Jeanne Cooper with her children, (left to right) Collin Bernsen, Corbin Bernsen, and Caren Wilson
Roberta Reardon and AMEE Master of Ceremonies Bob Edwards
Patrika Darbo walks the red carpet
Kate Linder of the Young & Restless
Eileen Davidson of the Young & Restless
Entrance to the AMEES
AMEE Award Dinner
AMEE Award stage
AFTRA Staff, Sidney and Meredith
AFTRA Staff, Chris and Sarah
AFTRA Staff, Chris and Treslyn
AFTRA Foundation President Shelby Scott and AFTRA National Executive Director Kim Roberts Hedgpeth
AFTRA Los Angeles Executive Director Bill Thomas and Los Angeles Local President Ron Morgan
Jeanne Cooper with Y&R castmate Michelle Stafford
AMEE honorees Smokey Robinson and Jeanne Cooper
Berry Gordy and Ben Vereen
Writer Paula Cwikly and David Lago of Young & the Restless
Jess Walton, Kathleen Noone & Roberta Reardon
Roberta Reardon and DGA Executive Director Jay Roth
Shelby Scott and John Joyce
Kathleen Noone and Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard
(left to right) Berry Gordy, Terrence Howard, Smokey Robinson, and Ben Vereen
Vin Scully and Susan Boyd Joyce
WMA agent Chris Burke & Vin Scully
Eileen Davidson (Young & the Restless) with husband Vince Van Patten
AFTRA President Roberta Reardon applauds Members
Roberta Reardon and Bob Edwards
Shelby Scott
Head writer Maria Arena Bell, of the Young & the Restless, presenting Jeanne Cooper with her AMEE
Jeanne Cooper accepting her AMEE
Maria Arena Bell and Jeanne Cooper
Terrence Howard presents Smokey Robinson with his AMEE
Terrence Howard presenting Smokey with his award
Smokey Robinson accepting his AMEE
Terrence Howard and Smokey Robinson
Ralph Lawler talking about Vin Scully
Ralph Lawler presents Vin Scully with his AMEE
Vin Scully
AMEE honoree Vin Scully accepts his award
George DelHoyo
George DelHoyo talking about the late Don LaFontaine
George DelHoyo presents Nita Whitaker and Skye LaFontaine with award
Nita Whitaker
Nita Whitaker (c) with her daughters, Skye (l) and Elyse LaFontaine (r)
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