In 1993, the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted its second group of honorees into our "Hall of Fame." There were eight of them that year. The "Hall of Fame" was instituted a year earlier (in 1992) when we inducted 14 people.
"The Class of 1993" as we often called them, was made up of excellent choices. They were:
| Esther & Stan Lee Broza |
| Taylor Grant |
| Ray Green |
| Ragan Henry |
| Lew Klein |
| Edmund "Ned" Rogers |
| By Saam |
The event was an afternoon luncheon at the Bellevue, Broad and Walnut Streets in center city Philadelphia. Former Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia President (our 29th, 1991-1992) Doris Lenz presented the awards to the inductees. During this era, our "Hall of Fame" luncheon and our "Person of the Year" banquet were two different events. Now, they are one.
We are lucky to have this wonderful recording which has survived in perfect condition. It was recorded by Dave Abramson, our 32nd President (1996-1997). The video has been encoded as RealVideo Surestream. The file contains two different streams of video, one for dial-up users and another for broadband usage. Your computer will automatically select the proper file. Longer pieces of video are encoded to roll. That is, the video for each speaker is in several segments. When one is finished playing, the next one will start automatically. For broadband, it is almost instanteous. For dial-up users, it may a little slower. You need not do anything for the next portion to start. It will be automatic.
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Accepting on behalf of Esther & Stan Lee Broza were their sons, Stanley Broza, Jr. and Elliot Lawrence. Accepting on behalf of "Ned" Rogers was his son, Roddy.
From the official archives of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Video donated by Broadcast Pioneers member Dave Abramson
Video encoding by Broadcast Pioneers member Gerry Wilkinson
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