15th Annual Media Battle of the Bands
February 28, 2008
6:00-Midnight
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 West 42nd Street, NYC
BB King Blues Club pulsed to the rock n’ roll beat of five great bands at the 15th Annual Media Battle of the Bands on February 28, 2008. It was a not-to-miss night with a lineup featuring rock, blues and pop groups comprised of employees from top New York-based cable networks and advertising agencies. Media executives cut loose from buttoned-up office life to cheer their rock-star-for-a-night colleagues, to mingle and to sample the delicious treats donated by our restaurant friends.
Best of all, the event raised a record-breaking $370,000 - thanks to the generous support of dozens of cable networks and major advertising and media agencies.
Over the years, the Battle of the Bands has become one of the most popular events of the year for the media and television industries. In 1993, its first year, the Battle of the Bands raised $44,000…since then, the event has raised over $3 million to feed New York’s homebound elderly.
Battle of the Bands Executive Committee:
Mel Berning, A&E Television Networks
Larry Blasius, Magna Global
Louis Carr, BET
*Dave Cassaro, Comcast Networks
Hank Close, MTV Networks
Charlie Collier, AMC
Sean Cunningham, Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau
John Doherty, Lifetime Television
Ed Erhardt, ESPN
Barry Fischer, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc.
Karen Grinthal, Scripps Networks
Bruce Lefkowitz, Fox Cable Networks
Christopher Manning, Superstation WGN
Arlene Manos, Rainbow Networks
Mark Miller, NBC Universal
Paul Rittenberg, Fox News Channel
Evan Sternschein, Discovery Communications
Chuck Thompson, Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau
* Committee Chair
Event Contact:
Emily Cleveland
emily@citymeals.org