{"id":10708,"date":"2013-01-10T14:58:56","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T19:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/news\/article.php?ArticleID=10708"},"modified":"2013-01-10T14:58:56","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T19:58:56","slug":"10708_broadcasting-students-help-produce-30th-annual-american-eagle-awards-show-honoring-judy-collins-sonny-fox-paul-shaffer-and-theodore-bikel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/2013\/01\/10\/10708_broadcasting-students-help-produce-30th-annual-american-eagle-awards-show-honoring-judy-collins-sonny-fox-paul-shaffer-and-theodore-bikel\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcasting Students Help Produce 30th Annual American Eagle Awards Show Honoring Judy Collins, Sonny Fox, Paul Shaffer and Theodore Bikel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music legends Judy Collins, Paul Shaffer, and Theodore Bikel were honored by the National Music Council (NMC) at a symposium and luncheon event produced by Montclair State Professor David Sanders, with help from students in the Broadcasting program, at New York City\u2019s Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 on Tuesday, November 27.  The coveted American Eagle Award is presented annually to celebrate an individual\u2019s long-term contribution to the nation\u2019s musical culture and heritage.  This year\u2019s affair was the 30th anniversary celebration of the awards.<\/p>\n

The presentations included tributes to the honorees by a host of musical greats including Ben E. King, Martha Wash, Merima Klju\u00e7o, Sheldon Harnick and Peter Yarrow. The Council’s annual Leadership in Music Symposium preceded the awards and featured interviews with the honorees. Additional awards were given to children\u2019s television icon Sonny Fox for his lifetime support of music and arts access for children, and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store for its active support of country music for more than 40 years. <\/p>\n

Fifteen of the University’s Broadcasting students participated in the event production, with several having the opportunity to conduct on-camera interviews with the honorees, presenters and performers. Excerpts of the event will be webcast in March as part of the Council\u2019s Music in Our Schools month activities.  <\/p>\n

Dr. Sanders, director of the NMC, noted that the individual recipients were being honored, \u201cnot just for the incredible gifts they have given generations of music lovers throughout the world with their creative output\u2026 but also for their dedication to encouraging young musicians \u2013 and potential musicians \u2013 through their great support and commitment to music education.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event also debuted an animation produced by Sanders for the NMC and Music Publishers Association of the United States as part of a primary school lesson plan that encourages kids to think about the ramifications of taking other people\u2019s creative work. Sanders introduced the work as \u201cpart of a world-wide effort by creators to change the narrative in terms of fostering an understanding that the online protection of creative work enhances freedom of speech and the marketplace of ideas, rather than encroaching on them.\u201c                         <\/p>\n

Past American Eagle Award recipients include Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Clive Davis, Van Cliburn, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Morton Gould, Dave Brubeck, Marian Anderson, Max Roach, Lena Horne, Roy Clark, Elliott Carter, Roberta Peters, Odetta, Leonard Slatkin, Stephen Sondheim, Sesame Street, Peter Yarrow, Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 and VH1 Save the Music Foundation.<\/p>\n

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Through the cooperative work of its member organizations, the NMC promotes and supports music and music education as an integral part of the curricula in the schools of this nation, and in the lives of its citizens. The Council provides for the exchange of information and coordination of efforts among its member organizations and speaks with one voice for the music community whenever an authoritative expression of opinion is desirable.<\/p>\n

The National Music Council is celebrating its 72nd Anniversary as a forum for the free discussion of this country\u2019s national music affairs and challenges. Founded in 1940 to act as a clearinghouse for the joint opinion and decision of its members and to work to strengthen the importance of music in American life and culture, the Council\u2019s initial membership of 13 has grown to almost 50 national music organizations, encompassing every important form of professional and commercial musical activity.<\/p>\n

Proceeds from the event support the Council\u2019s music and arts education advocacy efforts.<\/em><\/p>\n

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