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Oct 19, 2011 Pictured at the Giants of Broadcasting 2011 luncheon are Robbin Ahrold, BMI’s Michael Steinberg and Ed Oshanani, former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston, and BMI’s Fred Cannon, Mike O’Neill, Alison Smith, Phil Graham, and Richard Conlon. View Photo

Oct 19, 2011 Pictured at the Library of American Broadcasting’s Giants of Broadcasting 2011 are BMI’s Alison Smith, former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston, and Susan Davenport Austin, Chairman of the BMI Board of Directors and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation and President of the Sheridan Gospel Network. View Photo

Oct 19, 2011 Publisher Ivan Mogull, former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston, and Martin Bandier, Chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, celebrate Preston's inclusion in the 2011 Giants of Broadcasting at a reception hosted by current BMI President & CEO Del Bryant at the company's New York City headquarters. View Photo

Oct 19, 2011 BMI President & CEO Del Bryant congratulates Frances Preston, former BMI President & CEO, on her being named to the Library of American Broadcasting’s Giants of Broadcasting. View Photo

Oct 18, 2011 Chart-topping songwriter/producer Benny Blanco (center) was unable to attend the BMI Pop Awards, so BMI’s Samantha Cox (left) and Brooke Morrow (right) brought his trio of awards to him. Blanco’s “Tik Tok” (Ke$ha), “California Gurls” (Katy Perry), and “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz) all landed in the year’s most-performed list. View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 BMI hosted a fundraiser for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) at the organization’s New York headquarters on October 14. Music industry leaders mingled and got better acquainted with the senator, who is a strong proponent of creators’ rights. Pictured are the American Society of Media Photographers’ Gene Mopsik, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, Senator Leahy, and BMI’s… View Photo

Oct 14, 2011 Distinguished BMI composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich recently stopped by BMI’s NYC office to chat with the BMI classical team. Zwilich has three major premieres in the 2011/12 season; next up is the debut of her Shadows for piano and orchestra, with the Louisiana Philharmonic on October 29 and 30. Pictured are BMI’s Emily Good, Scott Bartucca, and Deirdre Chadwick; Zwilich;… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 BMI’s Wardell Malloy offered advice to bourgeoning rappers on “Freestyle Friday,” a popular segment on BET’s 106 & Park on October 7. Pictured at the television taping are Island/Def Jam’s Max Gousse, BMI songwriter/rapper Yelawolf and Malloy. View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 HPNG Entrepreneurs, in partnership with the New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, hosted The HPNG Entrepreneurs Conference in New York on October 3. BMI’s Porfirio Piña contributed to the “Industry Profile: The New York Latino Media and Entertainment Industries” panel. Pictured at the event are SP Music’s SP Polanco; the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Louis Perego Moreno;… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 As part of this year’s Woodstock Film Festival festivities, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross hosted a dinner to celebrate the works of photographer Catherine Sebastian on September 23 at the Oriole 9 in Woodstock, New York. Sebastian herself (pictured) served as the guest of honor, and elaborated on her Beautiful World collection, which vividly depicts life, nature, and beauty of the… View Photo