President’s Award Recipients
To mark the Hall of Fame’s seventy fifth anniversary, AAF has chosen two President’s Awards recipients for the primary time. The award acknowledges public figures whose main careers are exterior promoting, however whose work has made a significant contribution to the business.
This yr’s recipients are:
- Barry Manilow, Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer
- Marlo Thomas, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress, creator and longtime activist
Manilow started his profession in promoting, composing and producing among the most recognizable industrial jingles of all time. Thomas has had a decades-long cultural affect by way of her work in leisure and her advocacy for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, serving to increase greater than $1 billion over the previous 20 years.
A portion of the proceeds from the Hall of Fame induction gala will profit The Manilow Music Project and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.