AMEE Awards 2009

AFTRA Foundation Honors Icons at the 2009 AMEE Awards

Four entertainment and media icons of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists—Jeanne Cooper, Smokey Robinson, Vin Scully, and the late Don LaFontaine—were honored on Monday, March 9 at the 2009 AFTRA Media and Entertainment Excellence Awards (The AMEES) at the Millennium Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles.

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Kathleen Noone Roberta Reardon and Patrika Darbo

Kathleen Noone Roberta Reardon and Patrika Darbo

Jeanne Cooper with B&B's John McCook

AFTRA President Roberta Reardon and AMEE honoree Smokey Robinson

Nita Whitaker, wife of AMEE Tribute Award honoree Don LaFontaine

Gabrielle Carteris

Young & Restless star Adrienne Frantz

Adrienne Frantz faces the photographers 

Marcia Wallace of the Young and the Restless

AFTRA President Roberta Reardon

Jess Walton of the Young & Restless

Jason George

David Lago (l) and Christian Leblanc (Young and the Restless castmates)(r) give AMEE honoree Jeanne Cooper some love

Roberta Reardon and AMEE honoree Vin Scully

Alan Rachins and wife, Joanna

Jeanne Cooper with AFTRA Los Angeles Local President Ron Morgan

Bold & Beautiful's Heather Tom

Jeanne Cooper with her children, (left to right) Collin Bernsen, Corbin Bernsen, and Caren Wilson

Roberta Reardon and AMEE Master of Ceremonies Bob Edwards

Patrika Darbo walks the red carpet

Kate Linder of the Young & Restless

Eileen Davidson of the Young & Restless

Entrance to the AMEES

AMEE Award Dinner

AMEE Award stage

AFTRA Staff, Sidney and Meredith

AFTRA Staff, Chris and Sarah

AFTRA Staff, Chris and Treslyn

AFTRA Foundation President Shelby Scott and AFTRA National Executive Director Kim Roberts Hedgpeth

AFTRA Los Angeles Executive Director Bill Thomas and Los Angeles Local President Ron Morgan

Jeanne Cooper with Y&R castmate Michelle Stafford

AMEE honorees Smokey Robinson and Jeanne Cooper

Berry Gordy and Ben Vereen

Writer Paula Cwikly and David Lago of Young & the Restless

Jess Walton, Kathleen Noone & Roberta Reardon

Roberta Reardon and DGA Executive Director Jay Roth

Shelby Scott and John Joyce

Kathleen Noone and Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

(left to right) Berry Gordy, Terrence Howard, Smokey Robinson, and Ben Vereen

Vin Scully and Susan Boyd Joyce

WMA agent Chris Burke & Vin Scully

Eileen Davidson (Young & the Restless) with husband Vince Van Patten

AFTRA President Roberta Reardon applauds Members

Roberta Reardon and Bob Edwards

Shelby Scott

Head writer Maria Arena Bell, of the Young & the Restless, presenting Jeanne Cooper with her AMEE

Jeanne Cooper accepting her AMEE

Maria Arena Bell and Jeanne Cooper

Terrence Howard presents Smokey Robinson with his AMEE

Terrence Howard presenting Smokey with his award

Smokey Robinson accepting his AMEE

Terrence Howard and Smokey Robinson

Ralph Lawler talking about Vin Scully

Ralph Lawler presents Vin Scully with his AMEE

Vin Scully

AMEE honoree Vin Scully accepts his award

George DelHoyo

George DelHoyo talking about the late Don LaFontaine

George DelHoyo presents Nita Whitaker and Skye LaFontaine with award

Nita Whitaker

Nita Whitaker (c) with her daughters, Skye (l) and Elyse LaFontaine (r)

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