Consumer Electronics Association Votes Two Indiana Executives Into CE Hall of Fame.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Joseph Donahue, an executive of RCA, Indianapolis, and George Fezell, an executive of Magnavox, Ft. Wayne, head this year's list of eleven industry luminaries elected to the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. They will formally be inducted at the Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) annual Industry Forum, October 17 in Las Vegas.

Mr. Donahue spent 40 years in the industry, all with RCA and its later owners and affiliates. He started as an engineer and then served as vice president and general manager of the Consumer Electronics Division and, finally, CEO.

In the early 1950s Donahue invented the "slurry process," a manufacturing innovation still in use to produce picture tubes. In 1964, he oversaw the development of the Dimensia system, one of the first lines of interconnected video products controlled via a single on-screen computerized interface that presaged packaged home theater systems. He was also a leading figure in the development of High Definition Television (HDTV) before retiring in 1994.

Mr. Fezell implemented Magnavox's innovative factory-direct business model that made the company's TV's the consumer electronics industry's most exclusive franchise in the 1950s and 1960s. He rose to vice president in 1963, then president of the consumer electronics division in 1968.

Joining Fezell and Donahue in the CE Hall of Fame Class of 2005 are two leaders of major consumer electronics companies: Harry Elias of JVC and Masaharu Matsushita of Panasonic. Association executive Saul Gold and retailer Jack Luskin also were named to the Hall of Fame.

Five noteworthy individuals from the industry were elected posthumously. They are William Hewlett and David Packard, founders of HP and fathers of Silicon Valley, journalist Art Levis, inventor/entrepreneur John Winegard and retail pioneer Ken Crane.

"The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame is proud to welcome these industry giants," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, the organization that created and maintains the CE Hall of Fame. "Their contribution to the growth and success of one of America's largest and most successful industries is well documented, and their election by a panel of distinguished judges is richly deserved."

The Consumer Electronics Association created The Hall of Fame in 2000. With the induction of these eleven new members in 2005, the Hall now numbers 98.

About CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile electronics, wireless and landline communications, information technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as well as related services that are sold through consumer channels. Combined, CEA's members account for more than $121 billion in annual sales. CEA's resources are available online at www.CE.org, the definitive source for information about the consumer electronics industry.

CEA also sponsors and manages the international CES -- Defining Tomorrow's Technology. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.