Dave Chappelle, Mos Def Take Comedy and Drama Honors at 11th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards; Starz InBlack to Broadcast All-Star Gala Highlighted by Tribute to Ossie Davis.BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif. -- Cable television programs featuring comedian Dave Chappelle and rapper-actor Mos Def scored multiple wins at the 11th Annual NAMIC NAMIC National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies NAMIC National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications NAMIC National Association of Minorities in Cable Vision Awards. Presented by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), the awards gala honoring the Cable industry's best in multiethnic, original television programming was co-hosted by Lisa Ling ("Explorer"), Lisa Vidal ("The Division") and Chris Spencer ("Significant Others"). Starz InBlack will broadcast the show featuring celebrity guests such as Michael Clarke Duncan, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Georg Stanford Brown Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943 in Havana, Cuba) is an actor and Emmy Award winning director, perhaps best known as one of the stars of the ABC police television series The Rookies from 1972–1976. , Tim Reid, BET's AJ and Free, and singer-songwriter Brenda Russell. The HBO/Cinemax original movie "Something the Lord Made" won Best Drama and Best Dramatic Performance for the movie's co-star, Mos Def. HBO/Cinemax's special "Chris Rock: Never Scared," tied with BET's "BET Awards 2004," for Best Music and Variety, giving HBO/Cinemax triple wins. Comedy Central swept the comedy award categories with a win for Chappelle for Best Comedic Performance, while "Chappelle's Show" tied for Best Comedy with TV Land/Nick at Nite's "Fatherhood." In what was the most poignant moment of the ceremony, industry veterans Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles (born August 21, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright and composer, and the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles. and Glynn Turman presented NAMIC's North Star Award to the late screen legend Ossie Davis. Presented to entertainment entities for longstanding commitment to advancement of industry diversity, the posthumous honor was accepted by Davis' widow, actor-filmmaker Ruby Dee. Additionally, "Sesame Street," its production company Sesame Workshop, and Jeff Valdez, chairman of SiTV were honored for their achievements in television programming diversity. The 11th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards were presented in partnership with Time Warner Corporate, Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) ., Turner Entertainment Group and HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy . Johnathan Rodgers, chairman, TV One, is the 2005 Honorary Chair. Founded in 1980, NAMIC is currently celebrating 25 years of facilitating their mission focused on advancing diversity in telecommunications. SEG n. 1. (Bot.) Sedge. 2. The gladen, and other species of Iris. 1. A castrated bull. is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 173 million pay units (www.starz.com). For more information on NAMIC or a complete list of winners of the 11th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards log onto www.namic.com. |
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