The 2008 Women of Concern Awards Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, June 24th at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. This year, we are proud to honor Valerie Salembier, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Harper's Bazaar. This year's emcee and special guest is Amy Robach, anchor of MSNBC and NBC News.
The Women of Concern Awards Luncheon has a dual purpose: it celebrates the remarkable strength and courage of women living in extreme poverty worldwide, and recognizes women in business and media for their commitment to social responsibility and for their efforts to focus attention on humanitarian issues.
Over the past five years, the Women of Concern Awards Luncheon has celebrated the lives of women and girls worldwide and recognized the achievements of women in business and their extraordinary efforts to alleviate human suffering and focus public attention on global humanitarian issues. Past honorees include Ann Curry, co-anchor of Dateline NBC and news anchor for NBC News' Today(2006), Pat Mitchell, CEO of PBS (2005), Carole Black, CEO of Lifetime Entertainment (2004); and Eileen Naughton, President of Time, Inc. (2003).
About Our Honoree
Valerie Salembier is Senior Vice President and Publisher of The Hearst Corporation’s Harper’s Bazaar, one of Advertising Age’s 2007 “A List” magazines of the Year. Previously, she had been Vice President/Publisher of Hearst’s Esquire Magazine. Prior to joining The Hearst Corporation in 1996, Ms. Salembier had been Senior Vice President of the New York Times Women’s Publishing Group and Publisher of Family Circle. Before that, Salembier was President of the New York Post, Publisher of TV Guide Magazine and Senior Vice President for Advertising at USA Today.
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We are proud to recognize Valerie Salembier's contributions to the world of publishing and media and her public service by honoring her at our 2008 Women of Concern Awards Luncheon.
About our Emcee and Special Guest
Amy Robach serves as a daytime anchor for MSNBC. She anchors the 9 a.m. ET hour.
Robach joined MSNBC in September of 2003. During her time here, she has anchored coverage of major news events including the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the 2004 Presidential Election. Robach traveled to Washington, D.C. to cover both President Bush’s 2nd Inauguration and the funeral of President Ronald Reagan. In addition to her anchoring duties, Robach regularly appears on Imus in the Morning and is a newsreader on both Today and Weekend Today.
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For more information about the 2008 Women of Concern Awards Luncheon, or to place a message of good wishes in the program booklet, please contact Aileen McCloskey at (212) 557-8000 or events.usa@concern.net.