Elvis Honors Art @ Carney Awards
Elvis Duran will be in Los Angeles for The 3rd Annual Carney Awards on Sunday, October 29 and is inviting all of his radio friends to attend. This star-studded event, hosted by TV’s Tom Bergeron, takes place at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA and honors Hollywood’s unsung heroes; the backbone of the movie and television industry — character actors. This year’s distinguished honorees are William H. Macy, Wendie Malick, William Fichtner, Richard Kind and Xander Berkeley. [Ed. note: We’ve taken the liberty of linking to their individual IMDB pages so you can see their faces and go, “Ohhhh, riiiight!”]
Named in honor of the late, legendary Oscar and Emmy-winning actor Art Carney, the Carney Awards were created three years ago by David Katz, CEO of the Elvis Duran Group, his brother Jim Katz, an Emmy-winning producer, and Art Carney’s son Brian Carney, himself an actor and voiceover artist.
Duran (left) commented, “I never understood why the hardest working actors in Hollywood were almost always excluded from receiving awards and recognition for the great work that they do. We created the Carney Awards to rectify that injustice. Character actors are the backbone of almost every movie and television show ever made. It’s time for them to get the recognition they so deserve. I don’t want people pointing anymore saying, ‘Hey, it’s that guy!’ I want them saying, ‘Hey, that’s William H. Macy, William Fichtner, Wendie Malick, Xander Berkeley or Richard Kind.'” David Katz added, “Elvis is the first to admit that his co-hosts are the backbone of his radio show. Our desire to celebrate those in supporting roles has picked up great momentum and has caught the attention of Hollywood, which is always good for radio.”
The red carpet begins at 3pm and the show begins promptly at 5pm, with a cocktail reception to follow. Tickets are complimentary to radio industry members. Please RSVP to: david@elvisdurangroup.com or amir@foresterpublicrelations.com. The Carney Awards is a joint production between The Elvis Duran Group and Radcliffe Road Pictures. Executive Producers are Elvis Duran, David Katz, Jim Katz and Brian Carney. For more information, visit thecarneyawards.com or follow @CarneyAwards on Twitter.
