The words “prayer” and “Hollywood” aren’t often seen in the same sentence, but prayer for Hollywood’s leaders will be very much on the minds of attendees of the 3rd Annual National Media Prayer Breakfast on November 3rd in Los Angeles, California. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend, joining celebrities, top producers, directors and decision-makers to pray for the 700 most powerful and influential media professionals in the world. Established in 2004, the National Media Prayer Breakfast (NMPB) was designed to mobilize spiritual support for leaders of global media, and reinforce the value of faith in media and entertainment.
Cecile B. DeMille once said, “I have found the greatest power in the world is the power of prayer.” If so, this “greatest power in the world” could be utilized to encourage and to support some of the most powerful people in the world. “The message to Hollywood’s elite is that there are millions of Christians who care enough about them to pray for them, not just boycott, protest or bash them,” says breakfast founder Dr. Larry Poland. “We want to send media leaders a positive message of love and forgiveness.” Micheal Flaherty, President of Walden Media, and Cherise McVicar, Senior Vice President of National Promotions at Buena Vista Pictures Marketing, will be participating in the morning’s program as well as Tom Halleen, Vice President of Scheduling and Acquisitions at AMC, and Sonya McNair, Spokesperson and Director of Public Relations at The New Yorker.
Joni Eareckson Tada founder of Joni and Friends International Disability Center will deliver the opening prayer for the event. Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom, Associate Director of Project Next Step of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Gavin MacLeod, veteran television and film actor best known for his roles on Mary Tyler Moore and The Love Boat will also offer prayers. Mary Mary, the Grammy-winning, platinum-selling gospel duo and Christopher Parkening, internationally renown classical guitarist will perform. Endorsements for the 2006 National Media Prayer Breakfast have come from prominent media professionals including: Ralph Winter, Producer of the X-Men movies, The Fantastic Four, Mighty Joe Young, Inspector Gadget and The Visitation, Lori McCreary, CEO and Producer at Revelations Entertainment and Chairman of ClickStar, Inc., Judith Tukich, Vice President of Synergy and Special Projects at ABC Television Network, Howard Kazanjian, Co-Chair of Tricor Entertainment, Terry Botwick, CEO of Thunderpoint Studios, Tony Thomopoulos of Promise Media Productions and past President of ABC Television, Geriann McIntosh, Senior Vice President of Administration at Warner Bros. Television, Lowell “Bud” Paxson, Chairman Emeritus of the Paxson Communications Corporation, Sam Haskell, III, Chairman of the Board of the Miss America Organization, Dave Alan Johnson writer, producer, and director at Me and My House Productions, Inc., Eric Close, actor on the CBS television series Without a Trace, Peter Parros, actor on As the World Turns, Jodi Benson, voice of “Ariel” in Disney’s Little Mermaid, concert soloist and Tony-nominated Broadway actress, Pat Boone, veteran pop music and film entertainer, Rhonda Fleming Carlson, actress and philanthropist, Rick Dees, President of Rick Dees Entertainment and international radio host of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, Dean Jones, lovable star of a number of Disney film classics and President of Christian Rescue Committee, and actress and author Nancy Stafford. The list of endorsers also includes some of America’s most respected leaders from various other fields of endeavor: Ken Blanchard of the Ken Blanchard Companies and author of the “One Minute Manager;” Norm Miller, Chairman of Interstate Batteries and Zig Ziglar, of Zig Ziglar, Inc. Rabbi Sheldon Pennes, of Temple B’nai Emet, Montebello, CA and the Jewish Hospice Project, LA, Father Michael Manning, SVD, President of Wordnet Productions, and Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie, President of Leadership Unlimited and former Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, all of whom participated in last year’s event, are endorsers for 2006 as well.
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