Albert Cheng of Amazon MGM Studios Named HRTS Chair; Tim McNeil and Melissa Gregg Remain in Roles
The Hollywood Radio and Television Society has announced its newly elected officers, including Albert Cheng of Amazon MGM Studios as board chair. Tim McNeil will serve a second term as president, and Melissa Gregg, the company's CEO, has extended her contract to continue leading the nonprofit through 2028. Gregg has served in the role since October 2017.
The Hollywood Broadcasting Corporation has named its newly elected officers, including Amazon MGM Studios' Albert Cheng as chairman of the board.
Also, Tim McNeil will serve his second term as president, and CEO Melissa Grego has extended her contract to continue leading the nonprofit until 2028. Grego has served in this position since October 2017.
"I am honored to continue to serve alongside these forward-thinking leaders, HRTS staff and all of our members and volunteers," Grego said in a statement. "HRTS celebrates its remarkable 80th anniversary next year, and while we've long been at the center of change and the professional home of the global entertainment industry, the community has never been more vital. We look forward to providing the power to convene for years to come." Related Stories The virtues of YouTube, industry consolidation, Christie Brinkley and 'Baywatch': Trends and themes from a busy Mipcom.
Cheng, who first joined the HRTS board in 2024, is vice president, studio head of artificial intelligence for Amazon's MGM Studios. He leads the global strategy for integrating artificial intelligence into the creative and manufacturing lifecycle. He succeeds previous boss David Madden, president of Webtoon Productions. Popular in Variety
We are thrilled to welcome Albert as our new chairman and are grateful that our other elected board members will remain on another board. "Our representatives and board members alike are comprised of creative and active professionals from across the entertainment industry, representing many of the leading studios, networks and broadcast platforms," McNeil said in a statement.
McNeil recently retired as Senior Vice President, Creative Talent Development and Inclusion, Disney Television Studios, Disney Entertainment/Disney Entertainment Television. He was first elected to the HRTS Board of Directors in 2023.
In addition to McNeill and Cheng, the rest of the HRTS executive board will remain in place for another two years. Christina Davis will remain as vice president, Scott Hervey will remain as secretary, and Linnea McArthur will remain as treasurer.
HRTS is a networking, training and coaching community with dozens of corporate members and more than 2,000 individual members representing top companies worldwide.