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Video: Emmy Magazine Talks with 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees, More In this Emmys.com video collection, watch exclusive Emmy Magazine interviews with 2011 Hall of Fame inductees and iconic actresses Diahann Carroll and Cloris Leachman, ABC newsman Bob Woodruff on late inductee Peter Jennings, and much more.		Story: 20th Hall of Fame Ceremony Inducts Television Pioneers and Icons 2011 inductees Diahann Carroll, Tom Freston, Earle Hagen, Susan Harris, Peter Jennings, Cloris Leachman and Bill Todman join the exclusive recipients of the Television Academy's highest honor.

Video: 2011 Hall of Fame Gala Tributes and Acceptance Speeches Watch as television icons Cloris Leachman, Diahann Carroll are inducted into Television Academy Hall of Fame along with Tom Freston and Susan Harris, and the late Peter Jennings, Bill Todman and Earle Hagen on Jan. 20 in Beverly Hills. Tributes and acceptance speeches.		Photos: Hall of Fame 2011 - Red Carpet Iconic thesps Cloris Leachman, Diahann Carroll, plus fellow honorees Tom Freston and Susan Harris arrive for their inductions into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, along with the families of late honorees Peter Jennings, Bill Todman and Earle Hagen on Jan. 20 in Beverly Hills.

Newest Hall of Fame Inductees
In January 2011, the Television Academy welcomed
the latest inductees to its Hall of Fame:

Diahann Carroll
Award-winning actress-singer appearing on Broadway, in film,
and on television, widely celebrated for her roles on Julia,
Dynasty, A Different World and more.

Tom Freston
Veteran entertainment executive and one of the founding members of MTV.

Earle Hagen (1919-2008)
Pioneering television composer, who wrote themes for The
Dick Van Dyke Show,That Girl, among many others.

Susan Harris
Celebrated television comedy writer, best known as the creator
of The Golden Girls.

Peter Jennings (1938-2005)
Distinguished journalist, anchor and senior editor of ABC's
World News Tonight, reported many of the pivotal
events that have shaped our world, including the September 11 attacks.

Cloris Leachman
Award-winning actress of stage, film and television, best known on
television for playing the nosy, self-centered and manipulative landlady
Phyllis Lindstrom on the 1970s TV series The Mary Tyler Moore Show,
and later on the spinoff series, Phyllis.

Bill Todman (1916-1979)
One of television’s most successful game show producers, who teamed up with
Mark Goodson to create Goodson-Todman Productions and perennial game shows
What’s My Line, The Price is Right and
Family Feud, among many others.

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