Emmy memorial honored Masini

By Ben Wood

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 23, 2011

~~AL MASINI, whose many shows won more than 35 Emmy awards over the years, was among those in the TV industry who died last year and were honored in a segment of Sunday night's Emmy show. Al, who died Nov. 29 at 80 years old, created "Entertainment Tonight" 30 years ago. He made his home in Hawaii in 1994 and married Charlyn Honda, a TV editor at Pacific Focus, on June 2, 2001.
"John Shaffner, chairman and CEO of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences, wanted to definitely include Al for the Emmy's 'In Memoriam' segment," Charlyn said. "John and his partner, Joe Stewart, were hired early in their careers by Al as set and lighting designers for 'Star Search.' He also hired them to do set and lighting design for some of his other shows: 'Supermodels of the World,' 'Songwriters Hall of Fame' and 'Destination Stardom.'"
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AL MASINI, whose many shows won more than 35 Emmy awards over the years, was among those in the TV industry who died last year and were honored in a segment of Sunday night's Emmy show. Al, who died Nov. 29 at 80 years old, created "Entertainment Tonight" 30 years ago. He made his home in Hawaii in 1994 and married Charlyn Honda, a TV editor at Pacific Focus, on June 2, 2001.

"John Shaffner, chairman and CEO of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences, wanted to definitely include Al for the Emmy's 'In Memoriam' segment," Charlyn said. "John and his partner, Joe Stewart, were hired early in their careers by Al as set and lighting designers for 'Star Search.' He also hired them to do set and lighting design for some of his other shows: 'Supermodels of the World,' 'Songwriters Hall of Fame' and 'Destination Stardom.'" Login for more...