'Glee' Creator Ryan Murphy Joins ATAS Executive Committee

Academy also announces approval of Hall of Fame Committee members

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/28/2012 12:15:55 PM

Bruce Rosenblum, chairman and CEO of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has named Ryan Murphy, creator and executive producer of Glee and American Horror Story, the sixth and final member of ATAS' Executive Committee. Murphy, who will service on the committee for a one-year term, joins previously announced committee members Gail Berman, Jason Kilar, Steven Lafferty, Steve Mosko and Dana Walden.

The ATAS has also voted to approve Hall of Fame Committee members chosen by Peter Roth, president of Warner Bros. Television and 2012 chair of the Hall of Fame Committee. Committee members include Marcy Carsey, Bonnie Hammer, Rick Rosen, Fred Silverman and Nina Tassler.

"I am honored to have such dynamic and creative minds joining our efforts at the Academy," said Rosenblum. "Peter has assembled the best of the best to guide the Hall of Fame committee and I am thrilled to have Ryan join our executive committee as we help guide the Academy into this exciting time in the television industry."

In addition to the appointments, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation announced that Craig Hunegs, executive VP, Warner Bros. Television Group, has joined ATAS as the newest member of its board of directors. The Foundation board oversees initiatives including the Archive of American Television and the annual College Television Awards, which takes place Saturday, March 31, in Hollywood, Calif.