2009 CE Hall Of Famers Inducted
By Steve Smith -- TWICE, 10/26/2009
PHOENIX — The Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame inducted its class of 2009, which included eight individuals and two teams of inductees, during a gala dinner at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Industry Forum, here, last week.
The 2009 CE Hall of Fame Class inductees are:
·The Cohen Brothers: Maurice, Norman and Philip grew their father's Cambridge tire store in Boston into the discount retail giant Lechmere Sales that specialized in consumer electronics products.
·Dr. Joseph Flaherty demonstrated HDTV in 1981 and worked to establish the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Systems, leading to the ATSC standard.
·Karl Hassel and Ralph Mathews created the Chicago Radio Laboratory in 1919, later renamed Zenith Electronics.
·Dr. Irwin Jacobs co-founded Qualcomm in 1985 and developed the OmniTRACS tracking system for trucks — the largest satellite-based commercial mobile system for the transportation industry. He also led the global commercialization of CDMA technology.
·Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, joined fellow co-founder Steve Wozniak (Class of 2004) into the Hall of Fame.
·Aaron Neretin was editor of Merchandizing Magazine and covered CE for Home Furnishings Daily, now called HFN. He later founded Neretin Associates, a retail market intelligence firm.
·John Shalam founded Audiovox, a leader in mobile and consumer electronics. Shalam has served on several CEA committees and is now chairman of the investment committee and was first chair of CEA's wireless division.
·Walt Stinson is president and co-founder of the Denver-based Listen Up audio/video specialty chain. He also co-founded the Professional Audio Video Retailer's Association (PARA). CEA and PARA joined in 2004.
·Neil Terk, founder of Terk Technologies, introduced the Pi antenna in 1987. He served on CEA's executive board, the board of industry leaders, and as chair for both the accessories division and antenna subdivision. He passed away in 2003.
·Dick Wiley, as former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, played a pivotal role in the development and adoption of the U.S. digital television broadcast standard. He was a champion for HDTV and advocated an all-digital system.
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Not only is John Shalam a very important, forward-thinking and dynamic leader in the electronics world, he is upstanding, honest, and a truly gallant person as well. I have known him for many years and I can not say enough wonderful things about him. So glad you chose to recognize such a deserving individual.
Erica Stroh - 2009-4-11 11:52:49 EST
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