Welcome to our History Makers 2009 website, where we will post the latest information on what we are planning and who is coming the 2009 edition of History Makers: International Summit of History and Current Affairs Producers.

We will be returning to New York, at the Marriot Downtown, on Thursday January 29, Friday January 30, and Saturday January 31. [Read more →]

As a result of the History Makers’ Board meeting at MIPTV, we are pleased to announce History Makers will return to New York for its 2009 event at the end of January, prior to the Realscreen Summit. Exact dates will be announced at the Banff World Television Festival between June 8-11, 2008.

History Makers 2008 Summit wraps in New York City

TORONTO - Last week’s History Makers 2008 Summit, was the place to be for anyone interested in rubbing shoulders with the who’s who of the history and current affairs broadcasting and production communities. The two and a half day event brought together the top movers and shakers in the international broadcasting industry while delivering a solid program of presentations, panels, in-depth case studies, and networking opportunities. (read more)

Coverage of the event includes video interviews and video clips of key presentations.

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We have created a truly unique event.

The elite of the World’s History and Current Affairs Television community are coming to New York to share their latest and best ideas and projects.

Our main goal is to encourage an environment of high level conversation - one that results in new ideas and new insights.

Be sure to mark your schedule for sessions you don’t want to miss, such as:

• We Shall Remain with Ric Burns and Chris Eyre on Thursday afternoon

• Lewis Lapham in Conversation with Nick Fraser on Friday afternoon

• Sir David Frost on Can a TV Interview Make History? On Saturday morning

• How to Film “The Charge of the Light Brigade” with Only One Horse! with Andy Webb and Delissa Needham on Saturday afternoon

Also, if you haven’t booked your Decision Makers Lunch yet, please sign-up at the registration desk (Financial Ballroom Foyer, Marriott Financial Centre)

Some of the top talent at History Makers 2008…. Please join them and us for a completely engaging encounter.

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite has covered virtually every news event during his more than 70 years in journalism - the last 57 affiliated with CBS News. He became a special correspondent for CBS News when he stepped down on March 6, 1981 after 19 years as anchorman and managing editor of the CBS Evening News. Affectionately nicknamed “Old Iron Pants” for his unflappability under pressure, Mr. Cronkite’s accomplishments — both on-air and off — have won him acclaim and trust from journalism colleagues and the American public alike. [Read more →]

Sir David Frost

Sir David Frost’s activities during his career have been so diverse that he has been described as a “one man conglomerate”. It is easy to see why: host and co-creator of That Was the Week That Was, producer of countless television programmes from A Gift of Song: The Music for UNICEF Concert to the Spectacular World of Guinness Records; author of 15 books; producer of eight films (including “Rogue Trader” with Ewan McGregor and Anna Friel); publisher, lecturer, impresario and the joint founder of London Weekend Television and TV-am. Not to mention the fact that he is perhaps the best known television interviewer in the world. His Nixon Interviews achieved “the largest audience for a news interview in history” (New York Times). In addition to their unprecedented impact in the United States, the interviews were also seen - either in English or dubbed into local languages - in almost every television nation in the world. Peter Morgan’s play, “Frost/Nixon”, achieved great success in London and on Broadway in 2007. Ron Howard is currently filming the story as a major motion picture for Universal. [Read more →]

Jon Meacham

Jon Meacham became Editor in October 2006, after serving as Managing Editor since November 1998. In this position, he oversees all day-to-day editorial operations of Newsweek and Newsweek.com.

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Ken Burns

Ken Burns has been making films for more than thirty years, producing and directing some of the most celebrated historical documentaries ever made. Among his films—twenty in total—are the highly acclaimed series The Civil War, Baseball and Jazz, as well as his most recent film, “The War,” which tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of nearly 40 men and women from four quintessentially American towns. Burns’s films have received dozens of major awards, including seven Emmy Awards and two Oscar nominations.

Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr is the host of Sunday AM on BBC ONE, the agenda-setting interview programme. His first edition of the show was broadcast on 11 September 2005.

He moved to the programme after a five-year stint as Political Editor at BBC News.

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