Dick Van Dyke, 'Ugly Betty' TV show honored by Catholic media group

Published: 2007-11-09

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke and the "Ugly Betty" television series were honored at the 15th annual entertainment industry awards luncheon sponsored by Catholics in Media Associates Nov. 4 in Los Angeles. Nearly 400 film, television, radio and media professionals attended the event. The television series award for "Ugly Betty" was accepted by Ben Silverman, the show's executive producer, accompanied by cast members Tony Plana and Vanessa Williams. The ABC hit comedy starring America Ferrera playing a fashion-challenged, good-hearted Latina secretary working for a shallow, high-fashion publisher "tackles issues unapologetically," Silverman noted, adding that the show reflects what Catholics in Media Associates are all about, celebrating the "goodness in all of us, wherever you come from, whatever you're about." Legendary comedian Van Dyke accepted the Catholics in Media Associates lifetime achievement award from his good friend and neighbor, Franciscan Father Warren Rouse, director of the Serra Retreat Center in Malibu. Van Dyke said he was "so pleased and proud just to be here and be among you."

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