The idea of Associates of the Adham Center grew out of the concept of an international advisory board made up at the time (the late 1980s) of outstanding television journalism broadcasters, including at least two former NBC News presidents under whom Adham Center director Abdallah Schleifer served and who were still active in broadcasting at the time: Reuven Frank, who was running the documentary unit for NBC; Les Crystal, who was by then executive producer of the PBS News Hour; and the late John Chancellor, who was very much a mentor for Schleifer. These men had lent the moral prestige of their names to the Adham Center at its moment of birth, and their association with the Adham Center was a major factor in securing the first outside funding grants that made the Center viable.

That idea has been perpetuated by the creation of an honorary faculty position, “Associates of the Adham Center,” given to those individuals who have and continue to provide moral support to the center as active members of the broadcasting community. The title of “Associate” is not permanent, precisely because it is predicated on an ongoing contribution to the center and the title lapses upon retirement or death.

The Senior Associate is Dr. Hussein Amin, in his capacity as Trustee of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), the governing body of Egypt’s extensive state-owned radio and television stations and channels. Dr. Amin is also a senior editor of Transnational Broadcasting Studies (TBS), published by the Adham Center, and as an AUC faculty member teaches the two undergraduate courses in broadcasting supported by the Adham Center. Other Associates include, most recently Peter Einstein, CEO and President of Showtime; Tariq El Kashaf , managing director of production for Orbit in Cairo; Milad Besada, managing director and head of planning for the ART Network; Chris Forrester, leading trade journalist in transnational broadcasting; Sheikh Saleh Kamel, president and CEO of ART; and Alexander Zilo, president and CEO of Orbit.

One of our earliest Associates and still active in broadcasting is Ted Turner, founder of Turner Broadcasting and CNN, leading philanthropist and now vice president of Time-Warner. Turner visited Cairo in the spring of 1992 at the time of the inauguration of CNE (Cable Network Egypt) and he was introduced to the members of the Egyptian-American Chamber of Commerce and members of the Egyptian cabinet, at a massive luncheon in his honor, by Adham Center director Abdallah Schleifer.

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