{"id":2363129,"date":"2026-04-07T20:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2363129"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:46:14","slug":"star-trek-andy-cohen-bobby-flay-stephen-a-smith-to-be-inducted-into-the-broadcastingcable-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/star-trek-andy-cohen-bobby-flay-stephen-a-smith-to-be-inducted-into-the-broadcastingcable-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Star Trek,\u2019 Andy Cohen, Bobby Flay, Stephen A. Smith to be inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pioneering TV series <em>Star Trek<\/em> will go where no show has gone before. The sci-fi classic, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, will receive the inaugural Franchise of the Year award at the 2026 Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame ceremony in New York City on Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other inductees announced on Tuesday include <em>Watch What Happens Live<\/em> host and producer Andy Cohen, Food Network host and producer Bobby Flay, and Stephen A. Smith, host and producer of ESPN&#8217;s <em>First Take<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Gold Derby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While other programs such as <em>American Idol<\/em>, <em>Days of our Lives<\/em>, <em>Mad Men<\/em>, <em>The Simpsons<\/em>, and <em>60 Minutes<\/em> have been inducted in previous years, <em>Star Trek<\/em> is the first to receive the newly created franchise category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Television legends inducted since 1991 include Lucille Ball, Candice Bergen, Johnny Carson, Michael J. Fox, Kelsey Grammer, Jim Henson, David E. Kelley, Norman Lear, Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White, and Oprah Winfrey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s the full 2026 Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame class:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wolf Blitzer\u00a0\u2014 award-winning co-anchor of celebrity.land\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Val Boreland\u00a0\u2014 president of Entertainment, Versant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andy Cohen\u00a0\u2014 host, executive producer, and author, Bravo, NBCUniversal, Embassy Row<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joseph M. Cohen\u00a0\u2014 co-Founder, USA Network, president, The Switch Sports Group, and chairman &amp; CEO of West Ridge Associates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Luis Fern\u00e1ndez\u00a0\u2014 chairman, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises\u00a0(Chairman\u2019s Award)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rita Ferro\u00a0\u2014 President, Global Advertising, The Walt Disney Company<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bobby Flay\u00a0\u2014 chef, restaurateur, producer, and media personality, Food Network, Warner Bros. Discovery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robert and Michelle King\u00a0\u2014 creators, showrunners, and executive producers (<em>The Good Wife<\/em>, <em>The Good Fight<\/em>, <em>Evil<\/em>), CBS Studios &amp; King Size Productions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jon Litner\u00a0\u2014 president and CEO, YES Network<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jim Packer\u00a0\u2014 president of Worldwide Television Distribution, Lionsgate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Suzanne Scott\u00a0\u2014 CEO, Fox News Media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen A. Smith\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>featured commentator and executive producer, <em>First Take<\/em>, ESPN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">William Wang \u2014<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>founder and CEO<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of VIZIO\u00a0(Technology Leadership Award)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Star Trek<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2014 celebrating 60 years as a defining sci-fi franchise\u00a0(Franchise of the Year Award)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Gold Derby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.email.goldderby.com\/signup\/?source=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gold Derby's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gold Derby's Newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Gold Derby&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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The sci-fi classic, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, will receive the inaugural Franchise of the Year award at the 2026 Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame ceremony in New York City on Sept. 29. Other inductees announced on Tuesday include Watch What [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2363130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[357392,22727,379892,22444,310350,308243,320493,346274,379126,349796,319398,305537],"class_list":["post-2363129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-60th-anniversary","tag-andy-cohen","tag-bobby-flay","tag-espn","tag-executive-producer","tag-food-network","tag-gold-derby","tag-hall-of-fame","tag-jim-henson","tag-mary-tyler-moore","tag-star-trek","tag-stephen-a-smith"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u2018Star-Trek-Andy-Cohen-Bobby-Flay-Stephen-A-Smith-to.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2363131,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363129\/revisions\/2363131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}