• January 6, 2010

Eight industry pioneers will be inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame Thursday, March 25. Beginning this year, the AAF will induct one corporation annually into the Advertising Hall of Fame. Among other achievements, the corporate inductee will have made a significant and positive impact on the industry. The inaugural corporation to be inducted will be The Procter & Gamble Company. Now in its 61st year, the Advertising Hall of Fame has grown to include 193 pioneers and legends of the industry. This year's honorees are no exception. They are:

Roone Arledge (1931-2002), Former President, ABC Sports and Former President & Chairman, ABC News Roy Eaton, Former VP, Music Director, Benton & Bowles Pat Fallon, Chairman Emeritus, Fallon Worldwide Robert James, Former Chairman & CEO, McCann Erickson Worldwide Bill Lamar, Former CMO, McDonald's USA Gerry Laybourne, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Oxygen Media, LLC Wally Snyder, Former President & CEO, American Advertising Federation The Procter & Gamble Company