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ABC7: Food Drive for Entertainment Crews

ABC7 takes a look at the August 25, 2023 food drive at MPTF with IATSE, Teamsters Local 399, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Labor Community Services and Matthew 25 Ministries, addressing the needs of entertainment...

Volunteers at food drive on MPTF campus

KCAL: Food Drive at MPTF Campus

Los Angeles' KCAL covers the August 24, 2023 food drive with IATSE and Teamsters Local 399 volunteers and an interview with MPTF CEO Bob Beitcher. If you need help today, click here, and if you can help crew members in need, click here....

Food Drive at MPTF

Fred Specktor: Inside Hollywood with Hawk Koch

Hawk talks with Hollywood’s oldest Super Agent, Fred Specktor, who orchestrates the careers of the industry’s most renowned actors and directors at top talent agency CAA. At 90, he's an emblem of a bygone era and a player in the current one. Presented live on MPTF...

Fred Specktor and Hawk Koch

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

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The Bickersons: Hollywood Radio Players

The Hollywood Radio Players, through the magic of Zoom, bring you new productions of classic Hollywood radio plays to raise funds for MPTF. Find out out more at www.hollywoodradioplayers.com, and subscribe to their YouTube channel and watch new episodes by clicking...

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Jim Mahoney & Hawk Koch

Live on MPTF Studios' Creative Chaos, Hawk Koch chats with super-insider Jim Mahoney whose career spanned 50+ years at the height of the entertainment industry’s Golden Age. Jim has been the go-to guy for Hollywood's elite when they need to clean up a scandal or...

Jim Mahoney & Hawk Koch

Father’s Day

June 18, 2023 - Our MPTF family is full of stories of fatherhood, including several right here on campus. For example, Richard M. Learman, a resident here for four years, had many positions in the entertainment industry for five decades including Assistant...

Richard Learman and Kelly Browne

Let’s Get Social

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy recently published a report about the significant health impact of social isolation and loneliness, as well as the healing effects of social connection and community. “Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling,” he noted....

Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation.

A Helping Hand

“Just as it doesn't hurt to smile, it's pretty easy to reach down and help someone out.” That’s the philosophy of Walton Dornisch, an active and enthusiastic MPTF volunteer with a long entertainment industry history. In fact, as he explains, “my great-grandmother,...

Walton Dornisch