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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

The Parnelli Awards: Part of Patrick Stansfield’s Legacy

PLSN: When the 2014 Parnelli Awards take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nov. 22, it will be the 14th time the event has been staged, and the first time Patrick Stansfield will not be able to attend. Stansfield died Oct. 28 in Burbank, CA at age 70. While his physical absence will be conspicuous, the 2014 event — and those to come — will remain infused with Stansfield’s passion for excellence, a lasting legacy that will be plainly evident everywhere you turn.

1 comment:

Mike Vultaggio said...

Despite the industries tragic loss of Patrick Stansfeild I think that the Parnelli awards are some of the best awards in the entertainment industry. I think that they award practitioners for their achievements in the industry in a way that no other award show does. It is so successful in doing this because the awards are voted for by the people who work with them. This is because the people who choose the winners of the awards are us, the practitioners. I remember visiting the Parnelli awards website about three weeks ago and if I wanted to I could vote on any amount of the categories. I think that if this is how some other awards shows were run we wouldn't run into problems like the one that the Tony awards are facing with sound design.