<p>A performance by Lady Peachena & The Late Show’s Gospel Choir kicked off the 2019 <em>Multichannel News </em>Wonder Women Luncheon, held March 20 at New York’s Marriott Marquis</p>
<p><em>CBS This Morning </em>anchor and event host Bianna Golodryga (l.) with honoree Jo Ann Ross, CBS president and chief advertising revenue officer. </p>
<p>Wonder Women honoree Margaret Lazo, chief human resources officer at Univision, takes a seat on the <em>Game of Thrones </em>Iron Throne.</p>
<p>Honoree Madhu Goel Southworth, senior VP, legal and business affairs at AMC Networks, on the Marriott Marquis stage.</p>
<p>Honoree Leigh Woisard of Cox Communications.</p>
<p>Michelle Thornton Ghee, executive VP of business development at Endeavor, delivers her acceptance speech.</p>
<p>NBCUniversal’s Melissa Tolchin on the red carpet. </p>
<p>Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient and co-founder of #SeeHer. </p>
<p>Debra L. Lee, chairman and CEO emeritus of BET Networks and CEO of Leading Women Defined, was honored as 2019’s Woman of Influence. </p>
<p>Mary Schilling (l.), president of WICT New York, with 2019 WICT NY Career Catalyst Award winner Margaret Kim of iSTANDtv.</p>
<p>Laura Lubrano (l.), ad director of <em>B&C </em>and <em>Multichannel News</em>, with Women to Watch Meade Cooper, Fox News; Nina L. Diaz, Viacom; Alexandra Jewett, Debmar-Mercury; Erin McIlvain, Crown Media; Pooja Midhja, true[x]; Nicolle Pangis, NCC Media; Erin Scanlon, Deloitte; and Lauren Wallace, T-Mobile. </p>
<p>Members of the 2019 class of Wonder Women (l to r.): Michelle Wilson, Madhu Goel Southworth, Leigh Woisard, Lori Fink, Michelle Thornton Ghee, Alison Overholt, Christine Whitaker, Jo Ann Ross, Woman of Influence honoree Debra L. Lee and Margaret Lazo. </p>
<p>Christine Whitaker, senior VP of Comcast Cable’s Keystone Region, accepts Wonder Women honors.</p>
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