“Buffy” Cast Reunite for Festival

Many of the former cast members of the popular Joss Wedon television show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” will be coming back together in March for the celebration at the 25th Annual William S. Paley Television Festival.

Also joining in will be some folks from AMC’s big hit show “Mad Men,” the new NBC geek-fest “Chuck,” hoofers from “Dancing With the Stars” and actor Peter Krause of ABC’s “Dirty Sexy Money.”

This event has grown significantly in size due to participation and has caused organizers to move it from its normal setting at the Directors Guild of America building to the much larger Cinerama Dome at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.

The festival will host a bevy of panels and forums ranging from the hit show “Pushing Daises” and “Gossip Girl” to a technological miracle that celebrates the life and career of the King of Rock n’ Roll himself — Elvis Presley. Priscilla Presley will be on hand for that special event.

There are plenty more stars and celebs lined-up for the event and a detailed list will be released on February 4.

The William S. Paley Television Festival happens on March 14-27, 2008. Tickets will be available to the general public beginning February 10, 2008.

About William S. Paley
William S. Paley was an early pioneer of radio and television broadcasting. In September 1928 Paley acquired United Independent Broadcasters Inc., a network of 16 independent radio stations, changed its name to Columbia Broadcast System (CBS) and became the company’s first president. He was the chief executive who built CBS from a small, but envied radio network to one of the foremost radio and television network operations in America.

Paley was respected not only for building CBS into an entertainment powerhouse, but for also encouraging the development of a news division that went on to dominate broadcast journalism for decades with news personalities like Edward R. Murrow and Walter Chronkite.

Over the years Paley sold off his stockholding in CBS and diversified his portfolio. By the time of his death in 1990, he was a very rich man but owned less than nine percent of the outstanding CBS stock.

CBS was later bought by Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1995, and by Viacom Inc. in 2000.