Classic TV Preservation Society
The Classic TV Preservation Society is an entertainment, media, and pop-culture nonprofit founded by Herbie J Pilato to celebrate classic television’s positive social influence. Its educational programs use family entertainment to encourage connection, lifelong learning, and a better quality of life for people of all ages.
Visit the societyClassic Media Seminars for All Ages
The Classic TV Preservation Society offers media seminars for people of all ages at schools, colleges, senior facilities, community centers, businesses, and other organizations. Through familiar television and film stories, the presentations encourage self-esteem, positive thinking, communication, and connection across generations.
The Society’s educational mission is to explore classic television’s social significance and positive influence, including family values, diversity, and mutual respect. The seminars invite audiences from every generation to explore these ideas together.
Educational programs for schools, colleges, and community centers
For educators and program planners seeking a nonprofit focused on family entertainment and media education, the Society brings classic TV and film into discussions of empathy, diversity, communication, and mutual respect. Schools, colleges, and other educational facilities can explore the cultural significance of familiar stories through the Society’s Classic Media Seminars.
Intergenerational enrichment for senior centers and families
Community centers, senior centers, senior residences, and organizations serving families can explore programs that connect generations through shared entertainment memories. The Society’s presentations aim to support self-esteem, positive thinking, social connection, and quality of life, welcoming children, students, adults, and older adults into the conversation.
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Classic stories, lasting lessons
Programs such as Bewitched, Kung Fu, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Life Goes On open conversations about empathy, perseverance, and looking beyond differences to our shared humanity. Herbie J Pilato draws on his experience as a family caregiver to make the sessions welcoming to participants of all ages and their families.
Seminar topics
- Classic TV history and the messages behind beloved series
- Classic cinema history, films, and performers
- Acting for the stage, film, and television
- Using performance skills in everyday life
- Writing your life story
- Movement and music to meet life’s challenges