Spielberg To Honor Comcast’s CEO During Philadelphia Celebration

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Famed filmmaker and Hollywood powerhouse Steven Spielberg, who created a foundation to preserve oral histories of the Holocaust, is honoring the head of cable TV giant Comcast for his work as “an ambassador to learning.”

Spielberg will present Brian Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp., with the Shoah Foundation’s annual Ambassadors for Humanity award at a benefit gala Monday night. The foundation and Comcast have joined forces on educational initiatives to advance the organization’s mission to promote tolerance.

The three-time Oscar winner, who was not available for comment, in a statement called Roberts “a longtime advocate of finding and developing innovative avenues to reach and educate young people.”

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