AARP Announces Michael J. Fox to Receive Honorary Purpose Prize

AARP Announces Michael J. Fox to Receive Honorary Purpose Prize Oct 12, 2021

AARP has announced its 2022 AARP Purpose Prize award recipients and fellows, the only national award that celebrates people 50-plus who use their knowledge and life experience to solve challenging social problems. More
George Clooney to Receive Movies for Grownups Awards Career Achievement Honor

George Clooney to Receive Movies for Grownups Awards Career Achievement Honor Feb 2, 2021

AARP The Magazine announced today that George Clooney will receive its annual Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. More
AARP The Magazine Celebrates 18th Annual Movies for Grownups

AARP The Magazine Celebrates 18th Annual Movies for Grownups Feb 14, 2019

AARP The Magazine’s 18th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards were held last week at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, celebrating 2018’s standout films with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind and recognizing the inspiring artists who make them. More
AARP Mourns Aretha Franklin's Passing

AARP Mourns Aretha Franklin's Passing Aug 24, 2018

AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins released a statement in reaction to the news of music legend Aretha Franklin's passing. More
Mediaplanet Launches Fighting Alzheimer’s Campaign

Mediaplanet Launches Fighting Alzheimer’s Campaign Jun 18, 2018

Launching during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month, Mediaplanet last week published this June’s “Fighting Alzheimer’s” campaign. More
Kyrie Irving and Shaquille O'Neal Encourage Americans to Get on Track with Retirement Savings

Kyrie Irving and Shaquille O'Neal Encourage Americans to Get on Track with Retirement Savings Jun 1, 2018

To help address America’s retirement savings shortfall, AARP and the Ad Council have joined forces with global content leader Lionsgate to create a new public service advertisement (PSA) featuring characters and footage from the highly-anticipated film Uncle Drew from Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment label. More
AARP The Magazine Announces Presenters For 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards

AARP The Magazine Announces Presenters For 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards Feb 1, 2018

AARP announced today the official presenters for the 17th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards. More
AARP The Magazine Announces Nominees For The 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards

AARP The Magazine Announces Nominees For The 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards Jan 23, 2018

AARP The Magazine is pleased to announce the nominees for the upcoming 17th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, with Get Out, Lady Bird, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Shape of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri contending in the Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups category. More
Retired NBA Player Jason Collins Recounts Coming Out Experience

Retired NBA Player Jason Collins Recounts Coming Out Experience Nov 29, 2017

Coming out and its impact on the sports industry was a career-defining moment, said Jason Collins, retired NBA Player and the first openly gay man to play in the NBA, at an event on Tuesday. More
AARP And Don Rickles Announce Dinner With Don

AARP And Don Rickles Announce Dinner With Don Mar 22, 2017

AARP has announced the launch of AARP Studios, an award-winning in-house production entity that produces a variety of rich and compelling content for an ever-growing 50-plus population. More
Love Has No Labels Collaborates With The NFL To Create Fans Of Love

Love Has No Labels Collaborates With The NFL To Create Fans Of Love Feb 14, 2017

To coincide with Valentine’s Day, the Ad Council, R/GA and an unprecedented group of brand partners launched, “Fans of Love,” an extension of the iconic Love Has No Labels campaign. More
AARP The Magazine Announces Presenters For 16th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards

AARP The Magazine Announces Presenters For 16th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards Feb 1, 2017

Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren, award-winning actresses Alfre Woodard and Sharon Stone, actors Treat Williams, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Lucas Jade Zumann, George Takei, Jovan Adepo and more join Emmy Award-winner and host Margo Martindale at AARP The Magazine’s 16th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards. More
AARP Announces Movies For Grownups Award Winners

AARP Announces Movies For Grownups Award Winners Jan 10, 2017

AARP The Magazine has announced the winners of the 16th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards. More
16th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards Nominees Announced

16th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards Nominees Announced Dec 15, 2016

The editors of AARP The Magazine today announced the nominees for the 16th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, with La La Land, Lion, Loving, Manchester By the Sea, Silence and Sully contending in the “Best Picture” category. More
Morgan Freeman To Receive AARP Movies For Grownups Career Achievement Award

Morgan Freeman To Receive AARP Movies For Grownups Career Achievement Award Nov 25, 2016

AARP announced this week that actor, producer and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman will receive the 2016 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. More
Pharrell Williams To Keynote At Conference On Diversity And Inclusion In Hollywood

Pharrell Williams To Keynote At Conference On Diversity And Inclusion In Hollywood Sep 27, 2016

Variety, the definitive voice of the entertainment industry, today announced that the media company will host the industry’s first-ever conference focused on diversity – including gender, ethnicity, aging and sexuality – on film, television and digital outlets. More
George Clooney To Host MPTF's 95th Anniversary Celebration

George Clooney To Host MPTF's 95th Anniversary Celebration Aug 26, 2016

MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) announced today that George Clooney will host “Hollywood’s Night Under The Stars,” an evening of musical performances and special presentations celebrating their 95th year of helping those who entertain us. More
More Presenters And Honorees Announced For AARP Movies For Grownups

More Presenters And Honorees Announced For AARP Movies For Grownups Feb 2, 2016

AARP has announced a plethora of additional presenters and honorees for their Movies For Grownups Awards. More
AARP Presents An Evening With Neil Young

AARP Presents An Evening With Neil Young Jan 19, 2016

On Monday, February 29, 2016, experience An Evening With Neil Young when Fathom Events, Warner Bros. Records and AARP present a special, one-night screening of the critically-acclaimed post-apocalyptic musical comedy, “Human Highway,” along with the Neil Young's concert feature, “Rust Never Sleeps,” in select movie theaters nationwide live at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT and tape-delayed to 7:30 p.m. PT, HI and AK. More
Bill Clinton Presents Fifth Annual Health Matters Activation Summit

Bill Clinton Presents Fifth Annual Health Matters Activation Summit Jan 18, 2016

On Sunday, January 24, and Monday, January 25, President Bill Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will host the Clinton Health Matters Initiative’s (CHMI) Fifth Annual Activation Summit, a yearly convening of the country’s foremost health experts and implementers. More
Winners Of AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards Announced

Winners Of AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards Announced Jan 12, 2016

AARP The Magazine has announced the winners of the 15th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, continuing its integral role in awards season with its tradition of honoring the best in films with particular relevance to a 50-plus audience. More
AARP Foundation Announces Movies For Grownups Gala Host Committee

AARP Foundation Announces Movies For Grownups Gala Host Committee Dec 15, 2015

AARP Foundation has announced the esteemed members of the host committee for the AARP The Magazine’s 15th annual Movies for Grownups Gala. More
Michael Douglas To Receive AARP Movies For Grownups Career Achievement Award

Michael Douglas To Receive AARP Movies For Grownups Career Achievement Award Oct 21, 2015

AARP announced today that actor, producer and Academy Award winner Michael Douglas will receive the 2015 Movies For Grownups Career Achievement Award. More
Viola Davis Shares Her Story of Growing Up Hungry, Poor and Ashamed

Viola Davis Shares Her Story of Growing Up Hungry, Poor and Ashamed Jul 31, 2015

The latest issue of AARP The Magazine features Viola Davis' rags-to-riches story of how she got to where she is today and why giving back now means everything to her. More
Robin Roberts Opens Up In AARP The Magazine

Robin Roberts Opens Up In AARP The Magazine Apr 2, 2015

Robin Roberts, who at 54 enjoys so much personal and professional success, has also overcome a great deal of adversity along the way. More
AARP Hosts 14th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards Gala

AARP Hosts 14th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards Gala Feb 18, 2015

The stars came out in force at the 14th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards held at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills, California, last month. More
New Study Shows BRCA Testing Rates Soared Following Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy

New Study Shows BRCA Testing Rates Soared Following Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy Feb 12, 2015

BRCA testing rates surged nearly 40% in the week of Angelina Jolie's announcement that she carried the BRCA 1 gene mutation and had an elective double mastectomy, according to a new AARP Public Policy Institute study released today. More
AARP The Magazine Announces 14th Annual Movies for Grownups Award Winners

AARP The Magazine Announces 14th Annual Movies for Grownups Award Winners Jan 12, 2015

The Theory of Everything, the biographical romantic drama depicting the physical and emotional journey of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, has earned the 2014 Movies for Grownups Best Picture award from the editors of AARP The Magazine. More
Young People Lift The Spirits Of The Lonely With Valentine’s Day Cards

Young People Lift The Spirits Of The Lonely With Valentine’s Day Cards Jan 7, 2015

Valentine’s Day is a time to spread love, but for the 43% of seniors who reported feeling lonely on a regular basis, Valentine’s Day can be an especially hard time. More
Stars To Join AARP In San Diego

Stars To Join AARP In San Diego Aug 26, 2014

AARP will host its first Ideas@50+ National Event & Expo at the San Diego Convention Center, September 4-6, 2014. More