NEW YORK—The Broadcasters Foundation of America, the charity devoted exclusively to helping broadcasters in acute need, has announced the recipients of the 2020 Leadership Awards.

The 2020 recipients include: Marci Burdick, senior advisor to Schurz Communications, retired; Kim Guthrie, president and CEO, Cox Media Group; Kraig Kitchin, partner, Sound Mind; Weezie Kramer, COO, Entercom Communications; Barbara Kreisman, chief, Video Division, FCC; and Leo MacCourtney, president, Katz Television Group. 

The foundation will also present the Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award during the Breakfast. The group has not yet made public the name of that honoree.

The awards, to be presented Wednesday, April 22, at the Broadcasters Foundation Annual Breakfast, are presented annually in recognition of career contributions to the broadcast industry and the community at-large. This year’s awards breakfast will be in the Brahms Room of the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas during the 2020 NAB Show.

The breakfast is complimentary to all in broadcasting, but pre-registration is required. (Register online or via phone at 212-373-8250.)

This year’s sponsors are: AccuRadio, National Association of Broadcasters, National Association of Media Brokers (NAMB), Nielsen, Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB), USTrust and vCreative.

More information is available online. 

LAS VEGAS—During the festivities on and off the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center during last week’s NAB Show, the Broadcasters Foundation of America took time for a pair of events that honored and supported many in the industry.

On Sunday, April 7, BFA hosted the Philip J. Lombardo Charity Golf Tournament at the Bali Hai Golf Club. The tournament was able to raise $100,000, a record, that will go to support BFA’s mission of helping broadcasters in need.

Later in the week, the 24th Annual Leadership Award Breakfast took place, with six Leadership Awards presented to individuals for their impact on the broadcasting industry and in their local communities, as well as the Lowry Mays Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. The Leadership Award winners included Bobby Caldwell, owner and CEO, East Arkansas Broadcasters Inc.; Jean Dietze, president, affiliate relations, NBC Broadcasting; Richard Foreman, president, Richard A. Foreman Associates Inc.; Mark Gray, CEO, Katz Media Group; Paul McTear, former president and CEO, Raycom Media; and David Poltrack, chief research officer, CBS Corporation, and president, CBS Vision.

The Lowry Mays Award, which recognizes a broadcaster who has made an impact on the industry through innovation, entrepreneurship, issue advocacy, community service and philanthropy, was presented to Bill Clark, the previous president of Shamrock Broadcasting.

NEW YORK—Six broadcast luminaries will be honored April 10 at The Broadcasters Foundation of America’s annual breakfast with the 2019 Leadership Awards in the Brahms Room at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas during the 2019 NAB Show.

The recipients include: Bobby Caldwell, owner and CEO, East Arkansas Broadcasters Inc.; Jean Dietze, president, affiliate relations, NBC Broadcasting; Richard Foreman, president, Richard A. Foreman Associates Inc.; Mark Gray, CEO, Katz Media Group; Paul McTear, former president and CEO, Raycom Media; and David Poltrack, chief research officer, CBS Corp., president, CBS Vision.

The Leadership Awards, to be presented at the 7 a.m. breakfast, are presented annually by the foundation in recognition of career contributions to the broadcast industry and the community at large.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America is a charity devoted to helping broadcasters in acute need. The foundation has distributed millions of dollars to broadcasters who have lost their livelihood through catastrophic events, debilitating disease and unforeseen tragedy.

The complimentary breakfast is open to all in broadcasting.

Pre-registration, available online, is mandatory.