BFA Announces Recipients of Quaal Leadership Award

The Broadcasters Foundation of America is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 Ward L. Quaal Leadership Awards.  The Awards will be presented at the Foundation’s annual breakfast at 7:00AM, Wednesday, April 20 in the Brahms Room of the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, during the National Association of Broadcasters Show.

The 2016 Ward L. Quaal Leadership Awards Recipients are:

• Ray Cole, President & COO, Citadel Communications
• Mike Fiorile, Vice Chairman & CEO, Dispatch Broadcast Group
• Scott Herman, COO, CBS Radio
• Paul Karpowicz, President & CEO, Meredith Broadcasting Group
• Peter Smyth, Chairman & CEO, Greater Media
• Julie Talbott, President, Premiere Radio Networks

The Leadership Awards are given annually by the Broadcasters Foundation in recognition of career contributions to the broadcast industry and the community at large, and are named in honor of iconic broadcaster Ward L. Quaal.

The breakfast, which is complimentary to all, is sponsored by Frank N. Magid Associates, Marketron, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the National Association of Media Brokers (NAMB), the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), and the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB).  Registration is required.  Please contact the Foundation at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org.

Over the years the Broadcasters Foundation has distributed millions of dollars to thousands of broadcasters and their families.  Individual donations can be made to the Guardian Fund, corporate contributions are accepted through the Angel Initiative, and bequests can be arranged through the Legacy Society.  To learn more or to donate, please contact the Broadcasters Foundation at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org or visit www.broadcastersfoundation.org.