Actress Sharon Stone and Entertainer Wayne Newton to Present the tribute to Lowell “Bud” Paxson, the late creator and co-founder of Home Shopping Network and family-friendly television network PAX TV.
The radio and television station owner and creator of the Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (later Ion TV) died on Jan. 9 at the age of 80. NAB President Gordon Smith commented: “Broadcasters have lost a friend and a legend in the passing of Bud Paxson, who was a tenacious advocate for over-the-air radio and televsion.”