BFA To Honor Beloyianis, Sook, Four Others

The Broadcasters Foundation of America today announced the recipients of the 2014 Ward L. Quaal Leadership Awards, to be presented at the foundation’s annual breakfast on Wednesday, April 9, at the Wynn Hotel during the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas.

The six honorees are: 

• Jim Beloyianis, past president, Katz TV
• Dan Mason, president-CEO, CBS Radio
• Deborah Norville, host, Inside Edition
• Mary Quass, president-CEO, NRG Media
• Perry Sook, chairman-president-CEO, Nexstar Broadcasting Group
• Nick Verbitsky, chairman, United Stations 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 NAB, the National Association of Media Brokers (NAMB), the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), and the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB). 

For more information and to register, contact 212-373-8250 or send an email. 

Over the years, the Broadcasters Foundation has distributed millions of dollars to thousands of broadcasters and their families who lost their livelihood through a catastrophic event, debilitating disease or unforeseen family tragedy. To learn more or to donate, click here.