BMS Celebrates 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award Winners

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, August 22, 2019

Beasley Media Group has announced the winners of the company's annual Outstanding Achievement Awards. The presentations were made during a special dinner that took place at the company's annual Management Meeting on Wednesday, August 21 at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. The celebration honored the outstanding achievements and contributions made by individual employees and radio stations over the preceding twelve months.

In addition, legendary WMGK-FM midday personality Debbi Calton was recognized for her many contributions on the station over the past 26 years and in the radio industry. WMMR-FM was also honored for its recent year-long celebration of the station's 50th Anniversary on the airwaves in Philadelphia.

The 2019 Winners include:

• Mary Menna, Market Manager of the Year/Boston
• WMMR-FM, Station of the Year (Large Market)/Philadelphia
• WDHA-FM, Medium Market/New Jersey
• Paul Blake, Director of Sales (DOS) of the Year/Philadelphia
• Mike Thomas, Program Director of the Year/WBZ-FM/98.5 The Sports Hub/Boston
• Rachel Pitts, Digital Content Professional of the Year/Tampa
• Chris Lobono, Digital Sales Professional of the Year/Boston
• Keith Smeal, Technology Award/Philadelphia
• John Coury, Market Controller of the Year/Boston

"Our annual Outstanding Achievement Awards dinner and ceremony recognizes the outstanding contributions made by our incredible employees and stations who give their "Beasley Best" on a daily basis," said CEO Caroline Beasley. "We are so very proud to have them all in our radio family."

Pictured L-R: BMG Philadelphia Chief Engineer Keith Smeal, BMG Philadelphia DOS Paul Blake, BMG Spoken Word Brand Manager & WBZ-FM Program Director Mike Thomas, BMG Boston VP/Market Manager Mary Menna, BMG CEO Caroline Beasley, BMG COO/EVP Brian Beasley, BMG President Bruce Beasley, BMG New Jersey Regional VP/Market Manager Dan Finn, BMG Tampa VP/Market Manager Steve Triplett, MG Philadelphia VP/Market Manager Joe Bell and WMMR-FM/WMGK-FM Program Director & BMG Rock Format Brand Manager Bill Weston. (Photo credit: Chorus Photography)