BFA Announces the 2019 Leadership Awards Recipients

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, February 18, 2019

The Broadcasters Foundation of America

The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFA), the charity devoted to helping broadcasters in acute need, announces the recipients of the 2019 Leadership Awards. The awards will be presented at the Broadcasters Foundation annual breakfast at 7am, Wednesday, April 10 at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show.

The 2019 Leadership Awards honorees are:

• Bobby Caldwell, Owner & CEO, East Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.
• Jean Dietze, President, Affiliate Relations, NBC Broadcasting
• Richard A. Foreman, President, Richard A. Foreman Associates Inc.
• Mark Gray, CEO, Katz Media Group
• Paul McTear, former President & CEO, Raycom Media
• David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer, CBS Corporation

The Leadership Awards are given annually by the Broadcasters Foundation in recognition of career contributions to the broadcast industry and the community at-large.

The Broadcasters Foundation has distributed millions of dollars in aid to broadcasters who have lost their livelihood through a catastrophic event, debilitating disease or unforeseen tragedy. Personal donations can be made to the Foundation's Guardian Fund, corporate contributions are accepted through the Angel Initiative, and bequests can be made through the Foundation's Legacy Society. For more information, please visit www.broadcastersfoundation.org.

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