Clark To Receive Lowry Mays Award
• Bill Clark, the former President of Shamrock Broadcasting and Chairman of Chancellor Broadcasting, has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award, which is bestowed annually on an individual in broadcasting whose work exemplifies innovation, community service, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. It salutes its namesake, Lowry Mays and is underwritten by The Mays Family Foundation.
Clark will be honored during the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s annual breakfast on Wednesday, April 10 at 7am in the Brahms Room of the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, during The NAB Show.
As President of Shamrock Broadcasting’s radio division, Clark created one of the industry’s first “super groups,” decades before consolidation. Under his leadership, Shamrock grew from nine radio stations to 21 in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Denver, Kansas City and Minneapolis. When Shamrock was sold to Chancellor Broadcasting, Clark was named its Chairman, overseeing both radio and television.
During his 42-year broadcasting career Clark was instrumental in bringing radio into the fold at the NAB in 1975 and served as an NAB Director. He was a member of the RAB’s Executive Committee for ten years, President of the Northern California Broadcasters Association, and a Director of the California Broadcasters Association. He received the NAB Radio Award in 1991 and was named California Broadcaster of the Year in 1992.
The breakfast is complimentary to anyone in broadcasting, although pre-registration is required at broadcastersfoundation.org/register. To register via phone or email, or more information on reserving a page in the Program Guide, please contact the Broadcasters Foundation at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org. This year’s event is sponsored by AccuRadio, NAB, RAB, National Association of Media Brokers (NAMB), Nielsen, Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB), U.S. Trust and vCreative.
