Broadcasters Foundation Needs Our Help
• Due to ongoing complications from the COVID-19 pandemic, The Broadcasters Foundation of America has cancelled its Celebrity Golf Tournament Fundraiser. The cancellation comes just a few months after the charity for broadcasters in need was forced to cancel the Philip J. Lombardo Golf Tournament, another of its big fundraisers, which traditionally is held in conjunction with the cancelled NAB Show in Las Vegas. The two fundraisers, along with smaller events, generate over $450,000 a year to help broadcasters in need. To counter these losses, the Broadcasters Foundation has launched a plea for donations.
“Our colleagues who find themselves in acute need due to a debilitating illness or accident need our help,” stated Broadcasters Foundation Chair Scott Herman. “This year, we are helping more broadcasters than ever before, and it’s imperative that we continue to do so. We cannot turn our backs on our colleagues.”
Jim Thompson, President of the Broadcasters Foundation, commented, “We have three major fundraisers a year, and the golf tournaments are two of them. Our grant recipients worked in radio or television stations in markets across America. I ask everyone whose career is built on broadcasting to consider donating to help offset the losses of our cancelled fundraising events.”
Broadcasters interested in making a donation or in learning more about the Broadcasters Foundation of America can visit broadcastersfoundation.org, or contact the Broadcasters Foundation directly at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org.
