NAB’s Smith To Receive Lowry Mays Award

• The Broadcasters Foundation of America is proud to announce that NAB President & CEO Gordon Smith as the recipient of this year’s Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award. The Award is bestowed annually on an individual in broadcasting whose work exemplifies innovation, community service, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. Smith will be honored during the Broadcasters Foundation Annual Breakfast at 7am on Tuesday, Oct. 12 in the Brahms Room of the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, during NAB Show. As previously announced, the Broadcasters Foundation will also present the Leadership in Broadcasting Awards during the Breakfast.

The Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award salutes its namesake and is underwritten by The Mays Family Foundation. Past recipients include Ajit Pai, Bill Clark, Eddie Fritts, Cathy Hughes, Mel Karmazin, Jeff Smulyan, Dick Wiley and others.

Thanks to the generosity of its sponsors, the Breakfast is complimentary to all in broadcasting, although pre-registration is required. This year’s sponsors are: AccuRadio, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), National Association of Media Brokers (NAMB), Nielsen, Premiere Networks, Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB), USTrust, and vCreative.

To register for the Broadcasters Foundation Breakfast, visit broadcastersfoundation.org/leadershipbreakfast. To register via phone or email, or to reserve a page in the Program Guide, contact the Broadcasters Foundation at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org.