Quass To Receive Nat’l Radio Award
• NRG Media Chairman & CEO Mary Quass will receive the National Radio Award on Wednesday, September 25, during the Radio Showluncheon program, 2020 and Beyond: Insights from the Top. The 2019 Radio Show, produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) will be held September 24-26 in Dallas.
“We are pleased to honor Mary Quass for her many achievements and impact on radio,” said Gordon Smith, NAB President & CEO. “She is a true catalyst in our industry who exemplifies the meaning of the National Radio Award through her leadership, integrity and success.”
A 35-year radio industry professional, Quass formed New Radio Group in 2001. Later named NRG Media, the company currently operates 45 stations and corresponding digital channels across the Midwest. Quass began her radio career in 1977 as an AE and purchased her first radio station in 1998, forming Quass Broadcasting Company (QBC). QBC later became part of Capstar Broadcasting, which eventually became part of Clear Channel.
Throughout her career, Quass has been recognized for her many contributions to the industry — she was named Broadcaster of the Year by the Iowa Broadcasters Association in 1994 and inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2014, she was honored by the Broadcasters Foundation of America with the Ward L. Quaal Leadership Award for her contributions to the broadcasting industry and community at large. Quass is also a recipient of the prestigious Frances Preston Trailblazer Award, presented annually by The Mentoring and Inspiring Women (MIW) Radio Group to a woman who, through her leadership and success in the media industry, creates opportunities for other women in radio.
