Smulyan To Receive Lowry Mays Award
Jeff Smulyan, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Emmis Communications Corporation has been chosen as the recipient of the 2017 Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award. Smulyan will be honored during the Broadcasters’ Foundation of America annual breakfast on Wednesday, April 26 at the Encore Hotel during the NAB Show in Las Vegas. The Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award 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.
Smulyan formed Emmis in 1980; the company went public in 1994 and was named one of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Emmis owns and operates 16 FM and 3 AM radio stations, including WQHT (Hot 97)/New York and KPWR (Power 106)/Los Angeles. Smulyan has been inducted in the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame and the Indiana Business Hall of Fame. The Broadcasters’ Foundation previously honored him with its Golden Mike Award, and he was named a “Giant of Broadcasting” by the Library of American Broadcasting. The 7am breakfast is complimentary, although pre-registration is required. To register, or to reserve a page in the Program Guide to honor Jeff Smulyan, please contact the Foundation at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org.
