Taylor To Be Honored At NAB Show
• The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will present the Spirit of Broadcasting Award to veteran radio industry journalist Tom Taylor during the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The Spirit of Broadcasting Award recognizes general excellence and leadership and is given to individuals or organizations that have made lasting contributions to over-the-air broadcasting, and you will agree that Tom more than qualifies.
Taylor recently retired after a stellar three-decade career covering our industry, most recently as the Editor of Tom Taylor NOW, which launched in November 2012 and published through RTK Media with partners Robert Unmacht and Kristy Scott. Taylor previously served as editor of Inside Radio, M Street Journal/M Street Daily and the TRI newsletter from Chicago-based Radio-Info.com.
Before turning to his second career in journalism, Taylor served as VP of Programming and operations for Nassau Broadcasting’s WPST & WHWH/Princeton, NJ. He also programmed WKQQ/Lexington, KY and WCHL/Chapel Hill, NC. A second-generation broadcaster, Taylor is the son of Bill Taylor, a former radio/TV personality in Orlando and a radio GM in Charlotte.
“Tom Taylor is a beloved friend of radio broadcasters and was daily chronicler of the industry for decades,” said Dennis Wharton, NAB Executive Vice President of Communications. “Tom’s love for the business of broadcasting is matched only by his journalistic integrity, and NAB is delighted to honor him for his lifetime of service to quality radio reporting.” Taylor will accept the award on Monday, April 8 at the NAB Show Opening.
