Posts Tagged ‘broadcasting’
2019 BFOA Golden Mike Award Gala Breaks Fundraising Record
Nexstar’s Perry Sook Receives the Broadcasters Foundation of America 2019 Golden Mike Award Record-Breaking $450,000+ Raised to Help Broadcasters in Need, Including a $100,000 Donation from the Sook Family New records were set at the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s 2019 Golden Mike Award gala Wednesday night, as more than 300 broadcast industry executives and celebrities…
Read More2019 Leadership Award Honorees Announced
The Broadcasters Foundation of America, the charity devoted exclusively to helping broadcasters in acute need, is proud to announce the recipients of the 2019 Leadership Awards. The Awards will be presented at the Broadcasters Foundation annual breakfast at 7:00AM, Wednesday, April 10 in the Brahms Room of the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, during the…
Read MoreCraig Melvin to Host and Sugarland will Perform at the 2019 BFOA Golden Mike Awards
NBC News’ and MSNBC’S Craig Melvin to Host the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s 2019 Golden Mike Award Gala, Honoring Nexstar Media Group’s Perry A. Sook Grammy® Award-Winning Duo Sugarland to Perform Two of the biggest names in broadcast news and country music will join the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s 2019 Golden Mike Award gala…
Read MoreBroadcasters Foundation – California Wildfire Relief
The Broadcasters Foundation of America is preparing for another influx of emergency grant applications from victims of the California Wildfires, even as requests for emergency aid from those affected by Hurricanes Florence and Michael are still coming in each day. Broadcasters whose personal lives or property are acutely affected by the California Wildfires find out…
Read MoreNexstar’s Perry Sook to Receive 2019 BFOA Golden Mike Award
Nexstar Media Group’s Perry A. Sook to Receive the 2019 Broadcasters Foundation of America Golden Mike Award at Fundraising Gala in NYC The Broadcasters Foundation of America announced today that Perry A. Sook – Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nexstar Media Group — will receive the 2019 Golden Mike Award on Wednesday,…
Read MoreBroadcasters Foundation Prepares Relief for Hurricane Michael, Continues Florence Relief
NEWS ALERT: The Broadcasters Foundation of America is preparing for another influx of emergency grant applications from victims of Hurricane Michael, even as requests for emergency aid from those affected by Hurricane Florence are still coming in. Broadcasters whose personal lives or property are acutely affected by Hurricanes Michael or Florence are encouraged to find…
Read MoreBroadcasters Foundation of America Raises Over $250,000 at the 2018 Celebrity Golf Tournament
The Broadcasters Foundation of America Raises Over $250,000 at the Celebrity Golf Tournament All Proceeds from the Event Go to Helping Broadcasters in Dire Need The Broadcasters Foundation of America raised $250,000 to help broadcasters in need during its Celebrity Golf Tournament on Monday at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY. The annual event…
Read MoreBroadcasters Foundation Prepares Relief for Hurricane Florence
NEWS ALERT: The Broadcasters Foundation of America is preparing for an influx of emergency grant applications in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Broadcasters whose personal lives or property are acutely affected by Hurricane Florence are encouraged to find out if they quality for an emergency grant by visiting https://broadcastersfoundation.org/hurricaneflorence/. The Broadcasters Foundation Emergency Grant Relief…
Read MoreWendy McMahon, Charlie Weiss, and Dennis Lyle Join the Broadcasters Foundation Board of Directors
Wendy McMahon, Charlie Weiss, and Dennis Lyle Join the Broadcasters Foundation Board of Directors The Broadcasters Foundation of America has elected Wendy McMahon, President of the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, and Charlie Weiss, VP/Group Publisher B&C Magazine, to its Board of Directors, and named Dennis Lyle, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois…
Read MoreJoseph M. Bilotta Memorial Fund Established
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has established the Joseph M. Bilotta Memorial Fund in honor of the veteran broadcaster who passed in Connecticut this past Friday, June 1, 2018, from pancreatic cancer at the age of 69. The Memorial Fund will support the Foundation’s mission of providing aid to past and present members of the…
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