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BFOA Achieves Top Score of 100 from Charity Navigator
Broadcasters Foundation of America is proud to announce it has achieved a rating of 100 from Charity Navigator, the world’s largest and most trusted nonprofit evaluator. The evaluation process takes place over a seven-year period and uses Charity Navigator’s Encompass Rating System. The Broadcasters Foundation received a score of 100 in Finance & Accountability, reflecting…
Read MoreTrailblazing Sportscaster Lesley Visser to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
New York, New York – January 10, 2022 – Lesley Visser, the only sportscaster – male or female — to have worked on the network broadcasts of the Final Four, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Triple Crown, the Olympics, the U.S. Open, and the World Figure Skating Championship, has been…
Read MoreHilton Howell to Receive the 2022 BFOA Golden Mike Award
BFOA Announces the Return of the Golden Mike Award Fundraising Gala Gray TV’s Hilton Howell to Be Honored on Monday, March 14 at the Plaza Hotel in NYC Broadcasters Foundation of America has announced Hilton H. Howell, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Gray Television and Atlantic American Corporation, as the…
Read MoreKatz Media Group raises a total of $400,000 for the BFOA
All Money Raised During the 11th Annual Membership Drive Supports Radio and Television Broadcasters in Need New York, NY – Nov. 17, 2021 – The Broadcasters Foundation of America announces Katz Media Group has raised nearly $45,000 for the Foundation during its 11th annual company-wide membership drive, bringing the total amount raised to nearly $400,000 since the drive’s inception.…
Read MoreBFOA Launches Annual Year-End Giving Campaign
New York, New York – November 9, 2021 – The Broadcasters Foundation of America launches its annual year-end giving campaign today, with an appeal for tax-deductible donations that will allow the Foundation to continue providing financial assistance to those in broadcasting who need it most. A 501(c)3 charity, the Broadcasters Foundation is the only organization…
Read MoreBroadcasters Foundation of America Unveils Succession Plan
New York – NY – October 6, 2021 – Jim Thompson, highly respected television and radio executive and President of the Broadcasters Foundation of America since 2009, has announced his retirement at the end of 2022. In conjunction with that announcement, the Broadcasters Foundation has unveiled a succession plan whereby Thompson and broadcast veteran Tim…
Read MoreBroadcasters Foundation of America Raises Over $200,000 at the 2021 Celebrity Golf Tournament
New York, NY – September 14, 2021 – The Broadcasters Foundation of America raised over $200,000 to help broadcasters in need during yesterday’s 2021 Celebrity Golf Tournament at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Briarcliff Manor, NY. More than 150 broadcasters and celebrities turned out to help support broadcasters who have experienced terrible loss due…
Read MoreGordon Smith to Receive the 2021 Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award
New York, NY – September 2, 2021 – Broadcasters Foundation of America is proud to announce Gordon Smith, former U.S. Senator and President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), as the recipient of this year’s Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award. The Award is bestowed annually on an individual in…
Read More2021 Leadership Award Honorees Announced
New York, NY – August, 24, 2021 – The Broadcasters Foundation of America, the charity devoted exclusively to helping broadcasters in acute need, is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Leadership Awards. The Leadership Awards are given annually in recognition of career contributions to the broadcast industry and the community at-large. The Awards…
Read MorePatrick Butler and Hilton Howell Join BFOA Board of Directors
New York, NY – July 12, 2021 – The Broadcasters Foundation of America has elected Patrick Butler, President and Chief Executive Officer of America’s Public Television Stations (APTS), and Hilton Howell, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gray Television and Atlantic American Corporation, to its Board of Directors. The new directors…
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