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WESTCHESTER COUNTRY CLUB | SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 | RYE, NY Sol Taishoff Lawrence B. Taishoff 1905-1982 1933-2006

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In addition to their commitment to journalistic causes and The Taishoff Family Foundation a free press, the Taishoff Family Foundation is also active in was established by the late Lawrence improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. The Foundation has developed resources to help educate so- B. Taishoff and his son Rob in ciety about the special skills and talents of people with Down honor of their legendary father syndrome, autism and traumatic brain injury, to name a few. Toward this goal, the Taishoff Family Foundation has and grandfather Sol Taishoff, the established the Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive founder and editor-in-chief of Higher Education at Syracuse University. Broadcasting magazine. The Taishoffs also provided critical initial funding for the Library of American Broadcasting, now located at the As journalists and publishers, Sol and Larry Taishoff played University of Maryland. Sol Taishoff himself was one of the a seminal role in the development of the radio and television founders of the Broadcast Pioneers organization which, as industry in America. As champions of a free and unfettered you know, has now become the national charitable endeavor broadcasting profession, Broadcasting magazine was created known as the Broadcasters Foundation of America which as the instrument and manifestation of their devotion to re- you and so many of our colleagues support. semble a “sentinel on the Potomac” to warn against govern- ment intrusion into the creative processes and activities of Today, the Taishoff Family Foundation is administered radio and television broadcasters. by the third generation of family members who support, among their many worthwhile endeavors, the National Press The Taishoffs devoted their entire lives to extending the Foundation which annually presents the Sol Taishoff Award values and protections of the First Amendment to “The for Excellence in Electronic Journalism. Fifth Estate” which was the designation bestowed upon the broadcasting fraternity by Sol Taishoff so many years ago. Retired Captain Robert Taishoff USN, is the chairman of the Taishoff Family Foundation. The vision and foresight of both Taishoffs often caused them to be allied on many of the great issues of the day with the The Broadcasters Foundation of America extends its deep grat- work and example of one of our own founding chairman itude to the Taishoff family for carrying on the legacy of their Ward L. Quaal. In 2009, the Taishoff family was honored illustrious forebears by underwriting On The Air magazine, with a Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Award. which is distributed widely throughout the broadcast industry. The mission of the Broadcasters Foundation of America is to improve the quality of life and maintain the personal dignity of men and women in the radio and television broadcast profession who ﬁnd themselves in acute need. The foundation reaches out across the country to identify and provide an anonymous safety net in cases of critical illness, advanced age, death of a spouse, accident and other serious misfortune. The Broadcasters Foundation of America is a 501(c)3 Public Charity. On The Air

Contents volume 23 | issue 3 | fall/winter 2018

4 Chairman’s & President’s Message

6 The 2018 Celebrity Golf Tournament 15 Hurricane Relief

20 NASBA News

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On The Air is a free news and feature publication, offered to the Broadcasters Foundation of America members and friends, and is published three times a year by the: Broadcasters Foundation of America 125 West 55th Street/4th Floor New York, NY 10019 www.broadcastersfoundation.org 212-373-8250 Jim Thompson, Publisher Emily Barratt, Editor For feature story contributions or to request another copy of this publication, please call the Broadcasters Foundation of America at 212-373-8250, or you may email any questions and/or comments [email protected].

ON THE AIR | Fall/Winter 2018 | 3 Chairman’s Message BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA Dan Mason, Chairman This past year has been record-breaking in many ways. Scott Herman, Vice Chairman Jordan Wertlieb, Vice Chairman We have increased our outreach across the country, with James B. Thompson, President the hope all radio and television broadcasters will become Peter M. Doyle, Vice President aware of the Foundation’s monthly and emergency grant BOARD OF DIRECTORS: programs. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter at Caroline Beasley, President/CEO, Beasley Broadcast Group @BroadcastersFDN or you can learn more online at Philip R. Beuth, retired, Capital Cities broadcastersfoundation.org. Richard J. Bodorff, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP Brian Cobb, President, CobbCorp. We are on track to give out over $1,000,000 in grant Raymond H. Cole, President/COO, funds this year to over 250 broadcasters, but we know Citadel Communications Company LP Peter Dunn, President, CBS Television Stations there are more people in need of our help. We’ve Erica Farber, President/CEO, RAB launched relief campaigns for Hurricanes Florence Joseph M. Field, Chairman, Entercom and Michael and, with the help of our NASBA partners, are reaching more Michael J. Fiorile, Chairman/CEO, Dispatch Broadcast Group broadcaster than ever before. Richard A. Foreman, President & CEO, Richard A. Foreman Assoc. But we can’t do it all without your support. We are entering our year-end Mark Gray, CEO, Katz Media Group fundraising campaign. You may have already received a letter appealing to Kim Guthrie, President, Cox Media Group your generous spirit, with a self-addressed envelope to simplify the act of Wade Hargrove, Esq., Partner, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey Leonard LLP giving. That same remittance envelope is included with this edition of On the Paul Karpowicz, retired, Air magazine. You can also donate online at broadcastersfoundation.org or by Meredith Corporation’s Local Media Group N. Scott Knight, President/CEO, calling 212-373-8250. Please consider increasing your gift to help insure that Knight Media Group no qualified request for help ever goes unanswered. Brian Lawlor, Senior VP Television, EW Scripps TV Station Group Sincerely, David Lougee, President/CEO, TEGNA DuJuan McCoy, Owner/President/CEO, Bayou City Broadcasting Wendy McMahon, President, Dan Mason ABC Owned TV Stations Chairman Elizabeth Neuhoff, President/CEO, Neuhoff Communications Deborah Norville, Anchor, Inside Edition President’s Message Michael O’Neill, President/CEO, BMI William O’Shaughnessy, Chairman, WVOX/WVIP-Whitney Media As another hurricane season comes to a close, we continue I. Martin Pompadur, Consultant our relief efforts and are still accepting applications for Joseph Reilly, President, Empire Broadcasting Corp. support. To learn more about how to get help and how Gordon H. Smith, President/CEO, NAB Jeffrey H. Smulyan, Chairman/CEO, to give back visit www.broadcastersfoundation.org/ Emmis Communications hurricanerelief. Perry Sook, President/CEO, Nexstar Broadcasting This year’s Celebrity Golf Tournament was a great Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Owned TV success. Held in September at the beautiful Westchester Stations & Telemundo Group George Stephanopoulos, Good Morning America Country Club, the event raised over $255,000 for Nicholas J. Verbitsky, Chairman, broadcasters in need. A special thank you to this year’s United Stations Radio Networks Jeffrey Warshaw, CEO, Connoisseur Media, LLC event chair, Tony Chiulli, SVP, Digital & Political Sales, Charlie Weiss, VP/Group Publisher, NBC-Owned TV Stations & Telemundo Station Group. We are grateful B&C and Multichannel News Diana Wilkin, Managing Partner, Twelve 24 Media to our title sponsor, Evercore Wealth Management, for making this event Philip J. Lombardo, Chairman Emeritus possible. You can read more about the tournament on page 6.

OFFICERS: We are currently soliciting year-end donations and organizing our next Jeff Haley, Vice Chairman, Marketron fundraiser, the Golden Mike Award Gala, being held on March 6, 2019 at Steve Lanzano, President/CEO, TVB Dennie Lyle, President/CEO, the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The honoree is Perry Sook, Chairman, Illinois Broadcasters Association President & CEO of Nexstar Broadcasting Group. We look forward to seeing Leo MacCourtney, President/CEO, you at the Golden Mike dinner. Katz Television Group Frank Pesce, VP Business Affairs, Thank you, Broadcasters Foundation of America Julie Talbott, President, Premiere Networks

Jim Thompson President Putnam is proud to support the Broadcasters Foundation of America and its commitment to colleagues in need.

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$255,000 Raised to Help Broadcasters in Need ore than 150 broadcasters and celebrities turned out to support the mission of the Broadcasters Foundation at the 2018 Celebrity Golf Torunament at Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY. MCelebrity golfers included: WCBS-TV’s Maurice Dubois, Otis Livingston, and Chris Wragge; WCBS-FM’s Scott Shannon; actress and philanthropist Rachel Grant; NBA All-Star Ray Allen and NBA Star Donny Marshall; 1980s Miracle on Ice Star Mike Eruzione; ESPN’s John Anderson and Anita Marks; NY Jets’ Greg Buttle; Voice of the NY Jets Bob Wischusen; and more. This year’s Event Chair was Tony Chiulli, SVP, Digital & Political Sales, NBC-Owned TV Stations & Telemundo Station Group. Sponsors included: Evercore Wealth Management, ABC Channel 7, CBS TV, Entercom/CBS Radio, NBC Owned TV Stations & Telemundo Station Group, Eileen & Jack Connors, Jr., ESPN Radio, Empire Merchants/Diageo Brands, Flexjet, Katz Media Group, Norman Knight Charitable Foundation, Nielsen, Pepe Auto Group, Putnam Investments, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and others. Event Photography: Exceed Photography 2018 Celebrity Golf Tournament

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1. Jamie Gillespie, Dennis Wharton, Chris Cutter, Dade Hayes, 8 Bill McGorry 2. Sean McDonough 3. Seema Sadekar, Scott Burrell, Nisha Sadekar 4. Don Julio Cocktail Tent 5. Pepe Auto Group Hole-in-One contest 6. Guiness Power Drive prizes 7. Breakfast sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka 8. Flexjet & White Elephant Nantucket Raffle with Bethany Nicole Taylor and Frank Pesce

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1. Paul Schwartz, Artle Altman, Leo MacCourtney, Bob Wischusen, Brad Mont 2. Bob Klein, Rick Cerone, Ashley Gold, Eric Meyrowitz, Larry Schneiderman 3. Bill Sally, Tim Busch, Rachel Grant, Dick Bodorff, Perry Sook 4. Randy McMillan, Jose Gonzalez, Lee Saltz, Mike Steinberg 5. Tim McCarthy, Jeff Martindale, Traug Keller, Patrick Polking, Tom Ricks 6. Ray Karczewski, Gib Gibson, Larry Wert 7. Ray Allen and Ernest Liebre

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1. Roger Moody, Chris Wragge, Phillip Lombardo, Ernest Liebre, Ray Allen 2. Adam Levy, Sue Tremblay, Tim Welsh, Jeff Wender, Matt Pagen 3. Mike Vasti, Tony Chiulli, Bob Harnaga, LPGA Pro Paula Hurtado, Bruce Kallner, Bill LeBlanc 4. Paul Smith, John Morrissey, Adam Monaco, John Buccigross, Mike Donato 5. LPGA Pro Portland Rosen 6. Dan Zaretsky, Damian Riordan, Anita Marks, Scott Shannon 7. Gib Gibson, Otis Livingston, Bob O’Neill, Larry Wert, Ray Karczewski

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1. Bill McCarthy, Sean Lawton, Lou Obermeir, Donny Marshall, 7 Tom Trenchard 2. Dick Madsen, Scott Burrell, Don Bouloukos, Scott Herman, Steve Swartz 3. Paula Hurtado, Sean McDonough, Nisha Sadekar, Scott Burrell, Seema Sadekar 4. Jim Thompson and Charles Ryan 5. Tim McCarthy and John Devin 6. Pete Doherty, Mark Lefkowitz, Greg Buttle 7. Brad Mont, Rachel Grant, Perry Sook

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1. Denis Barry, Mark Lund, Bruce Kallner, Tony Chiulli 2. Frank Pesce, Bethany Nicole Taylor, Dennie Lyle 3. Richard Foreman, Anita Marks, Scott Shannon, Tim McCarthy 4. Richard Bodorff and Philip Lombardo 5. Beth and Scott Herman 6. Richard Foreman and William O’Shaughnessy 7. Stefana Medina, PJ Stack, Tucker Flood 8. Bill Sally and Artie Altman

ON THE AIR | Fall/Winter 2018 | 13 COMMUNITY MATTERS

The Nielsen Foundation is honored to support the mission of the Broadcasters Foundation of America, helping to provide essential assistance to broadcasters in acute need.

The Nielsen Foundation is a private foundation funded by Nielsen, a global measurement and data analytics company. The Nielsen Foundation seeks to enhance use of data by the social sector to reduce discrimination, ease global hunger, promote effective education, and build strong leadership.

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The Broadcasters Foundation of America launched the Foundation Legacy Society, an initiative to ensure its ability to help Broadcast Colleagues in the future. To date, Foundation board members and supporters have committed in excess of $4,000,000 in their estate plans.

There is no more important group of supporters than the generous members of the Legacy Society. Please consider making a Bequest to the Broadcasters Foundation in your will or revocable living trust. Any assets, including cash, securities, real estate or tangible personal property, may be transferred to the Broadcasters Foundation through your estate.

A bequest offers many benefits, including:

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The Broadcasters Foundation is a 501(c)3 Public Charity NEWS

Wisconsin Debates Bring Statewide Attention to Key Races

The WBA Foundation held two statewide political debates in October highlighting the major party candidates in the race for Governor and the U.S. Senate. Both debates were moderated by Jill Geisler, longtime Wisconsin news professional, WBA Hall of Fame member and author, and Bill Plante, Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity at Loyola University, Chicago. The debates aired live or delayed on more than 80 television and radio stations throughout the state.

Leah Vukmir and Sen. Tammy Baldwin Moderator Jill Geisler (third) with the WBA debate panel in Wausau

NYSBA Broadcast Leadership and Hall of Fame Luncheon Photo credit : Michael Priest Photography Photo credit : Michael Priest

NYSBA inducted its Hall of Fame Class for 2018: Doug Emblidge (anchor WHAM-TV Rochester); Ginny Ryan (anchor WHAM-TV Rochester); Ed Levine, CEO Galaxy Media (Chairman NYSBA Hall of Fame Committee); Maureen Donnelly (wife of legendary DJ Dan Ingram); Michael Kay (TV play-by-play for the NY Yankees); Dave Davis (former President and GM WABC-TV, New York City); and David Muir, Anchor ABC-TV World News Tonight (2018 NYSBA Broadcaster of the Year)

20 | Fall/Winter 2018 | ON THE AIR Art Brooks inducted into 29th ABA Hall of Fame

After 30 years as President and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association, Art Brooks announced he will retire at the end of 2018. Art’s accolades include leading the charge on programs like Crystal Darkness, Hooked and HookedRx; Arizona AMBER Alert and the Andy Harvey Native American Broadcast Workshop. In honor of his three decades of service to the broadcasting industry, Art was inducted into the 29th ABA Hall of Fame at this year’s luncheon, held on October 11, 2018. Art said, “It was an emotional day as a lot of my NASBA & NAB colleagues traveled in for the luncheon ceremony! Such incredible friends - I was so surprised! I’m officially retired from ABA in December after 30 glorious years and looking for my next adventure!”

Fellow inductees include JD Freeman, morning drive hosts Johnjay and Rich and Emmy-winning reporter Donna Rossi. Proceeds from ABA’s Hall of Fame luncheon support important ABA programs including AZ AMBER Alert, broadcast scholarships at ASU, NAU and UA, along with the

Art Brooks, retired ABA President & CEO Summer High School Broadcast Institute at ASU.

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MSNBC News Anchor Stephanie Ruehl discussed data NAB Senior Advisor, John David received and analystics with iHeartMedia, Inc. CEO Bob Pittman, the National Radio Award from Beasley and Entercom Communications CEO, David Field. Media Group CEO, Caroline Beasley and NAB President and CEO, Gordon Smith

Songwriter and Recording Artist, Darren Davis, President of iHeartMedia, Networks stopped by the Cassadee Pope performed Westwood One Podcast with Premiere Networks’ Mario Lopez to chat courtesy of ABC Radio with RAB President and CEO, Erica Farber.

24 | Fall/Winter 2018 | ON THE AIR Seen & Heard 28th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Gala

roadcasting & Cable Magazine welcomed it’s 28th class of honorees to the Hall of Fame on October 29th, during a black-tie gala at New York City’s Ziegfeld Ballroom. The event was Bco-hosted by Kathy Lee Gifford, Co-Host of the Fourth Hour of “Today”, Robin Meade, Host of Morning Express with Robin Meade, and Rosanna Scotto, Co-Host of Fox 5’s “Good Day New York”. Over 800 broadcasters attended the festivities.

2018 Class Photo (pictured left to right): Robin Meade; Mark Robichaux, Editor-in-Chief of B&C Magazine; Riley, Stacy & Ryan Sager, accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Craig Sager; Charlie Collier, President, AMC, Sundance TV & AMC Studios, Courtney Monroe, CEO National Geographic Global Networks, Richard Leibner & Carol Cooper, Agents & Special Advisors to UTA Board of Directors; Greg Meidel, President 20th Television; Jordan Wertlieb, President, Heart Television; Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal; Cesar Conde, Chairman, Telemundo Enterprises; Brian Deevy, Director, Liberty Media Corp. & RBC/Daniels & Assoc.; Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, Co-Presidents, Debmar-Mercury; Charlie Weiss, VP, Group Publisher, B&C Magazine; and William McGorry, B&C Hall of Fame. Not pictured: Christine Amanpour, Anchor and Chief International Correspondent, CNN; Gayle King, Co-Host, CBS This Morning; inducted as a program, ABC’s 20-20.

Charlie Weiss and Jordan Charlie Weiss, Gayle King, Oprah Winfrey, William Carol Cooper, Charlie Weiss, Wertlieb McGorry, Rosanna Scotto Richard Leibner

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