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On The Air Volume 12 • Issue 1 • Spring 2008

© On the Air is a free news and feature publication, offered to Broadcasters Foundation of America members and friends and is published three times a year by the : Broadcasters Foundation of America Seven Lincoln Avenue Second Floor Greenwich, CT 06830 www.broadcastersfoundation.org Ward L. Quaal

Gordon H. Hastings, Publisher Jamie Russo, Creative Director

For feature story contributions or to request another copy of this publication, please call the Broadcasters Foundation of America at 203-862-8577, or you may email any questions and/or 2008 Ward L. Quall Pioneer Awards comments to Gordon H. Hastings at [email protected] Page 40

The 2007 Pioneer Awards

3 On The Air Summer 2007 2007 Celebrity Golf Wee Burn Challenges Record Field The Darien Connecticut Club Praised Among The Very Best

4 On The Air Summer 2007 Broadcasters Foundation of America President Gordon Hastings, , Foundation Chair Phil Lombardo and Anne’s daughter Rosemary

“I’m so grateful to see so many friends here, so many people I’ve met and learned from. This is a special night for me, and it means a lot to share it with you. So thank you for coming.” Anne Sweeney, The Waldorf Astoria NYC February 25, 2008.

4 On The Air Spring 2008 David Westin, Barbara Walters, Tom Bergeron, Anne Sweeney and Steve McPherson

Vanessa Williams

5 On The Air Spring 2008 Charlie Gibson, Susan and Ray Cole with Barbara Walters

Stanley Hubbard and Anne

Phil Lombardo and Tom Bergeron

Bob Iger with a video salute to Anne

Richard and Ellen Levine with NBA Commissioner David Stern

6 On The Air Spring 2008 Rosemary Miller (Anne’s daughter) from the podium

“One of the things I admire most about my mom, is her determination to challenge herself -- and the people around her -- to break barriers, experiment, and think adventurously. I hope to take that same spirit with me throughout my own life.

So, congratulations, Mom on your award tonight. Thanks for letting me be part of it -- and for all the adventures and the lessons. You’re the best role model a daughter could possibly have.... but next time we get in a dune buggy, I’m driving.” - Rosemary Miller

News Corp’s Rupert Murdock salutes Anne

Hearst Corporation’s John Conomikes with Linda Lange and Gordon Hastings. Conomikes is a former Golden Mike Award honoree

7 On The Air Spring 2008 Kim and Phil Lombardo with Nancy Lombardo Fox Television’s Dennis Swanson and his wife Marlene

A toast from the Chairman of the ABC Affiliates Board Ray Cole

WBEB-Philadelphia owner and President Jerry Lee with Chuck Bolkcom of Vuze, Inc. and Dennis Wharton of the NAB

“It’s great to play the game; it’s greater to win the game; but it’s greatest to have a genuine love for the game”. Speaking on behalf of all ABC Affiliates, we admire the way Anne plays to win... but respect even more her love and passion for the business of broadcasting. Congratulations, Anne, on this wonderful and well-deserved recognition from the Broadcasters Foundation of America.” - Ray Cole

8 On The Air Spring 2008 Tom Bergeron, Anne and Andrea Wong of Lifetime Television

Fisher Broadcasting President Colleen Brown

Barbara Walters

“From time to time, we have breakfast together to discuss this and that. This and that includes talking about our children... my grown daughter... her much younger son and daughter. There is also Anne’s loving and supportive husband, Phil Miller. I don’t know how she balances her huge workload with family... but she does. Is she frazzled? I’ve never seen it. Does she get into her bathtub at the end of the day and scream? Only her husband would know for sure, but I am willing to bet she does not. To look at her this evening -- lovely and smiling -- is to see an extraordinary woman to whom all of us in the Disney world can point to with pride. She is our President, and all of our delegates vote ‘Aye.” - Barbara Walters

9 On The Air Spring 2008 Phil Lombardo and Anne Retired ABC Television Network President Jim Duffy and Julie Blake

Martha O’Brien of Martha O’Brien Style

Jack Sander, Wade Hargrove and John Conomikes

10 On The Air Spring 2008 Kim Lombardo with daughter in-law Nancy Lombardo Ann and Jim Rosenfield with the Editorial Director of Hearst Magazines Ellen Levine

Photos by Wendy Moger-Bross

Dea Parez and Adina Pitt of the Cartoon Network Guest presenter ABC Television Entertainment President Steve McPherson

“Rebuilding a network schedule is a risky business even on a good day and Anne has been right there through all the ups and downs of the process -- her support made it possible for us to go from fourth to first so fast. She embraces change and encourages the risks required to make the huge leaps forward. She gets it.” - Steve McPherson.

11 On The Air Spring 2008 BMI’s Jose Gonzalez, Stuart Rosen, with the President of Sheridan Gospel Network Susan Davenport and BMI’s Michael Steinberg and Mike O’Neill

ESPN’s Herb Granath, Anne and Rich Ross

John Rouse of ABC Television

Whitney Media Chair Bill O’Shaughnessy and Gordon Hastings

12 On The Air Spring 2008 News Corp’s Kristen Callahan, Leigha Salvo and Meggan Whiteman The Paley Center’s Pat Mitchell

Larry and Mima Loeb of Hearst Corporation and Grif Foxley of ABC-Disney and Carole Foxley of Merrill Lynch

N.S. Beinstock’s Richard Leibner and Tom Bergeron

Dick and Ann Foreman with John Shaker

13 On The Air Spring 2008

Broadcasters Foundation of America Your Help Literally Saves Lives

A young life and young family devastated by Lou Gehrig’s disease.

This is a tragic story of a young woman and her husband in their late forties with two young children ages nine and eleven. Both enjoyed bright and positive careers in the broadcasting industry in New England. He began his career in 1978 BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA and she in 1983.

Their life was on a wonderful track until 2005 when she was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Her condition rapidly deteriorated. Now forty-eight years old, she has controlled motion in only one finger, is fed intravenously, needs breathing support equipment, and is barely able to speak.

The family has liquidated all of their savings and home equity, and the husband has become his wife’s full-time caregiver with the sole responsibility for the children. There is no longer a source of employment income.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America continues to help this family face these tragic circumstances through both emergency grants and ongoing monthly support.

Your support of the Broadcasters Foundation of America is making a difference in the very survival of this family...

38 On The Air Summer 2007 Gordon and Lynn Hastings

Sherrie Westin and Vanessa Williams

Guest presenter David Westin

“Anne has and continues to give Harris Corporation’s Ed Adams with us every possible resource along his wife Tara with her personal encouragement and commitment to keep ABC news number one.” - David Westin, president ABC News.

16 On The Air Spring 2008 Anne with the President of The College of New Rochelle Dr. Stephen Sweeny. Anne is a graduate of the college.

Lorraine Lamb of HRP and Maury Wind of Telerep

Phil Lombardo and Anne Janice Garjian of TVB, Michael Spiesman of Katz Continental Television and Joe Tirinato of TVB

17 On The Air Spring 2008 Phil Lombardo with the Golden Mike Citation for Anne

Scott Seyedi , Pat Mitchell of the Paley Center, the Food Network’s Sandra Lee and E.W. Scripps President and CEO Ken Lowe

The Chairman and CEO of Buckley Broadcasting Rick Buckley

Katz Media Corporation’s CFO Bob Damon, Michael Hugger of Katz Television, Margaret Hughes of Westwood One and Katz TV’s Jim Beloyianis

BMI’s Del Bryant and his wife Carolyn with Anne

18 On The Air Spring 2008 Kerby Confer with one of his magnificent Carl Barks original paintings

Amy McGorry with Mom and Dad Bill and Phyllis McGorry

Citadel Communications President Ray Cole with Barbara Walters and Vanessa Williams

NBA Commissioner David Stern with Anne

Photos by Wendy Moger-Bross

Leo McCourtney of Disney-ABC with Suzanne and Phil Stolz 19 On The Air Spring 2008 Albert Cheng, Lori Conkling, Janet Pyne, Ben Pine and ABC-Disney’s Brad Jamison Lifetime Television’s Andrea Wong with Sheryl Arluck

Charles Bergman, Jillian Schroeder and Jeff Ratner

Ray and Susan Cole with Anne

Vanessa Williams and Gordon Hastings

20 On The Air Spring 2008 Tom De Hass

Kevin Brockman of the Disney ABC TV Group

Carl Barks “The Money Pit”

Tom Bednarek, Rita Cosby and Fred Cannon of BMI

Harris Corporations Ed and Tara Adams with Harris VP of Software Systems Harris Morris and his wife Jayne 21 On The Air Spring 2008 KnightStone Media’s Scott Knight with Jessica Klekamp and Vanessa Williams

Joe Bilotta of Buckley Broadcasting

Kevin Brockman and Tom Bergeron

Broadcasting & Cable Publisher Larry Dunn, Michelle Jean-Pierre and Vuze’s Chuck Bolkcom

Ernest Liebre of Cambridge Associates and Jim Beloyianis

22 On The Air Spring 2008 Grif and Carole Foxley Stan Hubbard

George and Loree Reed of Media Services Group

Allison Smith of BMI with Gordon Hastings

23 On The Air Spring 2008 Anne’s parents Anne and Don Sweeney with Rosemary and Ann

Gordon Hastings with Marcellus Alexander of the NAB

Whitney Media Chairman Bill O’Shaughnessy, Mario Gabelli, Chris Dixon and Chris Marengi

Tammy Greenberg and Mary Bennett of the Radio Advertising Bureau

24 On The Air Spring 2008 Kerby Confer and Nancy Lambert P.J. Bednarski, Sandy Freidman and Larry Dunn of Broadcasting & Cable

Suzanne Stolz

The Vice-Chair of ICBC Broadcast Holdings Skip Finley, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant with his wife Carolyn and Susan Davenport

Hearst-Argyle CEO David Barrett, Cobb-Corp’s Brian Cobb, Phil Lombardo and Scott Knight

Dick Foremen with Dr. Ann Hero Foreman

25 On The Air Spring 2008

Rosemary salutes Mom from the podium

Gordon and Anne “A great evening!”

Peter Talbot of U.S. Trust, Gina Costello of UBS and Phil Lombardo

Dave Davis of WABC-TV, Ray Cole and David Westin

Ann Liguori, Stanley Hubbard, Anne, Heidi Hubbard and Rob Hubbard

Gordon and Phil

28 On The Air Spring 2008 Barbara, Tom and Anne Connie Buckley

Photos by The Golden Mike production directors Jon Mikel Zeigler and Sheryl Arluck and Wendy Golden Mike Executive Producer David Glazer Moger-Bross

David Westin, Barbara Walters, Sherrie Westin and Vanessa Williams

The incomparable Golden Mike photo journalists Eric Walters, Wendy Moger Bross and Nick Gould 29 On The Air Spring 2008 Christopher Knight and Jessica Klekamp David Barrett and Cathy Biancuzzo

Jack Sander and Belo Sr. VP Television Kathy Clements

Rich Ross and Marcia Moger

John Shaker

30 On The Air Spring 2008 Nancy Anne and Ken Lowe Rosenfield

Telerep’s Jay Isabelle and John Dewan with Phil Lombardo

Gordon Hastings and Sandra Lee

Pat Mitchell and her husband Scott Seyedi

31 On The Air Spring 2008 Broadcasters Marty Franks, CBS, Inc. Foundation Director Vanessa! Dick Ferguson

David Barrett and Stan Moger

Brenna Sheenan Mayer and Dr. Stephen Sweeney from The College of New Rochelle

32 On The Air Spring 2008 Just Desserts!

Stan Hubbard with Heidi and Rob Hubbard Hearst Argyle’s Emerson Coleman and Crystal Johns

Stan and Scott Knight and Margaret Hughes Marsha Moger

Albert Cheng, Dea Parez and Rich Ross

33 On The Air Spring 2008 Fox TV’s Dennis Swanson

Tom Bergeron, Anne and Andrea Wong of Lifetime Television

David and Sherrie Westin

Hearst’s Bruce Paisner with Anne and Ellen Levine

Scott Knight, Tim McCarthy of Disney Radio, Martha O’Brien, Jessica Klekamp and Christopher Knight

34 On The Air Spring 2008 John Orlando and Marty Franks of CBS with Phil Lombardo

Marty Weisberg Cathy Biancuzzo and Suzanne Stolz

Vanessa Williams and Rita Cosby

Andrea Wong and Gordon Hastings 35 On The Air Spring 2008 Michelle Jean Pierre

Margaret Hughes and Broadcasters Foundation of America Publicist Ted Faraone

Phil Lombardo and Sandra Lee

Phil Stolz

Bill McGorry, Stan Moger, Herb Granath, Dennis Swanson and Bill O’Shaughnessy

36 On The Air Spring 2008 NAB President David Rehr, Gordon Hastings and NAB Executive Vice President for Television Marcellus Alexander

Phil Lombardo and Tom Bergeron

Vanessa and Tom De Hass

From all of these served by the Broadcasters Foundation of America, thank you and goodnight.

Heidi Hubbard

37 On The Air Spring 2008

Ward L. Quaal

40 On The Air Spring 2008 Broadcasters Foundation Of America Pioneer Awards Broadcasters FoundationTo Be Named InThe Honor naming Of of the Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Awards Ward L. Quaalhas been made possible by generous grants to the Of America Dedication Underwritten BroadcastersBy Benefactions Foundation From of America Endowment Pioneer Awards The Hubbard BroadcastingFund from Foundation The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation The Mccormick Tribuneand theFoundation McCormick Tribune Foundation. The To Be Named In Honor Of endowment is used exclusively in support of the foundation’s mission of providing financial assistance Ward L. Quaal to radio and television broadcasters who are in acute Dedication Underwritten By personal financial need. Benefactions From “Ward is truly the dean of American broadcasting. The Hubbard Broadcasting He has been a friend and colleague of the Hubbard family since the founding of Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation by my father,” said Stanley S. Hubbard, chair. Hubbard added, “Ward has been a guiding light The McCormick Tribune through a history of the great opportunities Foundation and issues encountered by our industry. He has established standards of excellence in every phase of broadcasting. Ward is a true pioneer and a man The 2008 Ward L. Quaal Pioneers of great personal character, wisdom and charm. It is most fitting and appropriate that the Broadcast Larry Bentson, Ed Christian, Pioneer Awards be named in his honor.” “Doc Fuller”, Stan Hubbard, Cousin Brucie, Tom Oakley “Ward Quaal is WGN,” said Dennis FitzSimons, chair of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. “Under his leadership and development WGN The Broadcasters Foundation of America Pioneer became ’s ‘very own’ and the person who Awards, presented annually at the foundation’s made that happen was Ward Quaal. The naming of Broadcast Pioneers Breakfast, will be named the the Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Awards is an appropriate Ward L. Quaal Broadcast Pioneer Awards, it recognition of not only a great broadcaster but was announced by foundation Chairman Philip also a great American. The McCormick Tribune J. Lombardo and President Gordon Hastings Foundation is proud of our decade’s long relationship together with Stanley S. Hubbard chair of Hubbard with this great broadcaster, innovator, statesman and Broadcasting and Dennis FitzSimons, chairman of diplomat.” the McCormick Tribune Foundation. “The Broadcasters Foundation of America has The awards will be dedicated in Ward Quaal’s honor attained the level of service that it enjoys today in at the annual Broadcasters Foundation of America great part because of Ward Quaal’s long tenure as a Pioneers Breakfast to be held on Wednesday, April past director and chairman,” said current foundation 16 at The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chairman Phil Lombardo. “The naming of the The annual event takes place during the NAB Broadcast Pioneer Awards in Ward’s honor will Convention. bring to future recipients the great prestige that comes with his astonishing record of contributions “I am humbled by this great honor,” said Ward to broadcasting. We are also most grateful to Quaal. “My association with the Hubbard’s and The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation and The Tribune together with my personal long-standing McCormick Tribune Foundation,” said Lombardo. commitment to the noble work of the Broadcasters “Above all that he has accomplished in his Foundation of America makes this announcement a professional career Ward has always maintained his heartwarming experience for me and my family.” passion for recognizing people as individuals,” said Broadcasters Foundation President Gordon Hastings.

41 On The Air Spring 2008 “He has never forgotten that ours is a community of unique personalities, talents, and aspirations. Ward always enthusiastically embraces those attributes in everyone with whom he is associated.”

Ward Quaal served on the board of directors of the Broadcast Pioneers from 1962-1973 which was the forerunner of the Broadcasters Foundation of America. He was chair of the board of both organizations, most recently from 1994-1997. He retired as a director in 2003.

Ward L. Quaal is the retired president of WGN Continental Broadcasting (now Tribune Broadcasting). He developed both WGN Radio and WGN Television into iconoclastic status in the broadcasting industry. WGN-TV, under Quaal’s leadership, became the first dominant independent television station in America.

The awards and honors bestowed upon Ward Quaal span six . He has served four U.S. Larry Bentson Presidents, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson and Reagan Larry Bentson started in broadcasting while in grade in various capacities. He served on the original school as a 12-year old actor on a children’s radio Federal Communications Commission Advisory Panel on Advanced Television Systems (HDTV). show in the Twin Cities. His compensation was He is a recipient of the NAB’s Distinguished Service $1.00 per show plus two five-cent streetcar tokens. Award. He has been continually involved in communications Ward Quaal is a native of Ishpeming, Michigan and since 1939, starting at WMIN as a part time a 1941 graduate of the University of Michigan. He engineer and announcer. In 1943, upon graduation joined WGN on the day following his graduation from college. from the Institute of Technology at the University of , he served three years in the Pacific His first radio position was as a high school student Theatre as a Navy Seabee and ammunitions officer. at WDMJ in Marquette, Michigan. He served in the U.S. Navy as an officer from 1942-1945 before In 1946 Larry returned to the Twin Cities, married rejoining WGN in 1945. Nancy, moved to California for three years and in Between 1949 and 1956, Quaal worked with Clear 1949 came back home to WMIN, a family owned Channel Broadcasting Service in Washington radio station. In 1953, Larry built WMIN-TV, and then became Crosley Broadcasting’s head of Channel 11, an ABC affiliate in the Twin Cities. television and radio. He returned to WGN in 1956. He became one of the founding partners of what has become Midcontinent Media with Eddie Ruben Quaal is married to the former Dorothy J. Graham. and Joe L. Floyd, who owned theatres throughout They reside in Winnetka, Illinois and have two children a son Graham and a daughter Jennifer Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Anne. .

42 On The Air Spring 2008 Midcontinent built the first TV station in the State of South Dakota in Sioux Falls on Channel 11. Subsequently they acquired TV and radio stations in Madison, LaCrosse and Wausau, Wisconsin and built AM and FM radio stations in the Twin Cities, Des Moines, Iowa and Wichita, Kansas. Larry served on the board of the NAB and was President of the Minnesota Broadcasters.

In 1972, Midcontinent moved into the cable TV industry and is now the major cable provider for North and South Dakota, with video, Internet and telephone service to over 250,000 households. Along the way, Midcontinent acquired a theatre confection supply company in Phoenix, AZ; the Washington International Teleport, a satellite transmission/reception company in Washington, D.C.; developed a chain of video stores in North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa and started cellular Ed Christian phone service to the Twin Cities. Native Detroiter Ed Christian worked his way through college and earned his bachelor’s degree The Larry Bentson family has continually taken a in mass communications in 1973 at Wayne State leadership position in philanthropy for community University and his masters’ degree in management and non-profit organizations, including the in 1981 from CMU. Ed’s calling was to a career in University of Minnesota, United Hospital of St. radio, which began in 1958, at age 14, and has not Paul, Mount Zion Temple, Walker Art Center and stopped since. the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. They established “To me radio was magic, it was mystical,” he said. a chair for the head of the Department of Pediatrics “I grew up in a time when I would listen to AM sky at the University of Minnesota Medical School, wave at night, and the power of it was awesome.” and Fellowships in the Departments of Urology and His first job as a young teen was running the control Surgery. board at several FM radio stations in Detroit. Then, while studying at Michigan State University, he In 2003 Larry and his late wife, Nancy, established worked as a radio reporter at several Lansing radio a ten million dollar Endowment Fund awarding stations. In 1966, when he realized he had reached four-year scholarships to incoming freshmen to the top of his game as on-air talent, he moved into the University of Minnesota. Now there are 185 radio sales at WCAR-AM/FM, in Detroit. Bentson Scholars in school, and the first graduating class is scheduled for June 2008. The success of In 1971, Ed joined the ranks of station ownership this scholarship program was recognized by the by collaborating in the purchase of WCER-AM/FM, presentation of the 2007 University of Minnesota’s in Charlotte, Michigan. In 1974 he was brought Regent’s Award to Larry. in as vice president and general manager to save

43 On The Air Spring 2008 the floundering WNIC AM/FM in Detroit, which was in deep financial trouble. With $100,000 in cash to operate the station he cut staff, paid bills and changed the to “Detroit’s Nicest Rock,” and within three months, the station was profitable again. In 1986 the then parent company of WNIC, Josephson Communications, decided to sell its radio division. Ed found a venture capital partner and bought eight radio stations in the group and Saga Communications was born. In addition, the company has been steadily acquiring broadcast properties ever since.

“For me, my life in this company is an ongoing adventure,” or a ‘saga,’” says Ed Christian, who today serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Saga Communications, Inc. In 1992, Saga went public and today Saga is listed on the Stock Exchange under the symbol SGA. Saga owns or operates 87 radio stations, three Robert “Doc” Fuller state networks, two farm radio networks, and nine Bob Fuller grew up on a small farm and early on television stations in 26 markets across the United decided that he would rather work seven days a States. Saga has a philosophy that is clearly different week in radio than toiling in the fields and feeding from its competitors: keep radio local. “If you have the chickens. In 1957 at age 16, he signed on his compelling radio that serves your community, if you have great people, if you treat advertisers with hometown Newburyport, radio respect, then profits will follow,” he said. station, WNBP, on its first day of operation. Sixteen months later, he was the youngest DJ in at After 45 years in the business he loves, Ed has won WMEX. many accolades. The broadcast publication Radio Ink has called Ed one of the most influential radio After two years in the Army as a tank crewman at executives in the United States. Saga has been Fort Campbell, KY and working part-time at WDXN, regularly elected to the highly selective Forbes’ list of Clarksville, Tennessee Bob became program director the 200 Best Small Companies in America in 2000, of WJAB, Portland, Maine, and then at Ralph 2002, 2003 and 2004. Guild’s WLOB.

Ed’s heritage is Icelandic and he serves as Honorary California called in 1967. Bob left Maine without a Consul of Iceland for Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. job and landed for the summer at KGO AM and TV. In this position, he promotes tourism, commerce and Guild had just bought KMAK in Fresno and soon industry between Iceland and the U.S. He also serves Bob was selling time all day and hosting the 4-7PM on many local and national civic and professional show. After a stint selling for Dwight Case at KROY, boards and is a board member of St. John Hospital, Sacramento, Bob became National Sales Manager the National Association of Broadcasters and the for Chuck Blore and Ken Draper’s Programming DB Michigan Association of Broadcasters.

44 On The Air Spring 2008 based in Hollywood. While living in Los Angeles, Bob was a part time DJ at Gene Autry’s KMPC working alongside the great Gary Owens.

At age 12 he did operating statements for a group of imaginary stations, at age 33, Bob decided it was now or never if he was going to get into his lifelong dream of ownership.

After a futile attempt to build a station in Fresno, Bob and J.J Jeffrey (who was then at WLS, Chicago) bought a struggling new station in Maine, WBLM , then WOKQ in New Hampshire, both have become legendary.

Then, in the 1980’s, they added, Pueblo, Colorado, Des Moines, Iowa and Sacramento, California and several markets in northern California. At one time in the 80’s Fuller-Jeffrey owned more stations in Stanley S. Hubbard California than anyone did. Over the years Bob has Chairman of Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. and past owned over 35 stations including his hometown Chairman of U. S. Satellite Broadcasting, which station, WNBP, all starting with sixteen thousand was sold to Hughes/DirecTV in May 1999, Stanley dollars of seed money and a lot of enthusiasm. S. Hubbard has followed in the family tradition

Bob sold the company in 1999. When his non- by being a true broadcast pioneer. For more than compete ended recently he went back into business 80 years, Hubbard Broadcasting has stayed on the with J.J Jeffrey in Portland where they own five industry’s cutting edge, pioneering innovations in stations. He served on the Citadel Communications radio, television and satellite broadcasting. Board of Directors. Stan Hubbard’s industry accomplishments include Bob has served on the NRBA board and has been overseeing the building of the first successful UHF named “Broadcaster of the Year” in New Hampshire television station in a VHF market; with others and was inducted into the “Hall of Fame” for the in the Hubbard organization, creating the world’s Maine Association of Broadcasters. He served as a first satellite newsgathering organization; and trustee at St. Joseph’s College in Maine. establishing U. S. Satellite Broadcasting (USSB). U. S. Satellite Broadcasting was the original Bob and his wife, Linda split their time between Palm licensee for high-powered Direct Broadcast Satellite Springs, California and Portland, Maine. Their son service in the United States; and USSB, together William sees the positive side of radio’s future and with DIRECTV®, established the DSS® (Digital loves being involved in the business so much that he Satellite System), the first high-powered digital will soon be off to RAB boot camp.

45 On The Air Spring 2008 broadcast system in the world. Broadcasting & Cable magazine has labeled Mr. Hubbard as “the father of satellite broadcasting.”

Stanley Hubbard has served on important government committees and commissions. He has testified many times before Congress on industry matters. Stan was a member of a Presidential Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure and Congressional Chairman Lionel Van Deerlin’s Broadcast Advisory Committee to the House Subcommittee on Communications. An inductee in the firstBroadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, Mr. Hubbard is also the recipient of the Satellite Broadcasting Communications Association’s Arthur C. Clarke Award and the National Association of Broadcasters’ Distinguished Service Award—the popular personalities. He has been a favorite on-air host on New York radio stations WINS, WABC- broadcasting industry’s highest award. AM, and at WCBS-FM, which was the nation’s No.1 station. It was at WINS where Bruce Hubbard Broadcasting owns 13 television and four got his first professional break and where he gained radio stations serving Minnesota, , and his legendary nickname “Cousin Brucie.” The story New York. HBI also owns a production company in goes that one night in 1959, an elderly woman Florida. found her way into the studio from which Morrow was broadcasting and asked him “Hey cousin, can you give me fifty cents?” Morrow complied and the Born in St. Paul, Mr. Hubbard is active in community endearing name “Cousin Brucie” was born. and broadcasting affairs, serving on a variety of boards and committees. He and his wife, Karen Holmen In 1961, Morrow left WINS for a one-year stint in Hubbard, have 5 children and 14 grandchildren. Miami radio. He returned to New York’s powerhouse WABC where he remained for 13 years. During that time, he was the weekly host and producer of Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow the famous Palisades Park rock and roll concerts. -born Bruce Morrow joined SIRIUS In August 1965, Morrow and Ed Sullivan had the in 2005 following the format change distinction of introducing the Beatles at their Shea of the local oldies station in where he Stadium debut in New York. had been one of the city’s most popular on-air hosts since 1984. In 1974, he moved over to WNBC Radio and Television, and in 1977, Morrow and Bob Sillerman Brucie has been a mainstay of New York hit radio for formed the Sillerman Morrow Broadcasting Group, more than 40 years and has remained one of its most a company that purchased and operated eight radio

46 On The Air Spring 2008 stations and a major market television property. By 1984 the idea of “human radio” (as Bruce likes to call it), began to find its way back onto the airwaves. At this time, he began at WCBS FM and in 1987, the “Cuz” went national with his Cruisin’ America weekly series that aired for 6 years. Also in1987, he had a feature role in the film Dirty Dancing. He brought his fresh, friendly and energetic sounds to WCBS-FM’s weekly five-hour music special, Cousin Brucie’s Saturday Night Oldies Party and to Cousin Brucie’s Yearbook - both New York traditions until June 3, 2005, when WCBS-FM switched formats.

2007 saw the release of Bruce Morrow’s first book Doo Wop: The Music, The Times, The Era (Sterling). The book, already in its second printing, is a comprehensive history of the distinctive Doo Wop music genre in the 1950s.

Morrow has received many honors throughout his 1943 and joined the company full time in 1954 after career, most notably his induction into the National graduating from Duke University in Durham, North Association of Broadcasters’ Radio Hall of Fame, Carolina. He rejoined the company in 1957 after the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, the Radio serving with the United States Air Force as a pilot Hall of Fame (Chicago), and the New York State in the Strategic Air Command. Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame (2006), and has been honored for his on-air work by the Rock He was named president and CEO of Quincy and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. In 1994, the Newspapers Inc., the parent company, in 1969, after city of New York honored Morrow when Mayor the death of his father, T.C. Oakley, who launched Rudolph Giuliani named West 52nd Street Cousin the company into radio and television. At that time, Brucie Way. in 1969, QNI operated three properties – WGEM- TV, WGEM-AM-FM and The Herald-Whig, all in Quincy, Ill. The company expanded under his direction and now employs more than 1,100 people Tom Oakley serving viewers, listeners and readers in 14 states. Thomas A. Oakley is the president and CEO of Quincy Newspapers, Inc., which owns and operates QNI has been a leader in the introduction and 12 television stations, two radio stations, two use of broadcast technology. QNI started the first newspapers and a video production company. television station in Quincy in 1953, helped build the first system in Quincy in 1963 He is the fourth generation of his family to be actively and constructed a state-of-the-art operations center involved in the company, which he has served full- centralizing many functions of its properties. time for 54 years. Tom has been very active in the broadcast industry. Tom Oakley began his employment with the He served on the Television Board of the National company as a carrier boy for The Herald-Whig in Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and was Co-

47 On The Air Spring 2008 Chairman of the NAB Congressional Relations Committee. He served on the NAB First Amendment Committee of which he was Chairman during 1990-91, was formerly a member of the NBC Affiliates Government Relations Committee, and a member of the Committee for Advanced Television Testing. He served on the Television Bureau of Advertising’s Board of Directors, having been Chairman of the Board in 1989 and 1990; he continues to serve on the Television Bureau of Advertising Board as an Ex- officio member. He served with the Joint Affiliate/ Network Group during its inception, was Chairman of the Task Force on Newspaper and Broadcast Cross Ownership for the American Newspaper Publishers Association when the FCC adopted those rules Wednesday in 1975, and served on the Telecommunications April 16, 2008 Committee. Seven O-Clock A.M. He has been involved for many years in promoting regional economic development and transportation infrastructure across the Midwest in regions served by QNI broadcast properties. He played a leading role in bringing four national highway corridors through The Bellagio Hotel Northeast Missouri and West Central Illinois. Monet One and Two Tom has received the Chuck E. Sherman Television Las Vegas, Nevada Leadership Award from The National Association of Broadcasters for lifelong leadership, community service and commitment to local television, and the Vincent Wasilewski Award from the Illinois Broadcasters Association for a lifetime of excellence in broadcasting,

Tom and his wife Anne are the parents of three children — Thomas C., deceased, Ralph Oakley and Mary Oakley Winters, who represent the fifth generation of the Oakley family to be actively involved with the company. Ralph Oakley is Vice President and COO of QNI and Mary Oakley Winters is Director of Newspaper Operations and New Media for QNI.

Persons wishing to attend the breakfast should call the Broadcasters Foundation of America office at 203-862-8577.

48 On The Air Spring 2008 The National Association of Media Brokers

Forty-five member companies strong

Proudly supports the mission of the Broadcasters Foundation of America 50 On The Air Spring 2008 by Mary Warfield will be played on both Friday A “Family” afternoon and Saturday morning at the Ritz Carlton Tennis Complex. A children’s tennis clinic will also be held on Saturday followed by a tour of the Florida Off Shore Maritime Museum and Aquarium.

Larry and Susan Patrick of Patrick Communications Weekend have donated a once in a lifetime opportunity to sail for an afternoon with four other couples aboard the Key Biscayne 12 meter America’s Cup yacht Intrepid! Intrepid, magnificently restored, won the America’s cup in 1967 and 1970. Departure will be on a day of the Ritz Carlton winning bidder’s choice from Newport Rhode Island. The sail will be followed by dinner at the New York You’re Invited! Yacht Club in Newport. This generous gift from the Patrick’s is a wonderful way for anyone to donate to the foundation. Silent bids may be made in writing Sail America’s Cup to Gordon Hastings at the Broadcasters Foundation of America (203-862-8577) and will be submitted as Yacht Intrepid part of the live auction at Key Biscayne on Saturday evening, May 3.

Golf-Tennis And A Full The actual fishing tournament with prizes in seven categories will depart aboard 15 charter fishing boats Day Of Offshore Fishing from the Crandon Marina in Key Biscayne at eight- o-clock in the morning. Return to port will be at three o’clock Saturday afternoon. The cocktail The 2008 Broadcasters Foundation of America reception and awards dinner/barbecue will be held Offshore Challenge has been transformed into a on the beach at the Ritz that evening. Departure family weekend event May 2-4 at the Ritz Carlton will be on Sunday. Resort Hotel in Key Biscayne, Florida. The event is co-chaired by foundation directors Skip Finley, Sponsors of the family weekend are: Arbitron, Larry Dunn and Rick Buckley. All proceeds benefit the mission of the foundation. Harris Optimal Solutions, BMI, GE Media and Commercial Finance Group, Carter Broadcasting, Golf, tennis and children’s activities have been Broadcasting & Cable, ICBC Broadcast Holdings, added to encourage participants to make it a family Latham and Watkins, Westwood One, CAO weekend. A special discount spa package has also International Cigars, Alta Communications and been arranged at the Ritz Carlton. the NAB.

Persons interested in the few remaining positions The Crandon Golf Course on Key Biscayne will host in this event should call at the golf event on Friday afternoon, May 2 beginning Gordon Hastings 203-862-8577. at one o-clock. The tennis round robin, chaired

51 On The Air Spring 2008 Broadcasters Foundation of America Your Help Literally Saves Lives

An all too familiar story.

The story of this elderly couple in their late 70s is all too typical of the cases that come to the attention of the Broadcasters Foundation of America. The husband had worked in television until his retirement some 13 years ago. BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA For several years, they managed to maintain their independence with social security, savings and part time work. Six years ago, the wife was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer. The husband left his part time job and became his wife’s full-time caregiver. They struggled along quietly and independently with no family members able to offer support until all of their resources were completely exhausted.

This situation was brought to the attention of the foundation, which made an immediate emergency grant to keep them in their apartment. The foundation then placed them on a monthly grant which combined with Social Security allows them to meet their monthly living expenses, thus somewhat relieving the day to day financial pressure which they had faced quietly and alone.

Your support of the Broadcasters Foundation of America has placed you by this couple’s side with a helping hand...

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Rob Taishoff and his wife Laurie in a joint statement said, “The Taishoff Family Foundation involvement with the Broadcasters Foundation of America is a wonderful way to honor my father and grandfather. The ethos of our foundation is about helping others and giving back to the community, and that is exactly the mission of the Broadcasters Foundation of America.”

It is also meaningful that we can support an annual publication which is distributed throughout the Laurie and Rob Taishoff industry recognizing those who champion this noble cause. The Taishoff family believes that my grandfather and father would be very proud of this endeavor.

The next publication of the Broadcasters Foundation Taishoff Family of America Annual Report will be released in late Foundation spring, 2008. Underwrites Broadcasters Foundation Of America Annual Report Henceforth, the Taishoff Family Foundation will underwrite the publication and distribution of the Broadcasters Foundation Annual Report. The The Taishoff Family Foundation announcement was made by Rob and Laurie Taishoff of Annapolis, Maryland. Rob Taishoff Underwritten by is the grandson of Sol Taishoff the founder of Broadcasting Magazine. His father, Larry Taishoff was the publisher of the magazine for many years before being sold to Meredith Corporation.

54 On The Air Spring 2008 Message From The President he Broadcasters Foundation of McCormick Tribune Foundation for Adams, Doug Willis and George Reed T America Golden Mike Award is the making this possible. I hope to welcome deserve our special thanks. Because signature awards evening for recognizing many of you personally at seven o’clock of our sponsors, every dollar of the excellence in radio and television on the morning of Wednesday, April player fees from the tournament broadcasting. February’s tribune to Anne 16 at The Bellagio as we personally participants goes directly in support of Sweeney embodied all of the elements introduce the beloved Ward Quaal to our mission. that underscore the importance of this hundreds of his friends, and present the great tribune to American broadcasters. inaugural six Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Earlier I referenced our annual report, Award to Larry Bentson, Ed Christian, which will be published this month. As The extraordinary Anne Sweeney Bob Fuller, Stanley Hubbard, Bruce you page through this publication and story was told not by an editor, reporter Morrow and Tom Oakley. read the names of all who contributed or columnist but rather by her family in 2007 to our Endowment Fund and and friends coming to the podium and The Broadcasters Foundation of Angel Initiative bear in mind that both sharing their insight into the person we America is extremely proud of our new of these efforts established new record had gathered to honor. The magic within and most significant association with the levels of contributions. Congratulations the Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom Taishoff family and the Taishoff Family to our 2007 Endowment Chair Bill th on Monday evening, February 25 was Foundation. Through their foundation, O’Shaughnessy and Angel Initiative preciously what the Golden Mike was the Taishoff’s have underwritten the Chair Stu Olds and to everyone who created to foster. annual publication of the Broadcasters supported these critically important Foundation of America Annual efforts. I would be remiss if I did not recognize Report. We are especially grateful to Tom Bergeron, Ray Cole, Tom DeHass, If you like sunshine, boats and offshore Rob and Laurie Taishoff for initiating Steve McPherson, Barbara Walters, fishing join us for the Offshore Family this generous annual benefaction to our David Westin, Vanessa Williams and Weekend May 2-4 at the Ritz Carlton endowment fund. The Taishoff family, especially Anne’s daughter Rosemary in Key Biscayne. This new event on known for its generosity will now each Miller for their collective contribution our annual calendar is in keeping with year join with us in saluting all of those in making the 2008 Golden Mike a our philosophy of doing the good work who support our mission through the very, very special occasion. Yes, the of the foundation and having fun and publication of the annual report. word magical, as captured by the camaraderie at the same time. The same photographs in this issue is most fitting. is true for our 2008 Celebrity Golf Heartfelt thanks to all who attended and For the fourteenth year, the Broadcasters Tournament, which will be held at The supported the dinner is extended from Foundation of America will conduct the Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, the foundation board of directors on NAB Charity Golf Tournament on New York on September 15. behalf of those served by our mission. Sunday, April 13 at the Bali Hai Golf Club. The tournament has become so In closing, I wish to recognize the The Pioneers Breakfast is another popular it is always a sold out occasion tremendous contribution made over the unique occasion. It is our annual and this year is no exception. Many of past five years by our Director of Finance opportunity to thank hundreds of our those who play have been with us since and Grant Administrator Eleanor friends and supporters from across the the very beginning in 1995 at the old Matera. Eleanor has moved from the nation. It is not a fundraiser but rather Las Vegas National Golf Club. This will foundation to a new and exciting career an annual gathering of friends to whom be our fifth year at Bali Hai. I would opportunity. The good news is that she we can say thank you. like to recognize Broadcasting & Cable remains close by to consult with us on Magazine, an organization that has a regular basis. Although we all miss This year the breakfast takes on a new and been with us as a sponsor since the very Eleanor, we wish her well and will always historic dimension, as the awards, which beginning. We were pleased that four be grateful for her wonderful work on are presented annually, will become the years ago New York Life Investment behalf of the foundation and our grant Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Awards. Placing Management joined them as co-sponsor. recipients. Ward Quaal’s professional and personal Thank you Larry Dunn and Gary imprimatur on these awards takes the Faccenda. I look forward to seeing many of you at honor to an entirely new plateau. our April events in Las Vegas. A special salute is also in order for Harris The foundation is grateful to Stanley Corporation, Redback Networks GHH Hubbard and the Hubbard Foundation and Media Services Group for their and to Dennis FitzSimons and the corporate support of the tournament. Ed

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Broadcasters Foundation of America Board of Directors 2007-2008

Philip J. Lombardo Stu Olds Gordon H. Hastings Chair Vice Chair President

Board of Directors

Edward F. McLaughlin Richard A. Foreman Deborah Norville Chairman Emeritus President/CEO, Inside Edition Richard A. Foreman Associates Joseph C. Amaturo William O’Shaughnessy The Amaturo Family Foundation, Inc. Alan W. Frank Chairman, WVOX/WVIP-Whitney Media President, Post Newsweek Stations, Inc. David J. Barrett Diane Linen Powell President/CEO, Hearst-Argyle Television Gary Fries Chair Radio Advertising Bureau, ret. Des Plaines Publishing Del R. Bryant President/CEO, BMI Ralph Guild Frances Preston Chairman, Interep Past President & CEO, BMI Richard D. Buckley President/CEO, Wade Hargrove, Esq. John Reardon Buckley Broadcasting Corp. Brooks Pierce McLendon President/CEO, Tribune Broadcasting Humphrey & Leonard LLP Gary R. Chapman David Rehr LIN TV Corp., ret. Thomas P. Kane President/CEO, President/CEO, Nat’l Assoc. of Broadcasters Edward Christian CBS Television Station Group President/CEO, Saga Communications, Inc. Joseph Reilly Paul Karpowicz President, NYS Broadcasters Association Larry Dunn President/CEO, Publisher, Broadcasting & Cable Meredith Broadcasting Group Jeffrey H. Smulyan Chairman/CEO, Erica Farber N. Scott Knight Publisher, Radio & Records Managing Partner, Peter H. Smyth Connecticut School of Broadcasting President/CEO, Greater Media, Inc. Richard Ferguson Cox Radio, ret. Jerry Lee George Stephanopoulos President, WBEB-FM Chief Washington Correspondent Joseph M. Field ABC News Chairman, Entercom Jerry Levy President, JL Media Inc. Martin Eric Weisberg, Esq. Skip Finley Corporate Counsel Vice-Chairman, Stanley H. Moger ICBC Broadcast Holdings, Inc. President/CEO, SFM Entertainment

Andrew S. Fisher William G. Moll President, Cox Television, Inc. Chairman, Clear Channel Television

Officers Phil Beuth Chuck Bolkcom Nick Verbitsky CapCities-ABC, ret. Vuze Incorporated Chairman, United Stations Radio Networks If you, a friend or a colleague are in need of help, please contact us at: 203-862-8577 or [email protected] B r a o c i a r d e c as m te f A rs o Foundation

The Broadcasters Foundation of America Angel Initiative is entering its fourth year. We are delighted with the number of radio and television broadcasting companies that have made an annual commitment to the mission of the foundation by becoming a Corporate Angel.

The 2008 Angel corporate campaign is your company’s opportunity to join those already making an annual gift to help us insure that no call for help from a fellow broadcaster will go unanswered. The Angel Initiative is the way our industry can take care of its own people in their special time of need. It is all about “giving back.”

The number of requests for help made to the foundation is increasing dramatically. We have no way of accurately predicting what the future demand on our resources will be. The Angel Annual Corporate Giving Initiative is an essential element in our being able to provide critical assistance into the future.

We hope that we can count on you becoming an Angel in 2008. Contact Gordon Hastings at 203.862.8577 for further details.

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