The Broadcasters Foundation of America will award the 2023 Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award to the former Chief Executive Officer of now-defunct CBS Radio and the non-profit organization’s previous chairman.
Dan Mason will be presented with the award, given annually to an individual in broadcasting whose work exemplifies innovation, community service, advocacy, and entrepreneurship at the Broadcasters Foundation Breakfast, held April 19 to unofficially conclude the NAB Show’s events.
“I’m honored to be recognized by the Broadcasters Foundation, a charity that I believe in very much,” Mason said. “I’ve been so fortunate in many ways, and the opportunity to support the Foundation’s mission as its Chairman, was one way of giving back to this industry that has given me so much.”
Scott Herman, the current Chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation, commented, “I worked with Dan for many years at CBS, and I am proud to call him a friend, colleague, and mentor. Dan is a great leader and a true champion for radio. It is our privilege to honor him. His dedication to our medium and to the charitable mission of the Broadcasters Foundation, is commendable, and I hope others will follow his lead and support our cause of helping broadcasters who need it most.”
Mason is also a past chairman at VSiN, now owned by DraftKings.
The Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award salutes its namesake and is underwritten by The Mays Family Foundation. Past recipients include Gordon Smith, Ajit Pai, Bill Clark, Eddie Fritts, Cathy Hughes, Mel Karmazin, Jeff Smulyan, Dick Wiley, and others.
