BFOA To Present Katz Media Group With Special Award.

Katz Media Group will receive the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s 2025 Philip J. Lombardo Spirit Award, which will be accepted by Chief Executive Officer and longtime BFOA Board Member Mark Gray during the Foundation’s Golden Mic Gala and Fundraiser in New York City on March 10.

BFOA gives its Spirit Award to an individual or company that exhibits the spirit of dedication and relentless drive to the Foundation’s mission of helping broadcasters in acute need, exemplified by its former longtime chairman Phil Lombardo.

Katz is being honored for having raised more than $450,000 from its annual company-wide donation drive, set to take place again this February, in support of the BFOA’s charitable mission. The first Katz Drive took place under its then-CEO, Stu Olds, a longtime Board member and one-time Chair of the BFOA. Since Olds’ passing in 2010, when The Stu Olds Memorial Fund was established in his honor, donations from Katz’s annual drive have been to the Memorial Fund.

“Katz is deeply committed to supporting the Broadcasters Foundation and helping our broadcast colleagues during the most challenging times in their lives,” Gray says. “The Broadcasters Foundation has been a steadfast source of support for those facing debilitating illnesses and those impacted by disasters such as wildfires, tornadoes, and floods. I’m incredibly proud of our team for their annual contributions in Stu’s honor.”

BFOA President Tim McCarthy adds, “Katz has been a longtime champion of the Broadcasters Foundation, with an unwavering commitment to the Foundation’s mission. The Katz Drive, which began under Stu Olds, has become vital to our Foundation, and we are especially grateful to Mark and the entire Katz team for their tremendous dedication in continuing this important tradition, ensuring the Foundation can support our colleagues in need.”

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