June 4, 2012
CBS Radio President/CEO Dan Mason will be this year's recipient of the National Radio Award, to be presented at the 2012 Radio Show. The show is set for September 19-21 in Dallas.
"Throughout Dan Mason's career in radio, his commitment to innovation and growth, coupled with his programming expertise, has shaped radio as a whole," NAB EVP/Radio John David said. "We welcome the opportunity to honor Dan's contributions to radio by presenting him with the National Radio Award."
Mason began his career in 1975 at WZGC-FM/Atlanta, and headed to Washington, DC, in 1977 to take a post as First Media's national program director and PD of First's WPGC-FM. He became VP/GM of KTSA & KTFM/San Antonio in 1979, and later became president of First Media when it became Cook Inlet Radio Partners. He joined Westinghouse in 1993 as president of Group W Radio, which later merged with CBS Radio. Mason was president of CBS Radio from 1995-2002 and came back to the post full-time in 2007.
Mason is chairing the Steering Committee for the 2012 Radio Show and is a member of the NAB Radio Board. He'll receive the Radio Award at the Radio Show Luncheon, sponsored by Katz Media Group.
Previous Radio Award recipients include Steve Newberry, Charles Warfield, Ed Christian, Erica Farber, Jerry Lee, and others.
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