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Hubbard Broadcasting Chairman Stanley Hubbard will be honored with the Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award by the Broadcasters Foundation of America. The award will be presented during the foundation's annual breakfast on April 10, at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, which is held in conjunction with the NAB Show.
Hubbard's industry accomplishments include overseeing the building of the first successful UHF television station in a VHF market; with others in the Hubbard organization, creating the world?s first satellite news-gathering organization; and establishing U.S. Satellite Broadcasting (USSB). Broadcasting & Cable labeled him ?the father of satellite broadcasting,? and he is a charter member of their Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of the Satellite Broadcasting Communications Association?s Arthur C. Clarke Award, the National Association of Broadcasters? Distinguished Service award, the University of Minnesota M Club Lifetime Achievement award, and more.
Hubbard owns 13 television and 17 radio stations, F&F Productions REELZCHANNEL ? TV About Movies?, and is the controlling shareholder of Ovation TV. The Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award honors an individual in broadcasting whose work exemplifies innovation, community service, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. It salutes its namesake Lowry Mays and is underwritten by The Clear Channel Foundation and Wiley Rein, LLP.
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