Tom Joyner Recognized as Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts Honoree
Library of American Broadcasting Salutes it’s 2016 Honorees --Awards presented to Tom Brokaw, Dick Ebersol, Susan Lucci, Tom Joyner,
Susan Stamberg, Maria Bartiromo, Paul Karpowicz, Steve Kroft, and Perry Sook. Posthumous Award presented to Walt Disney.
On Thursday October 6th, celebrated nationally syndicated radio host Tom Joyner was among ten distinguished members of the media industry were saluted at the 14th Annual GIANTS OF BROADCASTING & ELECTRONIC ARTS Luncheon in New York’s Gotham Hall. This celebration, which was presented by the International Radio and Television Society Foundation, benefits the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation--a charity dedicated to preserving the past, reflecting the present, and informing the future.
Joyner, a
trailblazer in syndicated radio, reaches 7.4 million listeners weekly on
nearly 100 radio stations. He earned the moniker “The Fly Jock” in the
mid-1980s flying between Dallas and Chicago, doing
his number one morning drive program in Dallas and then commuting to
Chicago for his number one afternoon program. In 1994,
The Tom Joyner Morning Show became a syndicated radio mainstay
where Joyner uses his voice to encourage voter registration, health
initiatives and education while entertaining, engaging and empowering
his listeners.
The Library created
the Giants to honor the remarkable creators, innovators, entrepreneurs,
performers and journalists who have brought the electronic arts to the
prominence they occupy in the United States
and the world today, and who have set the stage for the future.
Ceremony presented by The International Radio & Television Society Foundation
Giants Chair and IRTS Foundation CEO Joyce Tudryn and Tom Joyner
(photo credit Wendy Moger-Bross)
60 Minutes Correspondent Bill Whitaker delivered Tom Joyner’s presentation during the 14th Annual Giants Of Broadcasting
& Electronic Arts Luncheon in New York’s Gotham Hall
(photo credit Wendy Moger-Bross)
Tom Joyner accepting honor at 14th Annual Giants Of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts Luncheon in New York’s Gotham Hall
(photo credit Wendy Moger-Bross)
Library Of American Broadcasting Inducts 2016
Giants Of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts Honorees
(photo credit Wendy Moger-Bross)
The 2016 Honorees join 191 GIANTS OF BROADCASTING who have been honored by the Library since 2003.
2016 HONOREES:
MARIA BARTIROMO
Anchor and Global Markets Editor
FOX BUSINESS NETWORK – FOX NEWS CHANNEL
TOM BROKAW
Special Correspondent
NBC NEWS
Former Anchor and Managing Editor
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
DICK EBERSOL
Retired Chairman
NBC SPORTS GROUP
TOM JOYNER
"The Fly Jock"
Host
THE TOM JOYNER MORNING SHOW
PAUL KARPOWICZ
President, Local Media Group
MEREDITH CORPORATION
STEVE KROFT
Correspondent
60 MINUTES
CBS NEWS
SUSAN LUCCI
Iconic Actress
ABC's ALL MY CHILDREN
LIFETIME'S DEVIOUS MAIDS
PERRY SOOK
Chairman, President & CEO
NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.
SUSAN STAMBERG
Special Correspondent
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
Former Co-Host
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
Posthumous Award to:
WALT DISNEY
The Library has been
honoring leaders in the broadcasting industry annually since 2003.
Previous honorees include Guglielmo Marconi, David Sarnoff, William S.
Paley, Frank Stanton, Leonard Goldenson, Cathy
Hughes, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Edward R. Murrow, Ronald
Reagan, Walter Cronkite, Norman Lear, Christiane Amanpour, Charlie Rose,
Cokie Roberts, Ken Burns, Lesley Stahl, David E. Kelley, Katie Couric.
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