CBC’s Jim Goodmon (right) receives the Broadcasters’ Foundation Pioneer Award at a ceremony in Las Vegas. |
CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon received another award for his forward thinking in the broadcasting field. The Broadcasters’ Foundation presented Goodmon with a 2005 Pioneer Award on Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at the National Association of Broadcasters’ convention in Las Vegas. Goodmon received the honor with many of his fellow CBC employees in attendance at a breakfast at the Bellagio Hotel.
“Broadcast localism and technological advancement have been the defining goals for Goodmon during his nearly three decades of leadership as President of Capitol Broadcasting Company in Raleigh,” reads the Broadcasters’ Foundation’s tribute to Goodmon. “During that time CBC has remained on the forefront of broadcast innovation and committed service to the community.”
Goodmon received the award during the NAB convention in April. |
Goodmon was honored with the Broadcasters’ Foundation 2005 Pioneer Award with several other recipients. They include Robert M. Bennett, founder WCVB-TV, Boston and former President of Metromedia; Arthur W. Carlson, retired president of Susquehanna Broadcasting; Joseph M. Field, chairman of Entercom; Herbert A. Granath, chairman emeritus of ESPN; and Richard H. Harris, retired president of Westinghouse Broadcasting.
The group joined the list of 44 other industry leaders who have been bestowed with Pioneer Awards since the awards program began in 1996.
Goodmon received the Pioneer Award for his work in broadcasting. |
The honorees are selected each year by the Broadcasters’ Foundation Board of Directors in recognition of outstanding service and commitment to the highest standards of broadcasting and community service.
Established in 1942, the Broadcasters’ Foundation is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide financial aid to fellow broadcasters who are in acute financial need. Besides presenting the Pioneer Awards, the Broadcasters’ Foundation is known for presenting the prestigious Golden Mike awards each year.
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For more information about the Broadcasters’ Foundation, visit the organization’s web site at www.broadcastersfoundation.org.
For the full text of the tribute to Goodmon, click here.
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Thanks to MCC’s Greg Hurt for the capcom photos from the ceremony.
