Melodie Virtue Honored With AWRT 2008 Achievement Award

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Melodie Virtue, an attorney and part owner of Garvey Schubert Barer in Washington, will receive the 2008 Achievement Award from American Women in Radio & Television.

The award goes to someone who has "helped strengthen the role of AWRT and contributed to the betterment of the media industry."

The award will be given out Friday, March 6, at AWRT's annual forum in Washington.

Virtue is a past president, vice president and current board member of AWRT.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.