Stations Sign Up for NABLF's Service to America Show

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Foundation says 500-plus are on board for salute to public service

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The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation said that over 500 TV and radio stations will air its Service to America awards show.

The hour-long broadcast will air Aug. 22 at 7-8 p.m.

The awards are usually given out in June at glitzy banquet in Washington, but the pandemic changed those plans as it has so many others.

The awards go to stations or groups for exceptional community service, as well as a corporate leadership award, which this year is going to SC Johnson.

The program was distributed by Disney pro bono and will be hosted by Tamron Hall, with celebrities and members of Congress announcing the winners per the tradition of the in-person awards.

Those celebrities include Former Service to America Leadership Award recipients Glenn Close, Sara Evans, and Sharon Stone.

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.