(Nashville, Tennessee – December 4, 2024) This Friday, December 6, marks the deadline to submit nominations for the prestigious Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award, presented by the Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB). Nominations can be submitted by completing the form available at this link.
The scholarship is awarded to an individual who works in the country radio industry and who espouses the spirit and virtues of generosity, caring, and community service.
The award is named after Tom Rivers, a 17-year broadcast veteran who died in 2004 at the age of 38. At the time of his death, Rivers worked as the operations manager at country-format station WUSN (99.5 FM) in Chicago. His career also took him to Tampa, where he worked for WQYK (99.5 FM).
Past recipients of the award include Tim Leary, Storme Warren, Heather Froglear, Lon Helton, “Dollar” Bill Lawson, Dan Halyburton, Peter Smyth, Jeff Smulyan, Mary Quaas and George G. Beasley.
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