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BFoA Honors Dan Mason with Lifetime Achievement Award

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The photo above was taken at the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s Golden Mic Award gala and fundraiser in New York City on Monday evening. Pictured (from l-r) are BFoA chairman Scott Herman; former CBS Radio CEO and recipient of the 2025 Edward F. McLaughlin Lifetime Achievement Award, Dan Mason; and BFoA president Tim McCarthy. Also taking place at the Golden Mic Award gala was Katz Media Group CEO and BFOA board member Marc Gray accepting the Philip J. Lombardo Spirit Award on behalf of Katz Media, which has raised more than $450,000 with its annual company-wide donation drive to support the BFoA.

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Former Radio Exec Billy Freund Dies at 58

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Billy Freund, former senior executive at Katz Media, Triton Media, Westwood One, and other entrepreneurial endeavors, passed away on Monday (3/3) at age 58 due to complications from Frontotemporal Degeneration and ALS. Freund leaves behind his wife Sue Freund, managing partner at Crossover Media Group. There will be a Mass the first week of April in Manhattan Beach, California, at American Martyrs Catholic Church followed later that day by a celebration of Billy’s life with family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the Freund family asks that contributions be made in Billy’s memory to The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration.

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Audacy Chicago Names Doug Levy GSM

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Audacy appoints Doug Levy general sales manager for its Chicago cluster that includes all-news WBBM-imAM/WCFS-FM. Levy began his radio sales career with Katz Media and later became the director of sales for Univision. Doug went on to lead both the television and radio divisions as president and general manager of Spanish-language multimedia company TelevisaUnivision. He also served as a weekend personality on rock WXRT-FM, Chicago for 10 years.