The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) will recognize an incredible lineup of trailblazing industry leaders for lifetime achievements during the 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony. The annual event will take place from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14th at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Returning this year as the official event emcee is 2018 Giant Honoree and 60 Minutes and CBS News Correspondent, Bill Whitaker.
The ceremony is presentedby the LABF, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the past, reflecting the present, and informing the future. The awards presentation celebrates the remarkable creators, innovators, leaders, performers, and journalists who have blazed trails in the radio and television broadcasting industry.
Beasley Media Group is proud to support the extraordinary Giants of Broadcasting event celebrating trailblazing legends in the media industry.
The 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts honorees include:
KELSEY GRAMMER
Award-Winning Television, Stage, Screen, Actor and Producer
DAVID MUIR
Anchor and Managing Editor of ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
Co-Anchor of 20/20
LYNN BEALL
Visionary Strategist and Innovator, Retired Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer of Media Operations
TEGNA Inc.
RICK DEES
Legendary Radio Icon, Entertainer and Entrepreneur
JOHN R. FEORE, JR.
Esteemed Communications Attorney and Trusted Advisor
DICK FERGUSON
Distinguished Radio Executive and Retired EVP, Cox Radio Group
GARY SANDY
Acclaimed Stage, Screen and Television Icon
Beloved for his role as Andy Travis on WKRP in Cincinnati
LESLEY VISSER
Hall of Fame Sportscaster and 50-year Trailblazer
Boston Globe, CBS Sports, ABC and HBO
ABC News Radio National Correspondent Steven Portnoy will also receive the 2025 LABF Excellence in Broadcast Preservation Award for his outstanding dedication and commitment to promoting awareness to the importance of collection and preservation of broadcast history.
“This event honors the innovators and groundbreakers of the media industry,” said LABF Co-chairs Heidi Raphael, Beasley Media Group Chief Communications officer and Jack Goodman, longtime DC-based communications attorney. “It is a privilege to recognize and celebrate these incredible individuals for their significant impact on broadcasting and American culture.”
We extend our sincere appreciation to TEGNA and ABC News for their esteemed support as DIAMOND sponsors of this year’s event.
LABF has honored more than 260 leaders in broadcasting since the event’s 2003 inception.Net proceeds from the luncheon will support the preservation and expansion of the Library of American Broadcasting collection, which is curated at the University of Maryland. Considered among the largest of its kind, the collection plays a vital role in growing, preserving, and providing access to archives that highlight broadcasting’s profound influence on culture and history throughout the world. The organization also supports the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) through the underwriting of research, creative grants, and academic publications focused on broadcast media.
For complete details about the honorees, sponsorship opportunities, tables and individual tickets, please contact Debbie Beagan-Carcich, 2025 Giants of Broadcasting Event Producer, at debbie@giantsofbroadcasting.org (732-245-7799) or [www.tvradiolibrary.org/giants]www.tvradiolibrary.org/giants.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING FOUNDATION (LABF):
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the past, reflecting the present and informing the future. The LABF was created to honor the remarkable creators, innovators, leaders, performers, and journalists who have brought the electronic arts to the prominence they occupy in the United States and the world today, and who have set the stage for the future. In addition, the organization serves the philanthropic purpose of supporting the Library of American Broadcasting, the nation’s most extensive collection of broadcast history, policy, and tradition, including historical documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books, scripts, and photographs preserved at the University of Maryland. For more information, please visit www.tvradiolibrary.org.
