NAB Honors Elton John

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Citing his work fighting HIV/AIDS, the National Association of Broadcasting Education Foundation will give its Leadership Award to Sir Elton John.

John launched his Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, spurred by the death of teenager Ryan White from AIDS contracted from a blood transfusion. "The NAB Education Foundation is proud to honor Sir Elton for his extraordinary dedication to eradicating this insidious disease," said NAB President David Rehr in a release announcing the pick.

John will be saluted June 11 at the NAB's Service to America summit in Washington.

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.