NAB Taps Stevie Wonder for Service to America Award

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Iconic musician and humanitarian Stevie Wonder has been
tapped to receive the National Association of Broadcasters Education
Foundation's 2013 Service to America Leadership Award.

The award recognizes individuals or organizations who have
improved the lives of others through extraordinary public service.

"Stevie Wonder has touched millions of lives worldwide
through his musical genius and through his tireless contributions as a humanitarian,"
said NABEF president Marcellus Alexander in a statement. "It is for his
extraordinary efforts on behalf of those in need that we proudly honor him with
this prestigious award."

Wonder will receive the award June 3 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.