Country Radio Seminar Now Accepting Nominations for the Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award

(Nashville, Tennessee - September 25, 2024) The Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is now accepting nominations for the Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award.

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.

Nominations are due by December 6 and can be made by filling out the form at this link.