Broadcaster wins national radio award

NAPLES — Radio broadcaster George Beasley has been awarded the National Radio Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.

Beasley founded the company that bears his name in 1961 with one station in North Carolina. He purchased his first Southwest Florida radio station in 1986 and moved the corporate offices to Naples in 1988. The company operates 52 stations today.

The National Association of Broadcasters presents the National Radio Award annually to an individual who has shown exemplary leadership in the radio industry. “George Beasley's entrepreneurial spirit and passion for our business have made a very positive and lasting impact on all of radio,” says John David, the association's executive vice president of radio, in a statement. “The NAB is proud to recognize a true family broadcaster for a remarkable and honorable legacy in broadcasting.”