The Country Radio Broadcasters has announced Lon Helton, Publisher/CEO of Country Aircheck and host of Westwood One’s Country Countdown USA, as the recipient of the 2020 Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award, which will be presented during Country Radio Seminar 2020. Helton will be recognized at the Opening Ceremonies on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.
The Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award is given at the discretion of the CRB Board of Directors to recognize an individual in the country radio industry who has displayed a magnanimous spirit of caring and generosity in service to their community.
Lon Helton is one of the founders of Country Cares for St. Jude Kids radiothon program, a fundraising effort that is quickly approaching the $1 billion mark.
RJ Curtis, Executive Director of CRB/CRS said, “The CRB Board of Directors has made a terrific choice in selecting Lon Helton as our Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award recipient. Lon’s work in helping to establish, and then advance, the St. Jude Country Cares radiothon program stands alone, but there are many other, quieter efforts he’s championed as well. Recognizing unselfish, unheralded examples of benevolence is the original spirit of this award, and a fitting tribute to the character of Tom Rivers.”
