Broadcasting Outlet Receives Radio Awards

Bonneville International Corporation, the Church’s broadcasting outlet, has received two major awards for its Homefront series of public service radio programs, a series that extols family concerns.

The 30-second programs, produced for the Church and offered without charge to broadcasters, are now carried by more than 1400 radio stations. The series received a Gabriel award from UNDA-USA, an association of Catholic broadcasters that is affiliated with the International Catholic Communications Association.

One of the Homefront series, “Thirty Minutes a Day,” emphasizing family solidarity, has received from the Hollywood Radio and Television Society the International Broadcasters award for a public service program.

Bonneville International has also had the honor of being the first broadcasting group to sponsor the annual Thomas Jefferson Awards banquet, held in Washington, D.C., on May 11. The awards are presented for high achievement among the worldwide American Forces publishing and broadcasting outlets. Previous sponsors have included Time, Newsweek, and Reader’s Digest.

The awards were presented by Arch L. Madsen, president of Bonneville International. He was recently elected treasurer and a director of the Inter-American Association of Broadcasters, with membership in 19 nations of the American hemisphere.