Feedback May 2002 (Vol 43 No 2)

SEARCHGARY CHAPMAN WINS 2002 BEVILLE AWARD FROM NAB AND BEAThe National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Broadcast EducationAssociation (BEA) awarded the 2002 Hugh Malcolm Beville, Jr. Award to Gary R.Chapman, the chairman, president, and CEO of LIN Television. This award recognizesoutstanding achievement in the field of audience research and will be presented atthe BEA Annual Convention Awards Ceremony, April 5 at the Las Vegas ConventionCenter.Chapman began his television career in 1967 with KSDK-TV St. Louis, and hasheld a variety of executive positions in research, marketing and management at boththe station and group levels. In 1982, while with Freedom Newspapers’ televisionstation group, Chapman became chairman of the Electronic Media Rating Council andwas the last chairman to serve with Mal Beville, who, at the time, was the executivedirector of the Broadcast Rating Council. In 1982 the organization was restructuredand renamed the Electronic Media Rating Council.Chapman also has served as chairman of the NAB Television Board (1989-1991)and as Joint Board chairman of NAB (1991-1993). In addition, he has been a memberof NAB’s Research Committee, chairman of NAB’s Committee on Local TelevisionAudience Measurement (COLTAM) and also was co-chairman of NAB’s PersonalDiary Project. He also has served on the Boards of the BEA, the Advanced TelevisionTest Center and the Advisory Board of Governors for the NAB Education Foundation.He currently serves as chairman of the Association for Maximum Service Television andon the board of the Advertising Council.The Hugh Malcolm Beville, Jr. award recognizes the memory and life’s work ofBeville, a major figure in the history of broadcast audience research, by honoringoutstanding achievement in contemporary audience research.BEA—Educating tomorrow’s electronic media professionals 51