Mary Quass
NRG Media President/CEO Mary Quass and Dan Vallie, founder of Vallie, Richards, Donovan Consulting and The National Radio Talent System, have been selected by the Conclave as the winners of the 2015 Rockwell Award.
The awards will be presented during the organization’s 40th anniversary celebration, July 16–17 at the Doubletree Minneapolis/Park Place. Since 1989, the Conclave has presented The Rockwell Award, an annual lifetime achievement award, to an individual of “unquestioned accomplishment in the radio industry,” according to the organization.
“Both Mary and Dan are role models in what success looks like. They help build on the future of our business by putting their employees first, and mentoring the young talent of today,” said Conclave Board of Directors Chair and Cumulus Vice President of Social Lori Lewis. “We look forward to honoring them in July.”
Dan Vallie
Quass has been in the broadcasting world for three decades and formed NRG Media in 2001. Her company currently operates 50 stations across the Midwestern U.S. She serves on the board of directors on several local organizations, as well as the Radio Advertising Bureau and on the executive committee of the National Association of Broadcasters.
Vallie is the founder of the National Radio Talent System and the Radio Talent Institute, an incubator of college talent. He also founded Vallie, Richards, Donovan Consulting, a programming consulting firm, in 1988.
