David Barrett, Michael J. Hayes, Emily Barr to Toast Jordan Wertlieb at Golden Mic Event

Broadcasters Foundation of America

David Barrett, retired chairman and CEO of Hearst Television; Michael J. Hayes, senior VP, Hearst Corp., and president, Hearst Television; and Emily Barr, retired president and CEO, Graham Media Group, are lined up to toast Jordan Wertlieb when he is honored at the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s Golden Mic event March 4. 

Wertlieb is executive VP and chief operating officer at Hearst. 

The Golden Mic event happens at the Plaza Hotel in New York. Soledad O’Brien will host and singer Pete Caldera will perform. 

There will be a tribute to Phil Lombardo, former chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation, who died last month. 

The Broadcasters Foundation has distributed more than $15 million in aid to broadcasters in need over the past 20 years. 

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.