The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that it will present the Spirit of Broadcasting Award posthumously to radio and television entrepreneur Lowell “Bud” Bud Paxson during the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Marla Paxson will accept the award for her late husband during the NAB Show Television Luncheon, sponsored by RBC Capital Markets, on April 13 at the Westgate Hotel. Actress Sharon Stone and entertainer Wayne Newton, longtime friends of Paxson, will pay tribute to his memory during the award presentation.

NAB Show, the world’s largest gathering of vendors driving the future of media and entertainment, announced today that the show floor has expanded to over one million net square feet of exhibit space with 244 companies exhibiting for the first time. The exhibition will feature new products and next-generation technologies displayed through interactive exhibits, live demonstrations and technology-focused pavilions. NAB Show, held April 11-16 (exhibits open April 13-16) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is the annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment across all platforms.