The NAB Pulse August 10, 2009

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NAB Joint Board Chairman Steve Newberry Testifies at Senate Performance Tax Hearing
On August 4, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled "The Performance Rights Act and Parity among Music Delivery Platforms." NAB Joint Board Chair Steve Newberry testified at the hearing and described the potential impact a performance tax will have on local radio stations. Jim Winston with the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, the artist Sheila E., Bob Kimball with Real Networks, Marian Leighton-Levy with Rounder Records and Professor Ralph Oman with the George Washington University Law School also testified.
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Dale Miller, Andrew Skotdal Join NAB Radio Board of Directors
Dale Miller, president and CEO of West Virginia Radio Corporation and Andrew Skotdal, president and general manager of KRKO-AM Everett, Wash., have been appointed to the NAB Radio Board of Directors.
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Something for Everyone at the NAB Radio Show
Whether you're the owner of a company with stations across America, the program director of a single station in Winnemucca, Nev., or the market manager of a cluster of stations in Pittsburgh, Pa., the NAB Radio Show has sessions created specifically for you!
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More Radio News

NAB Highlights Relationship Between Music Sales and Radio Airplay >

NAB Radio Show to Feature Three-Day Engineering Program >

Small Market Television Exchange - Congratulations to KPTM
No broadcasters know how to bring in the local direct dollars better than small market television broadcasters. And all small market television broadcasters know the place to find those sales ideas and strategies is the NAB Small Market Television Exchange.
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Sales Training by Webcast: Stay Motivated, Sell Auto Aftermarket, Compete with Newspaper
NAB and TVB present the Account Executive Sales Seminar Series. These interactive live webcasts are designed to give you the boost you need to stay motivated and thrive when times are tough. You'll also get immediately actionable advice and idea starters for selling an emerging category and outperforming the competition.
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In Brief

What's Working for You?
Let’s accentuate the positive and hear some good news for a change! NAB wants to highlight your station or company's great work in our newsletters, conferences and other programs. Tell us "What's Working for You?" and be entered into a drawing for two registrations to the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 10-15, 2010, along with a room for two nights at a sanctioned NAB Show hotel. Click here to tell us "What's Working For You?"

Reminder for Stations Accepting Issue Advertisements
As the congressional August recess approaches without full passage of health care reform, all sides of the health care debate are expected to gear up issue advertising during the recess. Read on for a few tips for stations, and we urge stations with specific questions to consult with their station counsel.
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Serve Your Community with PSAs from Members of Congress
Public service announcements (PSAs) featuring more than 230 members of Congress and their families are available from NAB. Radio stations can download the PSAs from NAB Spot Center and television stations can order a free dub by contacting NAB.
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International Association of Broadcasters Condemns Attack on GLOBOVISION TV Venezuela
The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) strongly condemns a new attack on GLOBOVISION television channel in Venezuela, which occurred on Monday August 3. It has been reported that a group of President Chávez partisans raided the premises of the station by throwing tear-gas bombs and subduing the security staff with firearms. At least two people were injured.
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The 2009 NAB Legal Calendar is available here.

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