The NAB Pulse August 31, 2009

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Record Label Exec: Radio is "Paramount" to Breaking Artists, Keeping Superstars Relevant
RCA Records Senior Vice President of Pop Promotion Peter Gray became the latest record executive to single out radio airplay for its unparalleled role in helping promote the sale of music. Gray's remarks come as the Recording Industry Association of America continues a legislative push that would punish radio by requiring stations to pay an additional licensing fee amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars for music aired free to listeners. Gray's record label, RCA, is part of Japanese-based Sony Music Entertainment, an RIAA member company.
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Obama Campaign Social Network Strategist, NPR’s Gross to Speak at Jacobs Summit
Scott Goodstein, who most recently served as external online director for the Obama for America presidential campaign, and Terry Gross, host of National Public Radio's "Fresh Air," will participate in two sessions during the Jacobs Summit on Thursday, September 24. The Jacobs Summit, produced in partnership with NAB, is part of the 2009 NAB Radio Show, held September 23-25 in Philadelphia.
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Help Interview NPR’s Terry Gross
Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs is slated to interview Peabody Award-winning public radio host Terry Gross at the Jacobs Summit during this years’ NAB Radio Show, and he needs your help! Click here to submit questions you’d like to hear Fred to ask Terry. A select few will make his final cut and your name and call letters will be announced when the question is asked.
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More Radio News

NAB Radio Show Debuts “East Coast Super Talent” >

The Digital Focus at the NAB Radio Show >

Madelyn Bonnot Griffin Appointed to NAB TV Board
NAB Television Board Chairman Paul Karpowicz has appointed Madelyn Bonnot Griffin, vice president of operations at National Communications, Inc., to the NAB Television Board of Directors. In her role at National Communications, Bonnot Griffin oversees three outlets in Lake Charles, La., and Beaumont, Texas – KVHP-TV, CW7 and KUIL-TV.
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Account Executive Sales Seminar Series: Motivation Strategies to Thrive in Difficult Economic Times
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Join NAB and TVB members on Thursday, September 17 to kick off the next in the Account Executive Sales Seminar Series when Gail Kasper presents “Motivation Strategies to Thrive in Difficult Economic Times.” Join one of the nation’s most compelling motivational strategists as she provides the tools you need to achieve extraordinary results and the step-by-step processes that will get you there.
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More Television News

NAB Small Market Exchange: Program Details and Deadlines October 1-3, 2009, San Antonio, Texas >

In Brief

NAB’s Satellite Uplink Operators Training Seminar a “Must Attend” for Engineers
Satellite interference costs your station time and money. Having a properly trained operator for your satellite uplink facility is essential in distributing signals for both analog and digital television. If you or your operations staff has not received formal training for operating your uplink facilities, you won’t want to miss NAB's Satellite Uplink Operators Training Seminar, which will be held October 5-8, 2009 at NAB headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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FCC Regulatory Fees Due September 22, 2009
Broadcast licensees who are required to pay annual regulatory fees for fiscal year 2009 must submit their payments to the FCC no later than 11:59 p.m. on September 22, 2009, to avoid a 25 percent late payment penalty charge. Licensees should visit the FCC’s Regulatory Fees Web site at http://www.fcc.gov/fees/regfees.html to gather information about their fiscal year 2009 regulatory fees.
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NAB Staff Gets Extreme
In June 2009, the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) honored “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” with the Celebration of Service to America Leadership Award. The Leadership Award is NABEF’s highest honor and was given to “Extreme Makeover” in recognition of the program’s extraordinary public service. NAB staff had another opportunity to honor and serve this program by volunteering at an actual “Extreme Makeover” underway last week in Washington, D.C.
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The 2009 NAB Legal Calendar is available here.

Editor's Note: The NAB Pulse will not be published on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. Publication will resume on Monday, September 14.