1. Broadcasters Step Up for Communities Facing Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida this week, local broadcasters sprang into action to help their communities through the storm.
We applaud those working around the clock to bring lifesaving news and information to their audiences.
🌀 We're highlighting this vital, ongoing work on our Twitter feed.
Our friends at the Free Radio Alliance wrote about the lifeline local radio provides during disasters on their blog.
2. Performance Tax Spots Air Window Extended
Our radio spots urging listeners to take action on performance tax legislation have been so successful we are extending them through the end of November.
Listeners have already sent over 58,000 emails and 12,000 tweets to legislators in support of the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Click here to download the :30 spots, available in English and Spanish.
We've also provided scripts, talking points and digital assets to help stations voice radio's opposition to the American Music Fairness Act and its harmful impact on listeners.
3. NAB Member Town Hall on Tuesday
This week's members-only virtual town hall has been postponed to Tuesday, October 4, at 2 p.m. ET due to the impact of Hurricane Ian. We hope you will be able to join us next week for updates on NAB's advocacy efforts, DEI initiatives and more.
If you have already registered, there is no need to do so again.
For those who have not yet registered, there is still time. Click here to register now.
4. BEIT Conference Call for Proposals
Proposals for technical papers and panel sessions are now being accepted for the NAB Show Broadcast Engineering and IT (BEIT) Conference, taking place April 15-19, 2023, in Las Vegas.
Refresh your station's public service announcement creative at NAB's Spot Center, a destination for local radio and television broadcasters seeking public educational materials from credible organizations.
📺 New TV and radio spots from Covenant House address teen homelessness. For the last 50 years, Covenant House has provided a hot meal, clean clothes, medical care and a safe place to sleep for youth in transition. Covenant Houses across the U.S. house more than 2,000 youth every night.
7. NAB on the Move
NAB Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology Sam Matheny led two sessions at the Kentucky Broadcasters Association's Annual Membership Conference 2022 Impact Broadcast Awards.
Matheny led a conversation with Quu CEO Steve Newberry and a general engineering session with radio and TV engineers discussing ATSC 3.0, NEXTGEN TV to HD and hybrid radio.
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