1. NAB Show New York Honors Trailblazers, Tackles the Metaverse and Highlights the Power of Local
This week, over 9,500 attendees and 245 exhibitors from around the world came together at NAB Show New York.
Sessions at the show spanned all aspects of our industry, from the keynote speech from film producer and thought leader Evan Shapiro and conversations about emerging and developing revenue streams at the TV2025 conference to the business trends and technologies impacting radio's future and cybersecurity issues.
Highlights included the presentation of the NAB Distinguished Service Award to Ryan Seacrest, the National Radio Award to Fred and Paul Jacobs and the NAB Show New York Impact Award to Elvis Duran and Scott Shannon.
"We are incredibly thankful to our exhibitors, speakers, partners and attendees for making this event a success," said NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt.
📅 Save the date: we'll see you back in New York the week of October 23, 2023.
2. 2022 NAB Marconi Radio Award Winners Announced
🥳 Congratulations are in order for the 2022 Marconi Radio Award winners, pictured here with their well deserved trophies. We are proud to celebrate these stations and individuals for their excellence and performance in radio.
3. Senators to FCC: We have "Serious Concern" Over ZoneCasting Proposal
This week, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (CT) and Ben Cardin (MD) sent a letter to the FCC pushing back on the ZoneCasting proposal currently in front of the Commission, saying the proposal "would upend the FCC's broadcast licensing regime, impose additional costs on broadcasters, harm local media and undermine efforts to support an informed public connected to their community."
The senators conclude the letter by urging "the Commission to maintain the current rules on booster stations, and refrain from making changes that could harm smaller broadcasters and the communities they serve."
4. New Study Shows Third-Party Data Phase-Out Could Result in Huge Revenue Losses
A new study from Borrell Associates warns that if third-party cookies were eliminated today with no privacy-preserving alternatives, broadcast television and radio would lose $2.1 billion in digital advertising revenue annually.
The study offers proactive measures to mitigate the impact of the third-party cookie phase-out and opportunities for more direct-to-consumer audience engagement.
5. Surviving Hurricane Ian at a Florida Radio Cluster
Beasley Media Group Ft. Myers/Naples Market Manager AJ Laurieshares stories from his cluster's experience staying on-air during Hurricane Ian. Hear how they got ready, pulled together, served their local listeners and ultimately helped in the immediate aftermath and recovery efforts.
📺 New hurricane relief effort PSAs, courtesy of the Florida Association of Broadcasters and featuring celebrities like Tom Brady, Kelly Clarkson, Deborah Norville and more are available for download here.
See coverage of everything local broadcasters are doing in the wake of Hurricane Ian here, and send us stories of your station's work at advocacy@nab.org.
6. New PSAs Available in Time for Veterans' Day
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.
Recently uploaded spots from Paralyzed Veterans of America featuring actor, director and producer Ben Affleck tell the story of a veteran and how the organization helped give him his life back.
🎖️ Spot Center features campaigns on veterans' issues from the Department of Veteran Affairs, Disabled American Veterans and more, giving your station opportunities to celebrate and support our nation's veterans this Veterans' Day, November 11.
7. Cover the Midterms with the NAB Election Toolkit
As we commemorate Free Speech Week, we celebrate broadcasters' indispensable role in educating voters and driving civic participation, helping our communities understand the importance of exercising their right to vote.
🗳️ With the midterm elections less than a month away, utilize NAB's 2022 Election Toolkit provides ideas and resources to help increase voter registration, education and turnout.
It also offers tips for helping get out the vote, information on sponsoring debates and ideas for social media engagement.
Don't forget to send examples of your debate offerings and voter education public service to advocacy@nab.org so we can feature them on our social channels.
8. NABPAC on the Move
Together with Rob Epplin of Epplin Strategic Planning, NABPAC co-hosted a fundraiser for Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02) this week, raising $19,050.
