One big thing: Thank you to the more than 58,000 registered attendees who joined us in Las Vegas this week at NAB Show. You came from 146 countries to see over 1,100 exhibitors and attend over 530 sessions at this year’s event.
📆 Mark your calendar: Next year’s Show will be held on April 3-7, 2027, in Las Vegas.
2. Broadcasters in the Spotlight at NAB Show
Leaders across the broadcast industry were honored at this year’s NAB Show for their dedication, innovation and service.
NAB Hall of Fame: At the NAB Hall of Fame Dinner, actor Rob Lowe and singer/songwriter John Tesh were inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame for television and radio, respectively.
Television Chairman's Award: Comedian Nate Bargatze received the Television Chairman’s Award and was featured in a fireside chat on our Main Stage.
Spirit of Broadcasting Award: "Survivor" received this award that is presented periodically to individuals or organizations that have made a lasting and meaningful impact on the broadcasting industry.
Library of American Broadcasting Foundation Insight Award: "CBS Sunday Morning" host Mo Rocca was presented with the Insight Award, which recognizes an individual or organization for an outstanding artistic or journalistic work or body of work that enhances the public’s understanding of the role, impact and evolution of media.
Engineering Achievement Awards: Bert Goldman, owner and president of Goldman Engineering Management, received the Radio Engineering Achievement Award and Harvey Arnold, senior vice president of Engineering for Sinclair Broadcast Group, received the Television Engineering Achievement Award.
Digital Leadership Award: Given this year to Michael Rosellini, senior vice president, Digital Services for Hearst Television, this award honors an individual at a broadcast station, group or network who has had a significant role in transforming a traditional broadcast business to succeed on digital media platforms.
PILOT Innovation Challenge: This award honors compelling solutions to key challenges and opportunities facing broadcasters over the next two to three years. This year’s winners are AINA and Summit Technology Laboratory (STL).
👉 ICYMI:Radio Ink spotlighted an NAB Show panel discussing how broadcasters are meeting the moment as America approaches its 250th anniversary.
3. Get in the Game: Fight to Keep Live Sports Accessible
What's happening: Fans are sharing their frustration about sports moving behind paywalls like Prime and Netflix. We want to channel their anger into action and urge Washington to keep live sports on free, local television.
Game On is a new site for fans with tools for broadcasters, highlighting how local stations deliver live sports coverage that is universally accessible without a subscription, internet connection or login.
đź“ş Get involved: You can help spread the word to your viewers online, on air and in the community. Click here for tools.
4. Your Shot at the Marconis Starts May 1
Nominations open next Friday, May 1. Are you ready?
Radio’s biggest stage is calling. The 2026 NAB Marconi Radio Awards are set for October during NAB Show New York, and this is your shot to be part of it.
The nomination window runs May 1-31, so now is the time to get everything lined up:
Pick your categories
Gather your strongest on-air moments
Enter a submission that stands out
Don’t wait until the last minute. Get ahead now, so you’re ready to hit submit when the window opens.
🎙️ Take a few minutes to review the entry rules and start prepping today.
5. New Stuttering Awareness Month PSAs Available
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.
May is Stuttering Awareness Month. World of Possibilities and Just Listen TV spots from the American Institute for Stuttering, featuring Emily Blunt, convey resilience, confidence and hope while working to reduce stigma, bullying and barriers to care.
6. Happening at NAB
This week, NAB hosted the Washington Association of Black Journalists for a White House Correspondents’ Week reception recognizing the work of journalists and broadcasters across the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area ahead of Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Guests included Huffington Post Senior Front Page Editor Phil Lewis, WUSA9’s Allison Seymour and national leaders including Don Lemon and April D. Ryan, the longest-serving Black White House correspondent. Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04) was also in attendance. The well-attended reception provided a meaningful opportunity to celebrate Black journalists’ contributions and to strengthen connections across the media community.
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