The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that it will accept nominations for the 2015 NAB Marconi Radio Awards until May 29. The Marconi Radio Awards recognize overall excellence in radio. …
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that NAB Radio Board Chairman Don Benson named five appointees to the NAB Radio Board, with the approval of the NAB Joint Board Chairman Charles Warfield. …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the passage today by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee of legislation updating the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton: …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that the FCC’s decision to make confidential broadcaster documents available to third parties during merger reviews was “both substantively and procedurally flawed,” the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton: …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to a letter from several Democratic Senators to the FCC asking that the Commission preserve its rules regarding whether the pay-TV industry is “effectively competitive” in each market, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton: …
WASHINGTON, DC — Six members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have been added as co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act, a resolution that opposes “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio stations. The resolution now has 183 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 16 in the Senate, one more than the 15 Senators who co-sponsored the resolution in the previous Congress. …
Renowned actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise will receive the 2015 Service to America Leadership Award from the NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) for his ongoing commitment to raising awareness and support for veterans. Sinise will receive the award at NABEF’s Celebration of Service to America Gala on June 16. …
WASHINGTON, DC — Four members of the House of Representatives have been added as co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act, a resolution that opposes “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio stations. The resolution now has 187 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 16 in the Senate. …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the renomination of Jessica Rosenworcel to another five-year term as an FCC Commissioner, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith: …
WASHINGTON, DC — Four members of the House of Representatives have been added as co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act, a resolution that opposes “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio stations. The resolution now has 191 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 16 in the Senate. …
