NAB Education Foundation Develops Next Generation of Broadcast Leaders

More than two decades ago, the NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) was created with the mission of preparing broadcast leaders at every level of their careers and advancing the diversity efforts of the broadcasting industry. This mission continues to be at the forefront of the foundation. The foundation's leadership and management programs give broadcasters, whether they are rising stars or senior level executives, the tools and training they need to succeed in this ever-changing media space.

In its 18^th year, the foundation's Broadcast Leadership Training program continued to prepare talented senior-level broadcast executives who aspire to advance as group executives or station owners and improve the diversity profile of broadcast media ownership. In 2017, 19 executives graduated bringing the total number of broadcast professionals who have completed the program to 289.

NABEF Quick Facts:

Over 60% of the Broadcast Leadership Training Program’s 289 graduates have been promoted one or more times since graduation.
42 graduates of the Broadcast Leadership Training Program are now station owners.
The Media Sales Institute has been going strong for 18 years and has 809 graduates.
The Technology Apprenticeship Program is now in its eighth year and continues to prepare graduates to work in the broadcast industry.

View the video below to learn more about the NAB Education Foundation's programs.