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DEI Resource Center

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resource Center provides the organizations, consultants, resources and toolkits you need to create conversation, elicit change and seek opportunities for both personal and professional growth.

Diversity Speaks

A series of webinars that share helpful information to build and execute effective DEI strategies and promote an equitable and diverse workforce in the broadcasting industry that is reflective of today's world.

Diversity Symposium

The NAB Diversity Symposium is held annually during NAB Show in Las Vegas. This program was created to further NAB's critical mission of opening opportunities for all, fostering inclusive workplaces and assisting leaders in the industry in meeting future challenges head-on.

Each session is designed to provide media and technology professionals with insights and resources that will encourage them to develop and implement DEI strategies within their respective companies and industries. Industry thought leaders, experts, practitioners and advocates in the DEI space are invited to share their work, expertise and experiences with the NAB Show audience.

Awareness in Reporting Initiative

A series of toolkits that include a distillation of ideas from broadcast journalists, station managers, news industry leaders and journalism educators among others for meeting the growing challenges of covering stories that involve sensitive topics. These stories can be among the most complicated for stations to cover since journalism can sometimes influence as well as reflect situations and circumstances in a community.

Workforce and Inclusion Forum

NAB, in partnership with the NAB Leadership Foundation, hosts an annual Workforce and Inclusion Forum in Washington, D.C., at NAB's headquarters each fall. The forum is an exclusive event that brings together the broadcast industry's human resources and DEI professionals. Together they gain insights from leading experts in HR and DEI, engage in dynamic discussions on emerging trends and share best practices that shape the future of broadcasting. This is an invitation-only event.

NAB Leadership Foundation

The NAB Leadership Foundation is dedicated to developing programs and opportunities that help build a more innovative, vibrant and strong workforce in broadcasting. The following programs are meant to help develop diverse talent, provide them with hands-on training and foster positive changes in the industry.

  • Broadcast Leadership Training
  • Emerson Coleman Fellowship
  • Media Sales Academy
  • Multicultural Program Fellowship
  • Technology Apprenticeship Program




Suggested Further Reading


Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 1st Edition. Author: Randal Pinkett. 2023.


DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right. Author: Lily Zheng. 2022.


Diversity and Inclusion Matters: Tactics and Tools to Inspire Equity and Game-Changing Performance, 1st Edition. Author: Jason R. Thompson. 2021.


Diversity Intelligence: How to Create a Culture of Inclusion for your Business, 1st Edition. Author: Heidi R. Andersen. 2021.


Employee Resource Group Excellence: Grow High Performing ERGs to Enhance Diversity, Equality, Belonging, and Business Impact, 1st Edition. Author: Robert Rodriguez. 2021.


Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Outstanding Diverse Teams, 4th Edition. Author: Lou Adler. 2021.


How to Be an Inclusive Leader, Second Edition: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive. Author: Jennifer Brown. 2022


Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work. Author: Ruchika Tulshyan. 2022.


Managing Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2nd Edition. Author: Rosemary Hays-Thomas. 2022.


The Power of Employee Resource Groups: How People Create Authentic Change. Author: Farzana Nayani. 2022.


Reconstructing DEI: A Practitioner's Workbook. Author: Lilly Zheng. 2023.




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