What is it? An overview of the most important policy issues facing local radio and television stations during the remainder of the 118th Congress that will be shared with every legislator.
Next steps: Connect with your legislators throughout the year to educate them on the issues that could impact your ability to serve your community - and their constituents. Use our congressional calendar to find out when your member of Congress will be in their home districts and states.
More advocacy resources such as issue briefs, talking points and more are available at My NAB.
2. Just Announced: First-of-its-kind NAB Show Welcome
NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt will kick off a groundbreaking lineup at the NAB Show Welcome Session with a fireside chat hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Adrienne Bankert, followed by a special keynote featuring Futuri CEO Daniel Anstandig and Ameca, an autonomously AI-powered humanoid robot, on Monday, April 15.
What to expect: The special keynote will feature the presentation of unprecedented study results on audience perspectives of AI’s use in broadcast media.
It’s part of an extensive lineup of AI-focused educational sessions, interactive exhibits, Show floor tours, training and workshops, as well as the Creative AI Workshop (included in Post|Production World) at NAB Show.
Register today so you don’t miss out. NAB members get the lowest registration rates.
3. Jennifer Hudson to Receive 2024 NAB TV Chairman’s Award
EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson will receive the 2024 NAB TV Chairman’s Award on Tuesday, April 16 during the We are Broadcasters Awards. The ceremony will also feature:
Navigating NAB Show has never been easier. Check out the latest Broadcaster Guide to discover key sessions and events for broadcasters and start planning your 2024 NAB Show itinerary.
Explore the evolution of broadcast technology and address opportunities and pressing issues relevant to today’s media professionals during the Broadcast Engineering and IT conference (BEIT). Save $100 on the Core Education Collection, featuring BEIT, with code BEIT01.
5. FCC Reinstates Form 395-B
Last week, the FCC reinstated Form 395-B, which collects data on the workforce composition of television and radio broadcasters. The form collects race, ethnicity and gender information about a broadcaster’s employees within specified job categories.
Why it’s happening: The FCC concluded that it has a public interest in restoring Form 395-B in order to report on and analyze employment trends in the broadcast sector and to compare trends across other sectors regulated by the FCC.
The FCC found that collecting the Form 395-B data in a publicly available format is the best approach for achieving its goal of preparing meaningful and accurate analyses of workforce trends in the broadcast industry. The FCC stated that public disclosure of the data will increase the likelihood that mistakes are discovered and corrected and maximize the usefulness of the data.
In response to concerns that the data may be used by third parties to pressure stations to hire based on race or gender, the FCC reiterated its previous commitment to quickly dismiss any petition, complaint or other filing based on Form 395-B employment data.
The FCC also repeated its standing policy that it will not use station specific employment data for the purpose of assessing a broadcast licensee’s compliance with the EEO regulations and will clarify its rules to underscore the dissociation between the EEO requirements and the form’s data.
Broadcasters will be required to submit the form by September 30 of each year once the FCC’s order becomes effective. The FCC will provide instructions on how to file before the first deadline for filing.
The FCC also asked for comment on reinstating Form 395-A, which collects similar data from multichannel video programming distributors.
6. How ERGs Can Drive Your Business Forward
NAB’s Diversity Speaks webinar series shares 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.
Join us on March 20 from 2-2:30 p.m. ET for "ERGs That Will Drive Your Business Forward" with Natasha Ray, senior Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging engagement manager at Guild.
Questions for our speaker? Email them to dei@nab.org by March 15.
7. Happening Now: NAB Board Elections
The 2024 NAB Board of Directors election is being conducted by Vote-Now.com until April 10.
What's happening: The 2024 election is for even-numbered radio districts and six of the at-large television seats. The eligible radio districts up for election are listed below followed by the election schedule.
2024 Radio Districts District 2 -  New York, New Jersey
District 4 - Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
District 6 -  North Carolina, South Carolina
District 8 -  Louisiana, Mississippi
District 10 – Indiana
District 12 - Missouri, Kansas
District 14 - Iowa, Wisconsin
District 16 - Colorado, Nebraska
District 18 - Southern Texas
District 20 - Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
District 22 - Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
District 24 - Southern California, Guam, Hawaii, American Samoa, MP
(Northern Mariana Islands)
2024 Schedule of Electronic NAB Board Elections
March 8 – Nominations window closes and candidates verified for eligibility
March 14 – Ballots sent to voting representatives via Vote-Now.com
April 8 – Ballots due
April 10 – Notification of winners and determination if run-off election required
8. Deadline Soon: Celebration of Service to America Awards
🏆 The Celebration of Service to America Awards honor excellence in community service philanthropy and the impact made by local television and radio stations across the country.
NAB Vice President, Content Design and Development Josh Miely, pictured here with Wisconsin Association of Broadcasters (WAB) President Michelle Vetterkind, attended the Wisconsin Broadcasters Student Forum at Lambeau Field last week. The WAB welcomed over 400 students from all across the state and had over 100 broadcasters in attendance.
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Exclusive advocacy resources, including talking points and issue briefs
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