NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith announced yesterday new plans for the 2021 NAB Show, Radio Show and Sales & Marketing Television Exchange (SMTE). In a surprising and innovative move, not only will the NAB Show be postponed from April to October on the calendar, the Radio Show and SMTE will colocate in Las Vegas at the same time. The dates for the "convention trifecta" will be October 9-13, 2021. More details will be released in coming weeks and months. Click here to read the full release.

Unfortunately the dates mentioned above from the NAB announcement contradict with the previously planned dates for KBA's 2021 Annual Conference in Owensboro. "KBA's Conference Committee, under the direction of Chair-Elect Mark Buckles, is already hard at work looking at potential new dates for next years conference", said Chris Winkle KBA President and CEO. "We remain confident that we will be able to secure new dates with the Owensboro Convention Center that will accommodate our annual membership gathering." More to come in future newsletters.

Make plans now to gather your staff and watch KBA's Excellence In Broadcasting Awards on Monday, October 12, 2020 @ 2:00 PM ET. We look forward to celebrating the outstanding achievements of KBA member stations and individuals. FaceBook Live viewing instructions coming soon.

Do you have a new sales hire (two-year experience or less)? Time is ticking as we have limited spots left for the September 14th “rookie-to-ready” training program, P1 Plus.

This FREE program offered by the KBA will take your entry level seller through an intense combination of online courses, conference calls, testing, and homework assignments. At the close of the program, trainers take sellers through the entire sales cycle resulting in a presentation with a real account. 

The Annual Membership meeting of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 @ 11:00 AM ET. A Zoom link will be provided in advance of the annual meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Chris at chris@kba.org.

Registration is now open for the 2020 Virtual Radio Show. The online event, produced by both the RAB and NAB, will be held October 5-9th. For more information and to register, please click here.

We still have a plenty of the snow-white, highly fashionable masks available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you would like additional masks, please email Amber at amber@kba.org

Excellence In Broadcasting Awards (broadcast online)

@ 9:00 AM ET - KBA Board of Directors Meeting via Zoom

@11:00 AM ET - Annual KBA Membership Meeting via Zoom

2021 KBA Annual Conference (Owensboro, KY)

*All times shown are Eastern

For more information on KBA's PEP program, please click HERE

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