Inclusive journalism is more than diversity on-air – it is really about how journalists work to intentionally cover minority communities fairly. Journalists must challenge themselves to recognize their own implicit bias and learn to mitigate it, avoid perpetuating dangerous negative racial stereotypes, and produce journalism that is inclusive and reflective of the whole community they serve.

Empathy is a powerful journalistic tool that helps us learn how others see the world and understand how they feel about it.

This 90-minute webinar is relevant for all staff in television and radio newsrooms. Presented by Kevin Benz of KevinBenz.News and Sara Fahim of Run with the Wolves, the session uses real examples and engaging exercises to explore issues related to implicit bias, covering minority communities, the news relationship with law enforcement, and having difficult newsroom conversations about race and inclusion with respect and understanding.

This webinar is available at no cost for members of the IBA, KBA and OAB, but pre-registration is required.

As Tropical Storm Laura makes her way inland and ultimately into Kentucky this weekend, the Department of Homeland Security has issued new disaster recovery/restoration letters allowing broadcasters access to facilities and fuel should the storm cause damage here in the Kentucky. A third letter allows for debris removal.

Our hope is that you will not need these letters, but we are equipping you with them in the event that you may need them.

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. Viewing instructions coming soon.

A delegation of "masked" KBA Board members and KBA staff visited Jamestown last Friday to present Jeff Hoover with a special Board resolution recognizing his service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The resolution recognized Jeff's 24 years as a State Representative, the longest serving Republican legislative leader in Kentucky history and serving as the first Republican House Speaker in a century. The resolution also recognized Jeff's parents, Welby and Mae Hoover, who started the first FM station in Russell County in 1966, which Jeff currently owns, operates and hosts a weekly talk show.

Click HERE to read the Board's resolution.

Forcht Broadcasting recently announced the hiring of Patrick Setser as the new Radio IT director.

We do this with P1 Learning’s live assist training program, which is designed to help new sellers (two-year's of experience or less) obtain the skills they need to be successful in this new world in just 7 weeks.

If you are a KBA District 8 member radio station, in good standing, and did not receive a ballot by email, please notify Chris at chris@kba.org.

Voting continues until September 2nd.

The NAB has notified State Broadcast Associations that the annual State Leadership Conference in Washington, DC will not be held per the usual, in February of 2021, due to concerns related to the COVID-19. Instead the NAB is making preparations to move the conference and fly-in to May, assuming that COVID-19 concerns have diminished by that time.

SESAC and the RMLC announced a new license agreement this week for commercial terrestrial radio stations. Click HERE to read the release.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if you need additional masks for your staff. They are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please email your request to Amber at amber@kba.org

Annual KBA Membership Meeting

Excellence In Broadcasting Awards (broadcast online)

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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