NAB Show New York Opens Today
The virtual NAB Show New York show opens today and runs through Oct. 29. One of the highlight sessions is scheduled for this Wednesday, Oct. 21 — the NAB and the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) will co-produce 100 Years of Broadcast News: Challenges Met, Challenges Anew, a celebration of broadcasting’s centennial featuring some of the industry’s leading voices and historians.
This main stage session, set for 2pm ET will be hosted by Hubbard Radio Chair & CEO Ginny Morris and Beasley Media Group’s Chief Communications Officer Heidi Raphael and is available to all NAB Show New York attendees. Pictured, (l-r): Marci Burdick, former head of Television for Schurz Communications and a one-time TV reporter and news director, will interview Ted Koppel, former longtime host of ABC’s Nightline and current commentator on CBS’ Sunday Morning; Carol Marin, retired political editor at WTTW-TV Chicago; Soledad O’Brien, anchor of Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien; and Robert Siegel, the former host of NPR’s All Things Considered.
“Broadcasting has a storied past that needs to be commemorated and celebrated,” said Morris, who also serves as co-chair of the LABF. “The industry has been a resource of news, information and entertainment at every juncture of the last 100 years and will be well into the next century. The LABF is committed to preserving that history for the generations that will sustain the industry for the next 100 years.”
The program will also include a visit to the grounds of the old Westinghouse Electric works in Pittsburgh where the National Museum of Broadcasting has recreated the tiny rooftop shack that housed KDKA‘s transmitter and studio on the night of its historic November 2, 1920 broadcast of the election returns of the presidential race between Warren Harding and James Cox. KDKA morning newsman Larry Richert will host the visit.
“As we celebrate the heritage of broadcasting, it’s impossible to overstate the impact of broadcast radio and television in shaping our history, culture and communities,” said NAB President & CEO Gordon Smith, who will deliver remarks at the event. “Millions of Americans have trusted broadcasters to be their eyes and ears during our nation’s most pivotal events, and broadcasters look forward to serving as a window to the world for the next 100 years.” Registration for NAB Show New York is available at NABShowNY.com.
