Chicago Welcomes Nat’l Radio Talent System
• National Radio Talent System (NRTS), a division of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), announces a new in-person Radio Talent Institute next year — NRTS and the Illinois Broadcasters Association Foundation will produce the inaugural IBA Radio Talent Institute at Columbia College in Chicago on June 19-28, 2023. RAB has been developing the program with the leadership of the Illinois Broadcasters Association (IBA), who are committed to nurturing the next generation of radio broadcasters in Illinois.
“We are delighted to continue to grow the footprint of the National Radio Talent System,” said RAB Pres. & CEO Erica Farber. “Collaborating with leadership of the IBA and its Foundation to launch the first-ever institute in Chicago with affords us the opportunity to produce a first-class institute that will be immersive, engaging, and rewarding for the students.”
Dennis Lyle, Pres. & CEO of the IBA & the IBA Foundation stated, “Can anyone think of a better time than now to showcase the many rewarding opportunities a career in radio can provide? We are thrilled Columbia College has stepped forward to host our first-ever Illinois base Institute. After all, Columbia is the alma mater of many of today’s most successful broadcast professionals including Salem Media Group CEO David Santrella, Wheel of Fortune‘s Pat Sajak and a plethora of other grads working around the country and at IBA member stations like WGN Radio’s Chris Boden, ESPN Chicago’s Carmen DeFalco, Rock 95.5’s Abe Kanan, WGN Radio and TV’s Dean Richards, Kiss FM/Chicago’s Erik Zachary, and IBA board Vice-Chair/Television, Kevin Cross, Pres./GM of NBC5/Telemundo Chicago, to name a few.”
The IBA Radio Talent Institute is a talent incubator in Columbia College Chicago, a private, non-profit college offering a distinctive curriculum that blends creative arts and media arts, liberal arts and business located in the heart of Chicago’s Cultural Mile. This is the inaugural institute in the state of Illinois of the National Radio Talent System. The Institute brings in broadcast professionals from around the state and country to be the Guest Professional Faculty and to teach all the sessions during this intensive 10-day summer program.
As previously announced, Confer Radio Talent Institute and Kellar Radio Talent Institute will also be returning in 2023.
