The NAB Podcast

NAB Distinguished Service Award recipient and entertainment industry luminary Alan Alda gave us a ride in Las Vegas at the 2019 NAB Show! Listen as he spends a few minutes discussing what the award means to him, why communication skills are vital to life and why he started his own podcast, "Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda."

Patrick Paolini, vice president and general manager, WTTG FOX 5 Washington D.C., discusses why his station has delved into podcasting and what has led to their success. Learn what it took to launch the initiative, how it’s grown and how adding podcasts to their content portfolio benefits their audience, their newsroom and their bottom line.

Jillian Andersen, research director, MRI-Simmons joins NAB’s vice president of Research Dan McDonald to discuss findings from MRI-Simmons’ recent Cord Evolution study, how the overall viewing habits of Americans are evolving and what it all means for television broadcasters.

Newly appointed chairman of the ATSC board of directors and NAB’s senior vice president of technology, Lynn Claudy discusses all things ATSC 3.0 including the current technical field tests and deployments, planned events for the 2019 NAB Show and the long term plans for bringing Next Generation TV to the public.

NAB and PILOT’s Brian Savoie recaps the recent NAB Futures conference, complete with details on a trip to Amazon’s headquarters, and looks forward to the Digital Futures Exchange at NAB Show. Hear insights for broadcasters on the emerging tech advancements in online gaming, 5G, the future of transportation and the smart speaker ecosystem.

Chris Ornelas, NAB’s chief operations and strategy officer, kicks off season four of the podcast by detailing all the advocacy, education and innovation NAB will champion throughout 2019.

Season finale! Renowned radio talent coach Steve Reynolds joins us from the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando to look back on his career, offer practical tips for program directors/air talent, detail social media taboos and discuss why communication is integral to the success and longevity of any radio show.

Stalwart NAB Small Market Television Exchange speaker Jim Doyle of Jim Doyle & Associates details various sales techniques, offers strategies for upselling and discusses the common traits of the most successful sales teams.

NAB Radio Board Chair and President and CEO of Tri-State Communications Randy Gravley sits down with Jacobs Media president and NAB Auto Initiative Committee advisor Fred Jacobs to discuss the committee’s inception, goals and how it is deepening the long-standing relationship between radio and the automotive industry to drive the future of radio.

Recorded on location at NAB Show New York! Dan Franks and Jared Easley, co-founders of Podcast Movement, the world’s largest and longest running podcasting conference, detail what it took to create their conference, what education they offer specifically for broadcasters and various opportunities they believe podcasting affords broadcasters.

David Shapira, general manager, Analytic Owl, discusses using data and analytics to illustrate the value of broadcasting to advertisers with Dan McDonald, vice president of Research, NAB, in a conversation from the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando.

Jack Perry, founder and CEO, Syncbak, joins us from the 2018 Small Market Television Exchange to discuss roll-out strategies, successful apps and monetization of over-the-top (OTT) content at television stations.

Recorded on location at the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando! William "Dub" Irvin, vice president, Radio Automation, WideOrbit discusses the reasons for, intricacies of and financial benefits after making an upgrade to your radio station’s automation system.

Steve Bookbinder, co-founder and CEO, Digital Media Training joins us from the 2018 Small Market Television Exchange for an extended look at digital ad sales for broadcasters including what stations should be offering clients and what ad categories are currently utilizing digital the most.

Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein joins us from the 2018 Radio Show to explore the expansive opportunities both podcasting and the smart speaker space afford radio broadcasters. Hear how strategies for each can expand your brand and benefit your bottom line.

PILOT Executive Director John Clark sat down at NAB Show New York with startups PolyPort and Teamium, winners of the 2018 PILOT Pitch prize, given to companies launching game-changing technologies and solutions which help broadcasters innovate and better serve their communities.

Laurie Kahn, president and CEO, Media Staffing Network joins the NAB Podcast from the 2018 Small Market Television Exchange to talk talent acquisition strategies, successful approaches for retaining top sellers and using digital outlets to attract qualified career seekers.

Sales, customer loyalty and employee retention expert Brian Parsley joins the NAB Podcast from the 2018 Small Market Television Exchange to talk about increasing client retention and making media account executives more productive sellers.

As phase one of the TV spectrum repack begins, TVAnswers.org spokesperson Steve Gardner and WTAE-TV Pittsburgh’s Tracy Oliver share what’s involved in moving frequencies, educating viewers, troubleshooting after the move and point to TVAnswers.org as a helpful resource.

Call for Action is a nonprofit network of consumer hotlines that partners with local media outlets to assist the public. Eduard Bartholme, Call for Action’s executive director, joins the podcast to detail how broadcast partnerships work and why they are beneficial to local stations and local communities.

NAB’s Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning Steven Newberry interviews stalwart broadcast veteran Mike Novak, departing chief executive officer of K-LOVE. Hear lessons learned from a career behind the mic, what advice he utilized transitioning from on-air to management and his thoughts on radio’s future.

NAB Senior Director, Technology Education and Outreach Brian Savoie details the current smart speaker landscape and identifies the opportunities these devices afford broadcasters, both now and in the future.

NAB Vice President of Spectrum Policy Bob Weller delves into all things C-band, the satellite spectrum broadcasters use every day. Hear the latest on the FCC’s notice of proposed rulemaking and how the proposed changes could affect your station.   

Whitney Johnson, author of Build an A Team: Play to their Strengths and Lead Them up the Learning Curve discusses employee growth strategies and workplace learning accelerants with Melissa Luck, executive news director at KXLY4 in Spokane, Washington, and a member of the NAB Education Foundation’s Broadcast Leadership Training class of 2018.

Recorded on the NAB Show LIVE stage at NAB Show, Caroline Beasley, CEO, Beasley Media Group and NAB Joint Board chair, along with Brian Samborski, vice president of National Sales, Beasley Media Group and Scott Chatley, vice president, Marketing, Panda Law Firm sit down with Ryan Salazar, host and executive producer of NAB Show LIVE to discuss how radio stays valuable and relevant in today’s crowd...