BUDGET, FOUNDATION, SCHOLARSHIP, ABIP, DEBATES, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND GALA

HIGHLIGHT AUGUST 2010

The past four weeks have been a busy time for the Nevada Broadcasters Association.  Bob Fisher spent almost a week in Carson City holding meetings with a number of NCSA sponsors.  As a result, we now have several new public awareness NCSA campaigns that will begin airing next month and into 2011. 

With approval from the Executive Committee, the association has transferred our investments to a new broker.  Through the dedicated efforts of Adam Sandler, we have established the Nevada Broadcasters Foundation.  This new C-3 classification will give us the opportunity to do many new things as far as programming and fundraising.

The second meeting of the NBA Scholarship Committee was held.  Under the leadership of Linda Bonnici, we are moving forward.  If anyone is interested in serving on this committee, please contact Adam Sandler.

While in Carson City, Bob met with Adrienne Abbott.  Together, they outlined her upcoming Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program calendar for September - December.

The 2010 NBA Debate Schedule has been finalized.  Each debate will be produced at Vegas PBS and will be aired statewide on all interested television and radio stations.  There will be no cost to the stations for airing these debates.  Each debate will air live from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Closed Captioning will be provided and the debates will be simulcast in Spanish.  For further information, please contact Adam Sandler.

Thursday, October 7, 2010    The Governor Debate

Thurday, October 14, 2010    The Senator Debate

These days as broadcasters, it sometimes seems hard to separate our issues -- and then know if what we are hearing and watching and reading is fact or fiction. The flow of information never stops and sometimes we don't really know who to believe and what to believe. NAB Strategic Planning Vice-President Chris Ornelas comes to Las Vegas at the end of this week.  The NBA Executive Committee returned from State Leadership in Washington, D.C. excited and enthused by the new NAB leadership. This Friday, you will learn why.  Nevada's broadcasters -- like all of America's broadcasters, seem to be entering into a "Perfect Storm". Broadcasters have every right to be concerned. We are facing live or die issues. Our President, the FCC Chairman, the FCC Commission and Congress all seem to now have an agenda that appears to be dangerously anti-broadcaster.

Three days from now, every general manager of a television and radio station should make every effort to attend one of the most important group meetings sponsored by the Nevada Broadcasters Association.  Chris Ornelas will sit down with our general managers and do critical strategic planning for the next Congress and beyond.

Concerned with Spectrum Reallocation ?  Concerned with Performance Tax ?  Chris is waiting to hear from you.  FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2010.  12 NOON.  NBA BOARD ROOM.  LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.  

This Saturday night, beginning at 5:30 PM, 500 guests are expected to attend the Gala at Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa. 

On behalf of the Nevada Broadcasters Association, we would like to thank our board of directors, our staff, our stations, our volunteers and so many friends who helped to make this 15th Annual Gala a success.  Thank you for becoming sponsors, buying ads, purchasing tables and donating auction items.

We would like to thank Pat Wall and Audible Tsunami Productions for helping to restructure and bring innovation to this year's program.  We would like to thank Bob Cummings for volunteering his time to design the majority of the ads which you will find in both the Tribute and Program journals.  We would like to thank Bob and Trish Williamson who formed a partnership that set a fifteen year fundraising record for the NBA Gala.  We especially would like to thank Eric Bonnici whose auction fundraising commitment will ensure that the broadcasters scholarship named in honor of his brother and sister-in-law will continue to provide educational opportunities for Nevada students who want a career in broadcasting.