/ 05.10.2010 12:00AM
New York State Broadcasters Plan June Executive Conference
ALBANY, N.Y.: The
New York State Broadcasters Association’s 48th annual Executive Conference will
launch June 28 with the group’s annual golf tourney at the Sagamore Resort
Hotel in Bolton Landing, N.Y. The two-day event will feature panel discussions,
meetings, awards ceremonies and a rousing appearance by former CNN host Lou
Dobbs.
“With new media transforming the broadcast experience, we’ve chosen to center
our professional development activities around digital strategies,” NYSBA
President Joseph A. Reilly said. “Attendees will learn from top innovators in
the industry about how they can leverage their properties with the technologies
their viewers and listeners are currently embracing.”
The event will include the 45th Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting, a
competition recognizing outstanding achievement among New York’s radio and
television stations. Charles Gibson of ABC News will also be recognized as
Broadcaster of the Year.
On June 29, Steve Lanzano, president of the Television Bureau of Advertising,
will discuss trends involving hyperlocal Web content, multicast diginets and
mobile DTV, and give a categorical assessment of the current ad market.
Emmis Communications CEO Jeff Smulyan will radio issues, and David Pogue, tech
columnist for
The New York Times,
will give a presentation entitled “Digital Think Tank.”
More information is available at
www.nysbroadcasters.org.