Rehr was signed to a multi-year agreement and will assume the NAB leadership post on December 5. His selection comes after a high-level executive search process was launched in February after current NAB President and CEO Eddie Fritts announced plans to step down. Fritts will remain a consultant to NAB through April 2008.

The Michigan Broadcasters Association says its annual meeting will highlight the challenges and opportunities of "The New Media Mix." The MAB meeting and leadership retreat is scheduled for July 24-26 at Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, Mich. Journalist and publisher Kurt Hanson will deliver the meeting's ke

Though business and the popular press have delivered eulogies for radio, Rehr said NAB’s recent branding study on radio shows that the medium remains relevant.

In a letter, NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr urged electronics manufacturers and retailers to ensure digital-to-analog converter boxes are available to consumers by January 1, 2008. Calling their availability "critical to our collective success," Rehr reinforced the importance of building and stocking converter

by John Merli ~ April 26, 2006 NAB DAILY NEWS Speakers and panelists at Monday evening's MultiMedia World Keynote Session on "The Digital Media Supply Chain: Hollywood Meets Silicon Valley," agreed with panelist Darcy Antonellis that when it comes to adopting - and adapting to - today's media rapidly cha

by Susan Ashworth ~ April 25, 2006 TV TECHNOLOGY Newly elected NAB President David K. Rehr told a packed audience at the All Industry Opening that he wanted to avoid talk about past problems facin

It's official. David Rehr walks into NAB as its new president and chief executive officer Dec. 5. His choice had been rumored for weeks, and the NAB Board announced it today. Rehr is president and chief lobbyist for the National Beer Wholesaler's Association, a position he has held since 2000. He succeeds Eddie Fritt