| Leadership Breakfast |
7:30 am |
Lone Star Ballroom D |
Gordon Smith, NAB President; BG Tracy Norris, Texas Army National Guard |
Both in service to local communities and influencing major public policy affecting our industry, Texas broadcasters showed up in a BIG way over the… |
| Spectrum Repack Insights & Outlook |
8:00 am |
Nexstar Room (201/202) |
Brett Jenkins, Nexstar; Don Doty, Stainless/FDH-Velocitel; Casey Joseph, LS telcom; Jay Martin, Dielectric |
The Repack is upon us! Station group CTO’s and tower company strategists share their insights into the process now underway and their outlook… |
| Demo: DAC System Antenna Monitoring System - Save Money & Increase the Safety of Your RF Station |
9:00 am |
Room 207 |
Pietro Casati, DAC System |
The new, innovative and patented monitoring system of DACS gives the operator early notification of malfunctions and allows the instant identification… |
| Exhibit Hall Showcase |
9:00 am |
Griffin Hall |
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Exclusive time to visit the 137 exhibit booths at TAB's Trade Show. |
| Adding It All Up: The Impact of Measuring Radio’s Total Audience |
9:30 am |
Room 208 |
David Chipman, The Nielsen Company |
There is rampant fraud in the digital ecosphere and most do not understand how that actually works. While many fear local radio is on its way… |
| FCC Legal Update |
9:30 am |
Nexstar Room (201/202) |
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The FCC’s historic deregulatory posture has helped clear a lot of cobwebs from their rules, but that doesn’t mean anything goes. This… |
| The Power of You |
9:30 am |
Room 211/212 |
Kelly Wirges, Promax Training & Consulting |
This inspiring and enlightening session focuses on the key aspects mostly related to an individual’s success! Participants learn how to… |
| Monetizing ATSC 3.0: The Many Ways to Sell and Profit from Next-Gen TV |
9:30 am |
Brazos Room |
Anne Schelle, Pearl TV; Jeff Wender, The Nielsen Company |
Geo-targeting, addressable advertising, point and click purchasing…how will local TV stations sell in the Next-Gen era?
What kind of… |
| ATSC 3.0: Constructing the First Single Frequency Network |
9:30 am |
Sinclair Room (203/204) |
Fred Baumgartner, ONEMedia/Sinclair Broadcast |
ONEMedia and its broadcast partners are building the first of what will be a series of Single Frequency Networks operating in a variety of… |
| Building FM Translators |
9:30 am |
Sony Room (205) |
Ben Downs, Bryan Broadcasting; Mike Wenglar, KULP-AM El Campo; Steve Comer, Broadcast Works |
AM stations have a potential lifeline with FM translators thanks to the FCC. Find out how to plan your translator build-out for optimum performance… |
| Demo: Breaking News Over IP With New JVC Connected CAM |
10:45 am |
Room 207 |
Edgar Shane, JVC |
New 2/3” camcorder GY-HC900 equipped with a powerful communications engine that truly makes News-over-IP a reality with a streamlined ENG… |
| Broadcast Content and Advertising in the Era of Connected Cars and Smart Speakers |
11:00 am |
Brazos Room |
Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media; Sam Matheny, NAB PILOT |
Two of the industry’s leading technologists share their insights on how connected cars and smart speakers are influencing stations’… |
| Building Your Personal Brand |
11:00 am |
Room 211/212 |
Sarah Frazier, Entercom Houston; Bianca Bucaram, Bucaram Public Relations; Sally Ramirez, KHOU-TV Houston; Dr. Laura Murillo, Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
Career advancements and success depend entirely on your reputation and record of success. Hear first-hand from top-notch executives on the leadership… |
| C Band Registration/5G |
11:00 am |
Sony Room (205) |
Howard Fine, SCFCC, Inc. |
Could your station go off the air? Are your licenses correct? If not, the new licensee could get the STL channel and you might be out of luck! Find… |
| Emergency Planning vs. Execution: Lessons Learned from the 2017 Hurricanes |
11:00 am |
Sinclair Room (203/204) |
Scott Price, KFDM/KBTV-TV Beaumont; Marty Scruggs, Univision Houston; Ron Adair, TEGNA |
Station engineers and news directors share how Hurricane Harvey and other 2017 storms have influenced their emergency plans for protecting their… |
| Automotive 2018 – “Getting Under the Hood” |
11:00 am |
Nexstar Room (201/202) |
Adam Armbruster, ESA & Company |
Are you up to speed on how dealers will make more money selling fewer cars than in 2017? Dealers will have to because there will be 700,000 fewer… |
| Exhibit Hall Lunch |
12:00 pm |
Griffin Hall |
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Enjoy lunch while visiting TAB's exhibit booths. |
| Annual Business Meeting |
1:15 pm |
Room 208 |
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Step-in for a quick snapshot of TAB’s top state and federal policy priorities for 2019 and welcome the newly elected Board officers and… |
| Finding Your Niche |
1:30 pm |
Room 211/212 |
Tami Honesty, Radio One Dallas; Christine Escobar, Univision Austin; Tucker Young, Bryan Broadcasting |
Nearly every successful professional will tell you they never dreamed they’d wind up where they are because they started on a completely… |
| Sales GPS |
2:00 pm |
Nexstar Room (201/202) |
Kelly Wirges, ProMax Training & Consulting |
Anyone who has traveled and tried to navigate their way around unfamiliar territory will agree that GPS (Global Positioning System) is a top 10… |
| How Programming & Sales Can Collaborate to Create Winning Interactive Campaigns for Clients |
2:00 pm |
Sinclair Room (203/204) |
Seth Resler, Jacobs Media |
In the digital age, it’s never been more important for sales teams and programming departments to come together to develop winning solutions… |
| PSIP in an ATSC 3.0 Universe |
2:00 pm |
Brazos Room |
Ruben Araza, Triveni Digital |
Understand the technical challenges and considerations as they relate to the management of Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) metadata… |
| Squeezed: Wireless Mics Post-Repack |
2:00 pm |
Sony Room (205) |
Max Francis, Lectrosonics |
The spectrum auction and repack has nearly squeezed out wireless microphones. This discussion addresses how stations can determine where their mics… |
| Demo: Understanding Linear On-Demand Personalized Video Streaming |
2:45 pm |
Room 207 |
John King, Bitcentral |
FUEL™ is an innovative digital platform that delivers video assets in a dynamic linear stream personalized to each viewer. The delivery system… |
| Future of Broadcast Engineering: Bringing RF, Video and IT Together |
3:15 pm |
Nexstar Room (201/202) |
Sim Kolliner, KTVT-TV DFW; Sam Matheny, NAB |
With engineers retiring in droves and broadcast technology evolving at an increasingly rapid pace, learn how TV and Radio stations alike are finding… |
| IBM’s Watson: Test Case on Voice Recognition for Real-Time Captioning |
3:15 pm |
Sony Room (205) |
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TV stations continue to seek ways to deliver accurate, real-time captioning without breaking the bank. Find out how AI may be coming to the rescue. |
| Afternoon Keynote: “The Extra Mile” |
3:15 pm |
Nielsen Ballroom |
Glenn Morshower |
The Extra Mile introduces the importance of retaining a heightened percentage of playfulness and fun to elevate your level of joy and illumination in… |
| Exhibit Hall Happy Hour |
4:00 pm |
Griffin Hall |
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Grab a free beverage at our Exhibit Hall Happy Hour! |
| Chairman’s Reception |
6:30 pm |
Nielsen Ballroom |
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Enjoy beverages and hors d'oeuvre with TAB's 2018 Chairman Julie Pruett before heading to the Awards Gala.
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| Awards Gala |
7:30 pm |
Lone Star Ballroom D |
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Join friends and colleagues for a great evening featuring presentation Texas broadcasting's most prestigious awards.
Pioneer of the Year: Brad… |
