Sound Bites entry period EXTENDED to 8/26
This fall, we will recognize the best examples of local broadcasting across nineteen categories with the 2020 Sound Bites Awards.
The entry window is... Read More.
Television
RTDNA publishes reporting guidelines amid protests
The Radio Television Digital News Association has shared a number of guidelines for news coverage surrounding the protests and civil unrest after the death of George Floyd.
RTDNA Guidelines: Civil Unrest
Whether to protest a police shooting, to... Read More.
Kyle Grimes named next President/GM at WCVB-TV
Kyle I. Grimes, president and general manager since 2016 of WGAL-TV, Hearst Television’s market-leading, powerhouse NBC affiliate serving the Lancaster-Harrisburg-Lebanon-York, Pennsylvania, television market, has been appointed president and general manager of the company’s flagship, WCVB-TV,... Read More.
NAB Show Express FREE to all on May 13-14
NAB Show’s new digital experience, NAB Show Express, will take place May 13 – 14, 2020. The dynamic platform is free and designed to engage the NAB Show community by offering 24-hour access to... Read More.
COVID-19 resources for broadcasters
The MBA has created a COVID-19 resource page on MassBroadcasters.org to aggregate resources for broadcasters during the coronavirus pandemic.
Please check back often as the page will be updated continuously throughout this ordeal.
As always, email jordan@massbroadcasters.org or call me at 800-471-1875 with any questions,... Read More.
FCC Chair commends broadcasters
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2020—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai held a conference call yesterday with television and radio broadcasters and broadcaster trade associations to thank broadcasters for their efforts to educate the American people about the coronavirus pandemic and discuss additional ways that broadcasters... Read More.
A statement about news capabilities during the Coronavirus crisis
For radio and television broadcasters, our commitment to the communities we serve is unmatched in the media landscape. Given recent news and escalation of the Coronavirus in the United States and in Massachusetts in particular, it is more important than ever for the state's... Read More.
April NAB Show in Las Vegas is off
On March 11, the NAB announced that it's annual NAB Show in Las Vegas would not take place in April. Below is a letter from NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith. The NAB is exploring alternate options.
MBA builds relationships in Washington
On the heels of a number of important wins for broadcasters in Washington in 2019, members of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association took to Capitol Hill last week during the National Association of Broadcasters' annual State Leadership Conference. Making the trip to DC were MBA... Read More.
NAB Leadership Foundation Opens Applications for 2020 Celebration of Service to America Awards
Entries are open to NAB members and non-members - - Deadline is March 6
The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation is accepting entries for the 2020 Celebration of Service to America Awards, recognizing outstanding community service by local broadcasters. Winners will be honored... Read More.
Broadcasters are encouraged to join 2020-21 Student Broadcaster Scholarship program
The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association is proud to help foster the next generation of radio and TV broadcasters through the 2020-2021 Student Broadcaster Scholarship program.
Each year the MBA awards some of the brightest college-bound students pursuing broadcast-related degrees with eleven scholarships. In 2020, the MBA... Read More.
Mass. Broadcasters Hall of Fame moves under MBA umbrella
First announced at Sound Bites 2019 and later in the MBA's December e-newsletter, the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame, previously an independent 501 (c)(3) organization has elected to dissolve its organization and continue as... Read More.
