In a meeting room deep in the bowels of JAVITS CENTER, NAB SHOW NEW YORK offered a full day of radio-centric sessions on THURSDAY (10/20).The day was billed as "Radio Reimagined," but relied on themes visited in many past convention sessions, from radio s superior reach to the industry s activity on podcasting, with the refrain "we have to be everywhere the listeners are" repeated several times during multiple sessions. But on a panel moderated by ALL ACCESS .
The peace of the weekend was disturbed for many with word of some significant departures from BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP in four different markets. It s as yet unclear if these downsizings are the only ones to take place for now. BOSTON: KEN WEST exits as PD at both Classic Rocker WBOS (ROCK 92.9) and Classic Hits WROR/BOSTON. Also out at WROR is morning man BRIAN BELL and midday personality JULIE DEVEREAUX.At Country WKLB, morning co-host JONATHAN WEIR is out.Rhythmic Hot AC WBQT (HOT 96.9) .
The agenda for day one of the ALL ACCESS AUDIO SUMMIT on WEDNESDAY (4/20) covered a lot of ground, with an emphasis on the future of the business and practical advice for broadcasters dealing with a changing audio marketplace.Registration is still open for THURSDAY s sessions and later access to the entire lineup on demand: just click here to sign up.David Field On Podcasting, Rebranding, Commercial Loads, National ContentIn an opening "fireside chat." AUDACY Pres./CEO DAVID FIELD, .