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PAB President Joe Conti on Comcast Newsmakers! Joe Conti visited with Comcast Newsmakers for a conversation with host Jill Horner about the future of broadcasting and why local news matters now more than ever. Click the video link above to watch. PAB Award Winners Announced! PAB Awards Luncheon is set for May 7 at the Hotel Hershey We received more…[...]

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PAB President Joe Conti joins Jill Horner on Comcast Newsmakers Your browser does not support iframes. Joe Conti is a Penn state grad and a former member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[...]

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Governor Tom Wolf announced his budget proposal for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The Governor’s proposal includes a 3.7% spend increase of $1.1 billion dollars that would be funded through a severance tax and a $300 million special fund transfer. Currently, the $40 million revenue surplus stands in contrast to last year’s $1.5 billion shortfall, and Senate Majority Appropriations Chairman Pat…[...]

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We are pleased to offer Associate Memberships to support the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.  The Board recognizes the importance of Associate Members as evidenced by the availability of two Associate Member positions on the PAB Board of Directors. Please review our Associate Member packet and membership categories and dues, below: 2018 PAB Associate Member Packet[...]

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Hershey Lodge March 12-14, 2018 50% off registration for first-time attendees!  Click HERE for more information Located within hours of the nation’s largest newspapers and news media organizations, the America East Media Business and Technology Conference is the industry’s leading regional event, taking place in Hershey, Pennsylvania each year.  Administered by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, America East offers attendees and…[...]

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A Crazy Idea for Funding Local News: Charge People for It Farhad Manjoo New York Times STATE OF THE ART FEB. 7, 2018 Image Credit Doug Chayka You could almost hear the trumpets blaring in the background of Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement last week that Facebook would now promote local news stories in its news feed. “People who know what’s happening around them are…[...]

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1/14/2018 Phildelphia Inquirer   Stepping Up PHL17, TV home to the Mummers, is part of a mega deal by the conservative Sinclair group. By Bob Fernandez STAFF WRITER     It’s the Rocky Balboa of Philly television stations. PHL17, based in a fenced-in, former A&P supermarket beside train tracks in West Philadelphia, punches above its weight against network biggies 6ABC,…[...]

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Inside Radio January 10, 2018   In what would be the most aggressive attack on requirements that broadcasters submit paper copies of certain documents to the Federal Communications Commission, agency chief Ajit Pai is proposing it do away the dictate. He says the demand is “unnecessary” now that the FCC has imposed online public file requirements. Pai has scheduled a…[...]

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January 8, 2018 Inside Radio:   In colorful and direct language, the Radio Music License Committee is pushing back against an effort to derail its Philadelphia lawsuit against Global Music Rights. RMLC has in effect accused the performance rights organization of lying to Judge Darnell Jones who must decide whether or not to accept a federal magistrate’s recommendation to toss…[...]

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As the new year rings in, the Pennsylvania General Assembly is gearing up for the second half of their legislative session. While few expect controversial legislation or broad-based taxes to get serious consideration in an election year, there are many hot button issues expected to take the spotlight in 2018. Domestic violence, opioid prescriptions and pain management clinics, sexual harassment,…[...]

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