KBA'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Membership Newsletter

August 13, 2020

AWARDS NOMINATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY!!

EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING AWARDS

VIRTUAL BROADCAST EVENT

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020 @ 2:00 PM EASTERN

NOMINATION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW

LEGACY DIVISION

Kentucky Mic Hall of Fame

Al Temple Award

J.T. Whitlock Life Service Award

Ralph Gabbard Distinguished Kentuckian

TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Engineer of the Year

RADIO DIVISION

Station of the Year

Best Morning Show

Best Talk Show

Best News Coverage

Best Sports Play-By-Play

Best Locally Produced Commercial

Best Digital Product

Rookie of the Year

TELEVISION DIVISION

Station of the Year

Best Morning Newscast

Best Evening Newscast

Best Sportscast

Best Weathercast

Best Locally Produced Commercial

Best Digital Product

Rookie of the Year

CLICK HERE FOR CRITERIA OR TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION

KBA BOARD NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED THRU WEDNESDAY 8/19/20

For more information regarding districts and the nomination process, click HERE

FORCHT'S DEANNA MEADOWS NOMINATED FOR RADIO WAYNE AWARD

Mike Tarter, President of Forcht Broadcasting, announced this week that Deanna Meadows (Sales manager at WSIP/WKLW/WKYH-Paintsville) is a finalist for a “Radio Wayne Award” presented by Radio Ink Magazine.

The “Radio Wayne” Awards recognize the dedicated professionals operating at the station and street levels and give them the praise the richly deserve. The awards are named in memory of Wayne Cornils, longtime broadcaster and RAB executive who devoted his life to increasing professionalism in radio. The Radio Wayne award has always been about the people who raise the level of professionalism in every size market, helping business stay in business, workers in jobs and the wheels of the economy turning.

Radio Ink will be presenting the “Radio Wayne Awards” in a virtual Facebook Live event on September 15th at 11AM (eastern).

EDGE MEDIA OFFERS FREE STATE FAIR FEED

With Governor Beshear’s announcement last week regarding closing the public portion of the Kentucky State Fair, The Edge Media Group statewide radio network is offering all KBA stations free daily radio coverage of the Kentucky State Fair. Travelin’ the Bluegrass with Alan Watts will host daily fair updates August 20th – August 30th at no charge to any KBA station. The shows are automated and will be available via FTP.

Travelin’ the Bluegrass currently airs on over 80 Kentucky radio stations and is available for broadcast on your station if you are not already clearing the show. It’s all about Kentucky, provided by your friends at the Edge Media Group, headquartered in Cadiz. Contact Beth Mann at [email protected] for all details.

FREE POLITICAL FILE RULES WEBINAR

POLITICAL FILE RULES WEBINAR

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 @ 1:00 PM Eastern

There has been a growing concern that many stations may not be in compliance with the Commission’s on-line political file rules. You can expect the FCC to continue monitoring stations. This webinar features the FCC’s team that oversees the on-line political file rules. They will discuss the steps needed to comply with the rules, the impact on a station’s renewal and the FCC’s new consent decree process. The panel will take Q&A’s from participants.

Panelists:

Robert Baker (FCC) - Gary Schonman (FCC) - Sima Nilsson (FCC)

Moderators:

Jack Goodman Esq. - David Donovan, NYSBA

Link To Join Webinar:

https://zoom.us/j/94630830414

ENGINEERING SHARING SESSIONS

Best Practices for Remote Broadcast Operations

Presented by

Ohio Association of Broadcasters

Indiana Broadcasters Association

Kentucky Broadcasters Association

Join the IBA, KBA and OAB for two sessions just for engineers at our member stations! Our first session, Radio, features the following topics and presenters:

De-Centralized Radio: How Covid-19 is Making Us Focus on the Basics

Jamie Till, Director of Engineering, Sarkes Tarzian Radio Division

Remote Studio Operations on a Budget…. Or How to “Do Radio” at Home during a Pandemic for a Reasonable Cost

Burley Stapley, Chief Engineer, Blanchard River Broadcasting

Chris Oaks, Morning Host, WFIN-AM

Maintaining Broadcast Facilities Across a Large Group of Stations in Three States During a Pandemic

Rick Crago, Chief Engineer, Forcht Broadcasting

Click on the respective links below to pre-register for these free sessions.

P1 PLUS CLASSES START SEPTEMBER 14TH

One of the most important parts of any sale is doing a great Customer Needs Analysis (CNA). Since COVID, we have developed a new list of CNA questions that’s helping sellers close more deals with clients. We believe it is important to stay on top of trends so we can provide the best real world training possible!

One way we do this with P1 Learning’s live assist training program, which is designed to help new sellers (two-year's of experience or less) obtain the skills they need to be successful in this new world in just 7 weeks.

1-on-1 Training with Industry Professionals
40+ Online Video Courses, Tests & Materials
Real World Prospecting / Closing the Sale Assignments
Mobile-Friendly Platform. Learn from The Office or At Home
FREE Registration For KBA Members

Our final P1 Plus session for 2020 starts on Monday, September 14th (which is less than 4 weeks away) so if you have someone on your team that you think would be a good fit, now is the time to register them! Best of all it is sponsored by the KBA so as a member it is no cost to you!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR P1 CLASSES

NEWSLETTER QUICK NOTES...

You can now access the recorded training sessions from all the presenters from Rising Above: A Virtual Sales & Management Media Summit!

View the session recordings by visiting risingabovesummit.com

Radio Advertising Bureau announced on Wednesday the planned acquisition of the National Radio Talent System to offer a unified and integrated system of radio talent institutes across the United States, which will continue to discover and prepare the next generation of broadcasters.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if you need additional masks for your staff. They are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please email your request to Amber at [email protected]