66th Annual NJBA Conference and Gala
June 18-19, 2013
Caesars Atlantic City
June 18, 2013
11:00
Board of Directors Meeting—Diamond Club (Caesars Second Floor)
2:00
Annual Membership Meeting—Diamond Club (Caesars Second Floor)
5:00
By Invitation Only: BMI Showcase Featuring Songwriter/Recording Artist Brandon Daniel
5:30
Registration Desk Opens— Diamond Club (Caesars Second Floor)
6:00
Opening Reception— Diamond Club (Caesars Second Floor)
7:30
First to Register Prize Awarded
8:00
Reception Closes
Registration Desk Opens—Caesars Atrium Second Floor
7:30
Celebrity Breakfast Doors Open
8:15
Welcome and Intro of Paul Rotella
8:20
Welcome by Paul Rotella
Introductions of VIPs
Recognition of Key Sponsors
Intro of Board Members
8:35
Opening Statement by Paul Rotella
8:50
NJBA Chairman Dan Finn Address
9:05
Presentation of Howard L Green Humanitarian of the Year Award
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June 19, 2013
9:10
Acceptance and Remarks
9:25
Keynote: Hon. Gordon H. Smith, President NAB
9:55
Early Attendee of Breakfast Prize Awarded
10:00
General Session: Infinite Dial 2013 New Jersey Exclusive Preview
Bill Rose, Arbitron SVP of Marketing (along with -Ellen Promisloff, Senior Arbitron Account
Manager for the New Jersey markets and Rich Tunkle, NE Director of Sales) will present a
special rendition of the Infinite Dial 2013 from Arbitron and New Jersey-based Edison
Research. Armed with insights into the digital consumer, Bill will review national insights and
emerging trends in digital media. This study will also reveal a look at the consumer’s experience
with the "connected car" and its implications to the radio industry. The landmark Infinite Dial
series has offered an unparalleled view of digital media trends since 1998 and has become a highly
anticipated report each year. The trends and insights from this ongoing annual study are often
cited throughout the industry and the consumer media.
10:00
First Student Broadcaster Seminar: Radio Sales 101: A Fresh Look
Presenter: NJBA Life Member Dick Taylor, CRMC/CDMC, Assistant Professor, WKU School of
Journalism & Broadcasting: Today no matter what your job title in a broadcast operation is,
you’re in sales. During this session you will learn what makes an effective communicator. Selling
today isn’t about “solving problems” or “providing solutions.” Selling today is about influencing
change.
10:50
Break
11:00
Super Sales Session: Why Buy NJ Radio: An Agency Perspective
Moderated by Katz Radio Group’s VP/Political Sales and Strategy, Patrick McGee.
Panelists include Chief Operating Officer of JL Media, Bill Paladini; Jerry Levy of JL
Media; Larry Weitzner from Jamestown & Associates (Princeton Based Political Firm
Super Programming Session: The Future of Broadcast
Join NJBA Board Member and legendary Radio Programmer Phil Boyce of Salem
Communications as he hosts a candid interactive roundtable discussion with radio greats Scott
Herman of EVP Operations CBS Radio; Joe Puglise, President and Market Manager Clear
Channel New York Metro Cluster; Eric Johnson, Program Director Townsquare Media; Spencer
Brown, Former CEO Dial Global; Jeff Smulyan, CEO Emmis Communications; Walter Sabo,
President of Sabo Media; Joseph Kerry, Chief of Staff Mercury Radio Arts and the Glenn Beck
Show; and Gordon Borrell, CEO of Borrell Associates, as they discuss the future of radio and the
business of broadcast from some very different perspectives. Don’t miss this powerhouse
roundtable discussion about this business of ours and see where your station will be in the year
2525!
11:00
Engineering Session & Roundtable: EAS and ABIP
NJBA ABIP Inspector and Chief Engineer Dale Gehman joins Industry Leading Engineer Tom
Ray, NYSBA’s ABIP Inspector, (Formerly of Buckley Broadcasting); Chief FBI 9/11 Investigator
Tom Loche; NJSECC Rich Archut; Jared Maynard of Comlabs; and Bobby Adams of GSS/Alert
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Engaged by Gov. Christie 2013) along with Gov. Christie Pollster Adam Geller from National
Media Research Inc., and Larry Weitzner CEO of Gov. Christie’s campaign advisors, Jamestown
Associates, squaring off against Leah Casterlin, Media Supervisor for Democratic Campaigns
Consultant Message & Media.
Second Student Session: Taking Your College Station On The Road: How To Execute A
Successful Live Broadcast/Appearance On and Off-Campus.
Learn the ins and outs of this vital aspect of broadcast moderated by NJBA Board Member and
GM of 107.7 WRRC-FM, John Mozes. Presenters include Bob Giaquinto, Program Director of
WRRC and Jake Tuff, Producer/Production Director.
12:20
Break
12:30
Awards Luncheon!
2:30
Break
2:45
Super Sales and Programming Session: The Rumors of Radio’s Demise Have Been Greatly
Exaggerated!
Find out the truth (If you can handle it) about Broadcast, Internet, Pandora and Other Radio
Wannabes. This is the Pandora Punishing Session you and your sales team have been waiting for!
Just like you NJBA pals and Radio Research Expert Charlie Sislen (Co-Moderator) and Katz
Radio’s Mary Beth Garber (Co-Moderator) love radio! They live it, breathe it, eat it, and sleep it.
And now they will put those bogus “facts” about Real-Radio ®Wannabes to bed once and for all!
Don’t be caught flatfooted! Join Charlie and Mary Beth for an inside baseball look at the specious
claims of your would-be competitors and tear the knob off of their presentations before they
poach your clients.
2:45
FCC Legislative and Regulatory Roundtable:
This special owner/management session includes an update of current regulatory and legislative
proposals that will directly impact your operations, your audiences, and your bottom line. You
will receive up-to-the minute reports and analysis about such critical industry topics such as the
Performance Tax, ABIP’s, National Broadband Plan and Spectrum Grab, Advertisement Tax,
FCC and Legislative Policy initiatives and much more including an FCC/Legislative roundtable
discussion with key policy makers, government officials, legislative and industry leaders, and the
nation’s top communications counsel moderated by NJBA Chief Counsel John Garziglia, Esq., of
Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice.
2:45
Third Student Broadcaster Seminar: So you want to be a broadcaster?
The best job in the world is also the hardest to get, and keep…and it is not easy! Find out the real
deal from people who make it look easy. Join Townsquare’s VP/ News Director Eric Scott (Panel
Moderator) and Wayne Cabot of WCBS 880; ABC Radio Network Anchor and National
Correspondent Steven Portnoy; NJBA’s First Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient and NJBA
Hall of Famer, WOND’s Pinky Kravitz; Matt Ryan, Host/Producer of "Pop Crush Top 20" for
PopCrush.com at Townsquare Media and DJ on 94.3 The Point; and Greater Media’s Bert
Baron, Program Director/Midday Host –WCTC, NJ for a lively discussion of how to succeed in
Radio…by really trying!
4:00
Adjournment: (67th Annual NJBA Conference Scheduled for June 17-18, 2014)
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FM to discuss the future of ABIP, Emergency Communications and EAS in New Jersey and
across the Nation.