NAB Show 2023 in Photos
Here's a photo gallery showcasing key speakers, awards and other scenes from the show floor
While the 2023 NAB Show wrapped up last month, with the dates already set for next year’s convention, Radio World invites you to walk around the show floor with us one last time. Below, check out a series of photos that depict a very jam-packed centennial celebration. Have some of your own photos to share? Send us a tweet . And if you haven’t already, don’t miss out on Radio World’s May 10, 2023 issue — which features even more snapshots!
NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt said broadcasters must remind the public and automakers of the ongoing relevance of radio including AM. “It’s easy to say in a time of disaster, ‘Well listen, I got an alert on my phone.’ But what does that alert say? ‘Tune into your local media.’ And those AM stations serve as the backbone for the emergency alerting that goes through the broadcast system.” He was with Univision Los Angeles’ Gabriela Teissier. For attendees who couldn’t make the show last year, the LVCC Loop and the West Hall were novelties. And for many attendees who wanted to get to and from the West Hall quickly, the Loop was a popular choice. Credit: Elle Kehres GatesAir highlighted its new Flexiva GX air-cooled FM solid-state transmitter family and introduced the second generation of Maxiva MultiD Series of multichannel DAB/DAB+ radio transmitters. Exhibitors also showing new radio transmitters included Nautel, Elenos/Broadcast Electronics and WorldCast Systems/Ecreso. The Association of Public Radio Engineers presented NAB’s David Layer with its Meritorious Service Award. Scott Hanley of APRE holds the award; Ralph Hogan of IEEE BTS and SBE is at right. APRE also elected a new slate of officers; Scott Hanley becomes president, Bill Dahlstrom is vice president, Darrell McCalla is secretary and David Antoine is treasurer. Credit: Jim Peck MaxxRadio was a pop-up radio station about on the convention, created by MaxxConnect Group, partnering with Beasley Media, SurferNetwork, Radio World and RadioInsight. The station began streaming April 1 and was heard on in Las Vegas on Beasley 96.3 KKLZ-HD2 for several days. Front row: Isis M. Jones, Emily Hager, Heather Jeffcoat, Joe Myers. Back row: Back Row: Lance Venta, Josh Bohn, Matt Levin, Josh Jones, Scott Brady. Not pictured: Chris Roth and Micah Dempsey. Credit: Jim Peck David Whitehead and wife Bonnie attended with support from NAB and Dream Foundation, which grants wishes for terminally ill adults. Whitehead was a radio serviceman in the U.S. Air Force and later chief engineer for the Cesar Chavez Foundation’s radio network, an audio/visual equipment repairman and telecommunications agent. He wanted to attend the NAB Show, see new products and catch up with friends. The couple met with NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt. Credit ©NAB Bobbito García and Adrian “Stretch Armstrong” Bartos are the newest members of the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame for radio. NAB called their show “a 1990s hip-hop radio phenomenon.” Credit: ©NAB/Chris Alden FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the “Future of Television” initiative, a public-private effort led by the NAB to boost the rollout of NextGen TV. On a less amiable note, the NAB days later asked a federal court to force the FCC to complete its 2018 quadrennial review of media ownership rules; it accused the commission of a “perpetual slow-roll” and flagrantly ignoring the mandate of Congress. Credit: ©John Staley Beasley Media Group CTO Mike Cooney received the 2023 Radio Engineering Achievement Award. He’s shown with his boss, CEO Caroline Beasley. Credit: Beasley Media Group Recipients of the 36th NAB Crystal Radio Awards for community service include KBCO(FM) Denver; KBXX(FM) Houston; KCYY(FM) San Antonio; KKHJ(FM) Pago Pago, American Samoa; KOSI(FM) Denver; KSTP(FM) Minneapolis/St. Paul; WALR(FM) Atlanta; WREW(FM) Cincinnati; WTMJ(AM) Milwaukee; and WUSL(FM) Philadelphia. And Bonneville’s KTAR(FM) in Phoenix received the Crystal Heritage Award. Credit: Jim Peck In the Elenos booth, Rich Redmond, Luca Buscherini, Leonardo Busi, Morton Simonsen, Perry Priestley and Mirko Panzica unveil Quick Block transmitters and their highly modular architecture. They’re suitable for FM, HD Radio and DRM+. The company plans versions for digital TV, DAB+ and AM. Credit: Paul McLane The Broadcasters Foundation of America honored eight individuals. From left: Steven Lanzano, president, Television Bureau of Advertising (Leadership Award); Deborah Parenti, president/publisher, Radio Ink/RBR+TVBR (Leadership Award); Scott Herman, chairman of the foundation; Dan Mason, former CEO of CBS Radio and previous chairman of the foundation (Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award); Tim McCarthy, president of the foundation; Jim Doyle, founder, JDA Media (Leadership Award); Debra O’Connell, president, networks, The Walt Disney Co. (Leadership Award); Cindy Thompson, accepting the Chairman’s Award on behalf of her late husband Jim Thompson, past president of the foundation; Heidi Raphael, chief communications officer, Beasley Media Group (Leadership Award); Jim Thompson, also on behalf of his father. Not pictured is Julie Talbot, president of Premier Networks, accepting the Leadership Award on behalf of the late Rush Limbaugh. Credit: Broadcasters Foundation of America The NAB Best Paper Award was presented at the opening BEITC session to Liam Power, systems engineer at One Media, for “Audio Services Over ATSC 3.0: A Proof of Concept.” Radio World reported on it in the March 29 issue. Credit: ©NAB [For More News on the NAB Show See Our NAB Show News Page]
