WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith issued the following statement in response to the release of a discussion draft of spectrum legislation by Reps. Waxman and Eshoo:

WASHINGTON, DC -- NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith testified this morning before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology in a hearing titled "Legislative Hearing to Address Spectrum and Public Safety Issues."

WASHINGTON -- NAB Television Board Chair Marci Burdick has appointed Paul Dughi to the NAB TV Board of Directors effective immediately. Dughi takes the board seat that was vacated when Paul Karpowicz, president, Meredith Corporation - Local Media Group, was elected Joint Board Chair.

WASHINGTON, D.C./NEW YORK -- The National Association of Broadcasters announced that the 2011 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show will be hosted by nationally syndicated radio host Elvis Duran. The event will take place September 15 at the 2011 Radio Show at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois.

WASHINGTON, DC - The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) announced today the recipients of the Professional Fellowship program. Eight fellowship recipients were selected to attend the NAB Executive Development Seminar on July 25 - 28, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Recipients were selected from a pool of qualified candidates of demonstrated ability who show promise for future advancement in radio and television.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Forty percent of full power local television stations in the U.S. could have to vacate their current TV channel assignment under the FCC's National Broadband Plan, and a minimum of 210 of those stations could go off the air permanently, according to an NAB analysis released today.