WASHINGTON, DC – NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith announced today that NAB Chief Operating Officer Chris Ornelas will be departing the organization Feb. 1 to become general counsel for Beasley Media Group, where he will oversee all legal matters for the multiplatform media company, including its 64 radio stations. Ornelas will be replaced by Curtis LeGeyt, NAB's current executive vice president, Government Relations, Smith said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to today's passage of the PIRATE Act, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the inclusion of provisions related to the expiring Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization in the FY2020 appropriations legislation released today, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith: