WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the passing of longtime broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The local commercial broadcast television and radio industry generates $1.17 trillion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 2.47 million jobs through direct and stimulative effect on the American economy, found a new study by Woods & Poole Economics with support from BIA Advisory Services.