WASHINGTON -- In response to " target="_blank">today's introduction by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Bob Corker (R-TN), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Doug Jones (D-AL), of the Music Modernization Act, previously introduced in the House by Representatives Doug Collins (R-GA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NAB Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Sam Matheny testified this morning at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled "This is Not a Drill: An Examination of Emergency Alert Systems."

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that local radio and television stations and their broadcast network partners have donated more than $32 million in airtime for public service announcements (PSAs) focused on opioid abuse awareness and prevention. This includes 253,783 TV and radio airings between September 2016 and December 2017. The PSAs are part of a campaign launched by NAB and the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.