WASHINGTON, DC -- NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith announced today that Curtis LeGeyt, NAB senior vice president, Public Policy, has been promoted to executive vice president, Government Relations, where he will oversee all advocacy efforts of the department. LeGeyt will replace Kelly Cole, who announced last week that she is leaving NAB on Aug. 14 to launch an independent consulting firm.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the FCC’s approval of a proposal affecting the Commission's operation of its field offices, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:

WASHINGTON, DC -- Three Members of the House of Representatives have been added as co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act, a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The resolution now has 203 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 19 in the Senate.