NEW MEDIA SEMINAR VIII

 

June 10-11, 2005

Embassy Suites Hotel

Battery Park City, Manhattan

 

 

Agenda Highlights

(Note: The NMS agenda is still in the process of being formulated.  The following agenda is only partial and subject to change.  Please check this website daily for updates and additions.)

 

Friday June 10

 

Battery Park City Walking Tour

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Host: Joey Reynolds, WOR Radio Network
Guides: Downtown Alliance

A walking tour of Battery Park City’s renaissance including Ground Zero and the site of the new World Trade Center/Freedom Tower culminating in a visit to the new state of the art WOR Radio studios in lower Manhattan.

Sponsored by WOR Radio

 

Welcoming Cocktail Reception

8:00pm – 10:00pm

The hottest ticket in the Big Apple

Featuring the presentation of the Freedom of Speech Award to Air America talk show host Al Franken.
Official Greeter: Jim Bohannon, Westwood One
Speaker: Al Franken
Music: Cook, Dixon & Young

Sponsored by Talk Radio Network

 

The Head Session

10:00pm – 1:00am

Live broadcast of “The Alan Colmes Show,” on the Fox News Radio Network featuring an array of exciting guests including Todd Feinburg, WRKO, Boston/The Todd Feinburg Show; Dom Giordano, WPHT, Philadelphia; Sam Greenfield, WWRL, New York; Steve Malzberg, WWRL, New York; Kay Zwerling, KSCO, Santa Cruz.

Sponsored by Fox News Radio

 

Saturday June 11

The Morning Broadcast

6:00am -9:00 am

Live broadcast of “The Talk Radio Countdown Show." Hosted by Doug Stephan.

Sponsored by Stephan Productions.

 

Introductory Remarks

9:00am – 9:10am

Emcee: Alan Colmes, Fox News

 

 

Talk Rumble: The Great Debate

9:10am – 9:50am 

The left and the right tackle the hottest talk radio issues of the day.

Moderator:  Michael Harrison, TALKERS magazine

The Left:  Alan Colmes, Fox News; Al Franken, Air America; Karen Hunter, WWRL, New York; Stephanie Miller, Jones Radio Network; Lincoln Ware, WDBZ, Cincinnati

The Right: Monica Crowley, MSNBC/WABC, New York; Jerry Doyle, Talk Radio Network; Les Kinsolving, WCBM, Baltimore; G. Gordon Liddy, Radio America; Tony Snow, Fox News.

Sponsored by Jones Radio Network

 

Presentation: How to Get as Much Free Publicity for Your Talk Radio Station or Show as Other Media are Getting

9:55am –10:15am

Speaker: Walter Sabo, President Sabo Media

 

Panel Discussion: The Future of Talk Media

10:20am – 10:55am
Introduction: Valerie Gellar, president, Geller Media International

Moderator: Kim Komando, host, The Kim Komando Show, WestStar TalkRadio Network

Panelists:  Jim Bohannon, host, Westwood One; Jay Clark, VP programming, Sirius Satellite Network; Steve Goldstein, executive VP, Saga Communications; Michael Horn, CEO, CRN Digital Radio; Brian Jennings, VP Newstalk and Sports, Citadel Broadcasting; Kevin Straley, VP, talk programming, XM Satellite Radio.
Sponsored by CRN Digital Talk.

 

Presentation:  Reinventing Yourself and Your Show

11:00am –11:25am

Speaker:  Dr. Laura Schlessinger, host, Take on the Day, Inc.

 

Presentation: Talk, Beyond Radio

11:30am – 11:45am

Introduction: Ellen Ratner, Talk Radio News Service
Speaker:  Holland Cooke, news/talk specialist, McVay Media

 

 

 

Freedom of Speech Luncheon

12:00noon – 1:20pm

Presentation of Judy Jarvis Memorial Award Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to the Talk Radio Industry by a Woman

Presenter:  Grace Blazer, PD, WPHT, Philadelphia

Recipient: Adriane Gaines, president/GM, WWRL, New York

Presentation of Young American Broadcasters (YAB) Scholarships

Presenter: Blanquita Cullum, host, Radio America
Sponsored by The Philip Morris Companies, Young American Broadcasters, Talk Radio First Amendment Committee

 

Panel Discussion:  Balancing Local and National Talk

1:30pm – 2:20pm
Introduction: Heidi Harris & Alan Stock, KXNT, Las Vegas

Moderator:  Greg Moceri, president, Moceri Media

Panelists:  Bill Brady, general sales manager, WJNO/WBZT, West Palm Beach; Mark Davis, WBAP, Dallas/ABC Radio Networks; Greg Foster, PD, WGY, Albany; Lars Larson, host KXL, Portland/Westwood One; Jack Riccardi, host, KTSA, San Antonio; Mike Siegel, host KTTH, Seattle; Doug Stephan, host, Stephan Productions; Dan Yorke, host, WPRO, Providence.
Sponsored by Stephan Productions

 

Keynote Address:  The Secrets to Successful Talk Radio

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Speaker:  Jack Swanson, OM/PD, KGO/KSFO, San Francisco

 

Panel Discussion:  Is FM Talk Coming?

3:05pm – 3:50pm

Moderator:  Gabe Hobbs, VP, news/talk/sports, Clear Channel Radio

Panelists:  Jason Insalaco, executive producer, KLSX-FM, Los Angeles; Eric Johnson, PD, New Jersey 101.5 FM, Trenton; Mancow, host Talk Radio Network/WKQX-FM, Chicago; John Mainelli, president Mainelli Consulting; Russ Rollins, host, WTKS-FM, Orlando.
Sponsored by On The House Syndication

 

Panel Discussion: Programming a News/Talk Radio Station

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Moderator: Sean Hannity, host, ABC Radio Networks

Panelists: Ken Beck, VP news/talk/sports programming, Entercom Communications; David Bernstein, PD, WPRO, Providence; Randall Bloomquist, PD, WMAL, Washington, DC; Ken Kohl, director news and talk programming, N. California, Clear Channel; Jack Landreth, PD, KXNT/Spike Radio, Las Vegas; Bob Shomper, PD, WBAP, Dallas; Bill White, PD, WBT, Charlotte.
Sponsored by ABC Radio Networks

 

Farewell Cocktail Bash

5:00pm – 7:00pm
Special Closing Remarks: Randi Rhodes, Host, Air America Radio
Sponsored by Air America Radio

 

New Media Seminar VIII also presents the One-On-One Exhibit Hall featuring the latest  innovations of Comrex Corporation, Broadcast General Store and other (tba) leading suppliers of products and services for the talk broadcast industries – as well as Radio Row, an exciting line-up of live talk radio broadcasts.