FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Registration
8:00 AM – 4:45 PM: Engineering Seminars
9:30 – 10:30 AM: Future of Media – Mark Ramsey
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break
10:45 – 11:45 AM: Five Ways Social Media Can Drive Ratings – Mark Ramsey
10:45 – 11:45 AM: No A**holes in the Newsroom – Kevin Benz
10:45 – 11:45 AM: Turn a Contact into a Connection into a Customer – David Rich
10:45 – 11:45 AM: Traffic: Best Practices – Niki Thomas, Phil Brian
11:45 – 12:00 PM: Break
12:00 – 1:30 PM: Chairman’s Luncheon – Jay Lamar, Dennis Wharton
1:30 – 1:45 PM: Break
1:45 – 3:30 PM: What Now? What Next? And Ideas For Selling – Jeff Schmidt
1:45 – 3:30 PM: Compelling Stories on a Deadline – Boyd Huppert
1:45 – 3:30 PM: Podcast Pros Panel – Ellen Chandler – Moderator, Mark Ramsey, Ryan Fowler, Martin Houston, Brett Tannehill, J-P Dice
3:40 – 4:45 PM: How to Become a Great Leader – Hank Price
4:45 – 6:30 PM – Tailgate Party
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
7:30 – 11:00 AM: Registration
8:00 – 8:30 AM: ABA Annual Meeting
8:30 – 9:00 AM: ABA Sentinel Award
8:30 – 10:30 AM: Hiring Millennials and Gen Z – Jim Mathis
9:00 – 10:00 AM: Revolution, Rights and Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Hidden History of the First Amendment – Ken Paulson
9:00 – 10:30 AM: Beyond the Rules: Captioning and Your Viewers – Steve Hamerdinger, Joshua Pila
10:15 – 11:45 AM: New Tools for Marketing and Promoting Your Station – Graeme Newell
10:15 – 11:45 AM: Enterprise and Everyday Investigations – Kevin Benz
10:45 – 11:45 AM: Contagious Leadership – David Rich
10:45 – 11:45 AM: Legal & FCC Update – Scott Johnson
10:45 – 11:45 AM: Turning Digital Into Dollars: Unlock the Secrets to Digital Success – Eric Eisen, Halley Phillips, Tracy Hardy
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Break
12:00 – 1:30 PM: Broadcaster of the Year & Hall of Fame Luncheon
1:30 – 1:45 PM : Break
1:45 – 3:30 PM: Covering All People: Practicing Inclusive Journalism – Kevin Benz
1:45 – 3:30 PM: The Storytellers’ Dance – Boyd Huppert
1:45 – 2:30 PM: Automotive: Driving Tier 3 Revenue to Your Station – Brian Wexler
1:45 – 3:30 PM: Radio License Renewal Review – Scott Johnson, Anne Crump
2:30 – 3:30 PM: 2019 Hot Categories & Business Development – Brian Wexler
3:30 – 4:30 PM: Closing Reception
2019 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
