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Exclusive! Candid, in Depth Interview with NAB's Dennis Wharton

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by Bob Hamilton 03/24/2010
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What's Really Going to Happen at the Upcoming NAB Show Convention in Vegas

Dennis Wharton is the Executive VP of Communications for the National Association of Broadcasters.  When you read any story about the NAB, it's always Dennis that's quoted.  We were able to grab him for half an hour and get him to not only highlight what is going to happen at the upcoming (April 10-15) Convention in Las Vegas, but to discuss the important issues ...
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FIRST HD PORTABLE RADIO..THE MICROSOFT ZUNE HD

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by Bob Hamilton 05/27/2009
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MICROSOFT REVEALS ZUNE HD

The broadcast industry is smiling this morning. Microsoft has announced the world's first portable media player to include HD Radio technology...the "Zune HD."  The Zune is a small video and audio player that will not only display high quality video, but also includes HDMI connectors to play true HD video on big screen TVs.  And, it will receive HD radio signals as well. The Zune will be available this fall and will come...
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NAB SHOW SET TO BEGIN-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SR. VP DENNIS WHARTON

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by Bob Hamilton 04/13/2009
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Listen to the candid interview with Dennis Wharton here on Radio Star Radio

The NAB "Convention" as we have always called it...correctly it's the NAB "Show" begins next Saturday...it is THE event of the year for the communications industry..that's even more true this year as the NAB points its spotlight to the Video Game industry. In the past 20 years, the NAB can pride itself by staying on the forward edge of the industry..they were displaying.....

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Senate Passes Fairness Doctrine Ban-NAB is Happy

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by Bob Hamilton 02/26/2009
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted to ban the reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, a long-defunct broadcasting regulation that was taken off the books in 1987, by adopting two amendments to the D.C. House Voting Rights Act today.

The amendment sponsored by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) would not only ban the Fairness Doctrine, but it would also prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from encouraging broadcasters to air local news...

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NAB CONVENTION BEGINS THIS WEEK! DENNIS WHARTON IN STAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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by Bob Hamilton 04/06/2008
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If you want to know what's going on with radio, TV and the media in general in Washington, DC the man to talk to is NAB, Senior Vice President Dennis Wharton.  As a warm up for the NAB convention which begins at the end of this week, we got Dennis on the phone and recorded an in-depth interview...he details the plans and events for this year's convention, and he also talks about the issues facing broadcasters as 100,000 profession...
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