Had a little lunch at NAB...

Cameron · Post by **Cameron** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:22 am

...and thought you'd like to see the Crystal Awards Winners:

NAB ANNOUNCES CRYSTAL RADIO AWARD WINNERS

LAS VEGAS - The National Association of Broadcasters has named 10 winners of the NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. The 2007 NAB Crystal Radio Award recipients are:

KBHP-FM Bemidiji, MN
KTAR-AM Phoenix

KHHT-FM Los Angeles
WFYR-FM Peoria, IL

KLGR-AM Redwood Falls, MN
WJJY-FM Brainerd, MN

KOA-AM Denver
WTAM-AM Cleveland

KSTP-FM St. Paul
WUSL-FM Philadelphia

Award winners were selected from a pool of 50 finalists and recognized at today's NAB Radio Luncheon at NAB2007, which featured a keynote address by Brian Cooley, editor at large for CNET.com. During the luncheon, Rick Dees, legendary radio personality, was inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The luncheon was sponsored by ASCAP.

(Rick Dees had an entorage around him that looked like a Secret Service escort.)

In other news - HD Radio is waayyy under the radar at this NAB show as compared to shows in the past. Sure there's vendors with their products, ect. - but the "hollerin'" is nowhere near what it was in the past. I wonder why?

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:33 am

Dammit. Figures.

See if you can find their booth. Then ask them to play the demo that Hot 99.5 in DC did for them. They should be sick of it by now.

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:36 am

I didn't see a single banner outside the LVCC that said RADIO on it... on ANY of the NAB banners. They all referenced "multimedia" instead.

Cameron · Post by **Cameron** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:35 pm

Lester wrote:I didn't see a single banner outside the LVCC that said RADIO on it... on ANY of the NAB banners. They all referenced "multimedia" instead.

That Qualcomm full-motion video (basically your basic cable lineup) to handheld cellular devices is pretty cool. I saw the video on a cell phone via Verizon. You thought drivers were distracted while TALKING on their cell phone. This stuff is real-time quality video via phones and handheld devices.

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:43 pm

My step-daughter came rolling downstairs yesterday with Pimp My Ride playing on her RAZR. I must ask... why?