MBA Offers New Political Compliance Forms

Posted September 27th, 2022
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Keeping track of the information necessary to comply with FCC rules on political advertising is not an easy task for stations. In recent years, the FCC has been aggressive in policing political broadcasting rule violations, particularly those involving the public file requirements. It is therefore...Read more here.

Watch the 2022 MBA Sales Clinic and Download Handouts

Posted September 23rd, 2022
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You can watch the 2022 MBA Sales Clinic and download the handouts. Kelly Wirges of ProMax Training and Consulting presented her program "MAX Sales Success" on Tuesday, September 20th in Helena. Click here for the video of the clinic. The password is MBA2022 Click here to download the handouts.Read more here.

2022 MBA Salespeople of the Year Awarded

Posted September 22nd, 2022
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Montana's top salespeople of the year were named at the Montana Broadcasters Association Fall Sales Clinic in Helena this week. MBA board members Keith Teske and MBA board chair Tamy Wagner made the presentations. Michelle Sellers (above center) of Cherry Creek in Great Falls was named the MBA...Read more here.

Finalists named for E.B. Craney Awards

Posted April 15th, 2022
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The Montana Broadcasters Association and the Greater Montana Foundation are proud to announce the finalists for this year's E.B. Craney Awards. Click here to see finalists. The finalists for Television Program of the Year and Television Newscast of the Year will be announced soon. The awards will...Read more here.

Spirit of Broadcasting Award Established by MBA

Posted January 10th, 2022
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The Montana Broadcasters Association is now requesting and accepting nominations for The Montana Broadcasters Association Spirit of Broadcasting. The Spirit of Broadcasting nomination process is open and will run through March 15, 2022. Selected nominees will receive the award Saturday June 11,...Read more here.

Battling Bias Webinar Archived

Posted December 9th, 2021
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If you missed the Poynter Institute webinar on Battling Bias, there's good news. It's been archived. Here's what was covered. Where do our biases come from? How do we recognize our own biases? Those are two questions that will be answered during the free webinar "Battling Bias" presented by the...Read more here.

Webinar on Data Security is Archived

Posted July 1st, 2021
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For those of you who may have missed the webinar from the Minnesota Broadcasters Association, click below to watch the archived recording. Thanks to Wendy Paulson President of the Minnesota Broadcasters Association. "You’ve Been Breached: The What, When and How of Responding to a Data Security...Read more here.

EAS Handbook Available From FCC

Posted June 28th, 2021
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The EAS Operating Handbook summarizes the actions to be taken by personnel at EAS Participant facilities upon receipt of an EAN, tests, or State and Local Area alerts. A copy of the Handbook must be located at normal duty positions or EAS equipment locations when an operator is required to be on...Read more here.

Beating Burnout Webinar Archive Posted

Posted January 29th, 2021
And you thought it couldn’t get worse than 2020? Here's a series of timely tips and coaching for real world journalism with Kevin Benz. The webinar is called "Beating Burnout: Managing mental health in crisis" Benz discusses how to identify the symptoms of burnout (which is a real mental health...Read more here.

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