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Radio’s Most Influential Buyers To Appear At RAB’06

New York, New York – January 11,  2006 -- A very special all-star panel of some of advertising’s biggest and most influential media buyers is being presented at RAB’06, the world’s largest conference exclusively devoted to Radio sales, marketing, and management.  Produced annually by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), RAB’06 takes place at the Hyatt Regency DFW Dallas, February 1^st through 3^rd.    

The Media Buyers panel will be a no-holds-barred discussion of Radio’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and will be presented during the Arbitron-sponsored Friday morning keynote breakfast.  Panel participants include:

• Janice Finkel-Greene, Executive Vice President, Associate Director, Local Broadcast, Initiative Media, New York, NY

• Matthew G. Feinberg, Senior Vice President, Radio, National Broadcast Department, Zenith Media Services, New York, NY

• Kathy Crawford, President, Local Broadcast, Mindshare, New York, NY

• Tammy Guest, Vice President, Media Services, Love Advertising, Houston, TX

“Rarely do individual Radio sellers and managers have the opportunity to talk with Radio’s biggest buyers, and find out their real opinions about the future of Radio,” observed Gary Fries, President and Chief Executive Officer, RAB.

 “This ‘view from the top’ will provide insights into what buyers believe Radio owners, managers, and sellers need to do to revitalize industry growth,” noted Executive Vice President, Training and Meetings, George Hyde. 

More information on RAB’06 registration, hotel accommodations, and a complete agenda, are available at www.RAB06.com, or by calling 800-917-4269.  Rooms at the host hotel are filling up quickly.  A small number of rooms are still available at the conference rate, although attendees are encouraged to secure rooms as soon as possible. 

The three-day RAB’06 conference is designed to deliver real-world selling skills and marketing strategies that can be applied immediately to generate revenue.  Workshop categories include Sales; Management; Creative; Promotions; International; Automotive; Urban/Hispanic; NTR; and more.  Moreover, the workshop agenda is designed to address the challenges of sales and management from small market to large, and from local to national.

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is the sales and marketing arm of the Radio industry with nearly 7,000 members including close to 6,000 stations in the U.S., and over 1,000 associate members in networks, representative firms, sales, and international organizations.

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