NAB 2009: Poor economy, multimedia uncertainty are "opportunities to seize," especially in mobile

LAS VEGAS – Acknowledging these are tough times for everyone, including broadcasters, National Association of Broadcasters president and CEO David Rehr did his level best to out a positive spin on the broadcast industry in officially opening the 2009 NAB Convention and Conference here in Las Vegas. Just before presenting TV icon Mary Tyler Moore with a lifetime achievement award, Rehr tried to rally the troops, urging them to concentrate on tomorrow by outlining what the association has done and is doing. He touched on Radio 2020 – a multi-year plan to revitalize radio and beat back perceptions that radio...