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NAB brews up a new leader

WASHINGTON – After a long search, National Beer Wholesalers Association president David K. Rehr (right) has been selected the new president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters. Rehr, 46, was signed to a multi-year agreement and will assume the NAB leadership post on December 5, the association announced today. His selection comes after eight months of searching, when current NAB president and CEO Eddie Fritts announced plans to step down. Fritts will remain a consultant to NAB through April 2008. Eighty potential candidates were considered in the search for Fritts' successor. Rehr's selection comes with the endorsement of...