TORONTO – Robert J. Ross has been tapped as the new president of the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), taking over from Robert Briskman, technical executive for Sirius XM Radio, who has served as NABA president since 2012.
Ross, who is CBS’ SVP of East Coast Operations, is also a longstanding member of the NABA Board of Directors and Executive. According to the announcement, he comes to the NABA presidency at a time of "ongoing change for the broadcasting industry and with it, an array of new challenges and opportunities regarding how broadcasting is distributed to a digital multi-platform world".
“Bob has had a tremendous impact on our industry and is well known for making things work and getting the trains to run on time”, said Michael McEwen, director general NABA, in the announcement. “When we call Bob a ‘Fixer’ it is with great respect and considerable awe. Bob understands the industry issues and I look forward to his leadership along with his NABA Executive team over the next two years.”
John Lee, executive director of media technology services for CBC/Radio-Canada, and Richard Friedel, EVP and GM of Fox Networks Engineering & Operations at Fox Entertainment Group, were also named as vice-presidents. The NABA board of Directors appointed the new executive at their annual general meeting event held February 12, 2014 at HBO in New York City.
NABA is a non-profit association of public and private broadcasting organizations throughout North America committed to advancing the interests of broadcasters at home and internationally.
