Tennessee Association Of Broadcasters Launch Radio Talent Institute At University Of Tennessee Knoxville

National Radio Talent System

The TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE and NATIONAL RADIO TALENT SYSTEM will co-sponsor the inaugural TAB RADIO TALENT INSTITUTE

Commented SAGA COMMUNICATIONS President/GM KATIE GAMBILL, the current Chairman of the TAB Board Of Directors, “The TAB has been working toward this resolution for years, and with the help of many contributions and industry leaders, like LARRY PATRICK and LARRY STONE, we are excited for the students and hiring opportunities through the proven track record of the RADIO TALENT INSTITTE.”

The INSTITUTE is a 10-day immersion in radio; discovering, coaching and preparing broadcasting students with over 30 broadcast professionals leading all the sessions in their area of expertise in on-air music radio, news and sports, as well as digital/social media, production, promotion, sales, engineering, programming, management and all things radio. Students from all over the state and region apply to be accepted and will become certified radio marketing professionals by the RADIO ADVERTISING BUREAU.

The inaugural TAB RADIO TALENT INSTITUTE will debut MAY 15th-24th. The NATIONAL RADIO TALENT SYSTEM will be contacting broadcasters from radio stations across the state to teach sessions in this talent incubator/farm system for broadcasters teaching young talent who can be hired today and become leaders in our industry in the future.

TAB President WHIT ADAMSON added, “The student preparation and focus for the RADIO TALENT INSTITUTE is like nothing else we could get involved with. This course gets them ready for graduation and the next step in their careers, which is a valuable asset to any station. They have been exposed to all facets of a station and capable of sitting down at any broadcast radio or television facility and prepared to add something.”

NATIONAL RADIO TALENT SYSTEM founder/President DAN VALLIE said, "We are very excited to be partnering with the UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE and working with SAM SWAN and the COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION, and with BENNY SMITH, at their award-winning college radio station, WUTK. And we couldn’t be happier to partner with WHIT ADAMSON and the TAB,who have been supportive of the NATIONAL RADIO TALENT SYSTEM almost from the very beginning. TAB has shown their support even prior to this partnership by providing scholarships for the RADIO TALENT INSTITUTE in KENTUCKY."

The TAB RADIO TALENT INSTITUTE is accepting applications from students now at
tab.nationalradiotalentsystem.com/. The deadline to apply is MARCH 31st.

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