RAB, BMI Present 'Rising Through The Ranks' Seminar In Nashville For Emerging Female Executive Talent

Radio Advertising Bureau

RADIO ADVERTISING BUREAU (RAB), BMI and the MENTORING AND INSPIRING WOMEN IN RADIO GROUP (MIW) will co-host the eighth annual “Rising Through The Ranks” Seminar on AUGUST 19th-20th at the BMI headquarters in NASHVILLE.

As in years past, BMI will offer 20 scholarships for this year's program. These scholarships cover the cost of the professional development course which is designed to foster and educate current and emerging female radio managers within broadcast radio.

Sessions at this year’s seminar will include:

•    The Role of Today's Radio Manager
•    Managing Up and Down
•    Solving Problems Effectively
•    Budgeting and Forecasting
•    Women in the Radio Workplace
•    Recruiting, Hiring, and Firing
•    Building Your Personal Brand
•    Small Groups and Open Discussions for Women in Management

Scholarship winners will also have the opportunity to hear from leading radio industry executives across various station groups and industry backgrounds.

Featured speakers include: NEUHOFF MEDIA's BETH NEUHOFF; ENTERCOM CO0MMUNICATIONS' WEEZIE KRAMER; EMMIS' VAL MAKI; RAB's ERICA FARBER; INTEGRATED MUSIC SOLUTIONS GROUP's LYNN ANDERSON; ALBRIGHT, O'MALLEY & BRENNER's BECKY BRENNER; BMI's DAN SPEARS; EMMIS' LINDSAY CERAJEWSKI; OLIN & ASSOCIATES' KAY OLIN; IBIQUITY's JOE D'ANGELO; KSL BROADCAST GROUP's EMILY HUNT; MEDIA STAFFING NETWORKS' LAURIE KAHN; RAB's BRANDEIS C. HALL and DOLORES NOLAN.

“Rising Through the Ranks is the essence of the MENTORING AND INSPIRING WOMEN IN RADIO GROUP," noted KAY OLIN. “This two-day training workshop allows us to continue to develop and help foster female sales managers to senior positions in the Radio industry.”

“BMI is proud to continue its support of this important initiative and be a part of promoting the advancement of female executives in the radio industry,” said BMI SVP Licensing MIKE STEINBERG. “Through these scholarships, we can help ensure the development of the next generation of radio executives.”

“Scholarship winners will have the tremendous opportunity to learn from industry executives as well as meet and work with their peers and develop a valuable network of their own,” said RAB President/CEO ERICA FARBER. “By encouraging the advancement of women in the ranks, we ensure that female leaders continue to emerge within the radio business.”

Scholarship applications and registration are available at www.rab.com and will be accepted April 27th through JUNE 3rd. Scholarship recipients will be notified of their selection by THURSDAY, JUNE 24th.

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