Over 100,000 convention delegates will be attending the National Association of Broadcasters show that opens today (MON). It’s one of the biggest meetings on our city’s annual calendar of conventions.

More than 80 international groups have arrived—nine coming for the first time ever from Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Russia, Columbia, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, Angola and Ghana. More than 27,000 electronic media professionals representing 163 worldwide countries are also in town covering the global broadcasting event. More than 1,600 broadcasting companies will be exhibiting at NAB—550 are headquartered outside of America representing an increase from 470 last year.

Actor Tim Robbins is set to give the keynote address and CBS Sunday Morning host Charles Osgood will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Famed Hollywood super mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks company will lecture on the dreams of digital innovation. A highlight for me will be when our merry mayor of mirth Oscar Goodman cuts the red ribbon tomorrow (TUES) afternoon on my long-held vision of finally bringing Vegas HD and fiber-optic facilities to our city. Our Sony state of the art equipped mobile studio will anchor at Planet Hollywood Resort’s Trader Vic’s second floor studio for the six-day convention.

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