Make no mistake: there’s no event like Forecast. Next week, station owners, CFOs, group executives, and Wall Street analysts will fill one in New York for a full day of data-driven sessions on the business of radio and TV. Very limited seats remain. Do you have yours?
Speakers include:
- Sandy Breland, COO, Gray Media
- Kelli Turner, CEO, Audacy
- Deborah Parenti, President/Publisher, Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR
“Economic Outlook: Broadcast Revenue Trends for 2027”
- Jeanne-Marie Condo-Bucknell, Senior Revenue Leader, Audacy Infinity Networks (moderator)
- Danny Bortnick, VP/Local Revenue & Client Growth, Cox Media Group
- Joe Fortunato, VP/Revenue, Hearst Television
- Senan Mele, VP/Forecasting and Data Analysis, BIA Advisory Services
- Jen Soch, Executive Director of Channel Solutions, WPP Media NA
“Who’s Buying Broadcast? The Money, the Deals, and the 2027 Shakeout”
- Randy Michaels, Radioactive, LLC (moderator)
- Jason Anderson, Vice President, Kalil & Co
- Tim Dukes, Partner, Collective Heads
- Alan Gould, VP/Investor Relations, Gray Media
- Davis Hebert, CFA, Managing Director, CreditSights
“Main Street Media: The Local Advantage in a Changing Market”
- Chris Winkle, President & CEO, Kentucky Broadcasters Association (moderator)
- Natalia Sanchez Alvarez, CEO, Norsan Media
- Vince Benedetto, Founder/President, Bold Gold Media Group
- Sheila L. Brown, Manager/Principal Owner, Vision Multi Media Group, LLC
- Chris Cornelius, COO, Morgan Murphy Media
“Converged Broadcast: The Cross-Media Radio, TV, and AI Playbook”
- Heidi Raphael, President, New York State Broadcasters Association (moderator)
- Caroline Beasley, CEO, Beasley Media Group
- Brock Berry, Co-Founder/CEO, AdCellerant
- Phil Brooks, VP/Technology, Graham Media Group
- Tanya Vea, President, Bonneville International
Luncheon, “The Future of Local TV and Radio”
- Curtis LeGeyt, President/CEO, National Association of Broadcasters
- Justin Sasso, President/CEO, Colorado Broadcasters Association
Lifetime Leadership Awards
- Harvey Nagler, Retired CBS News Radio Vice President
- Valari Dobson Staab, Chairman, NBCUniversal Local
“Broadcast on the Docket: Power, Policy, and Pressure in Washington”
- Frank Montero, Co-Managing Partner, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C. (moderator)
- Nic Anderson, VP/Government Affairs, Salem Media Group
- Joe Di Scipio, SVP/FCC Legal & Business Affairs and Assistant General Counsel, FOX
- Rick Kaplan, Chief Legal Officer/EVP, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, National Association of Broadcasters
Keynote, “The Future Belongs to Those That Can Hear It Coming”
- Larry Bailin, keynote speaker and best-selling marketing author
“The View from the C-Suite”
- Rebecca Jarvis, Chief Business, Technology, and Economics Correspondent, ABC News
- Steven Portnoy, National Correspondent, ABC News
“The Future Starts Here: A Visionary Closing Conversation,” sponsored by Madhive
- Sandy Breland, COO, Gray Media (moderator)
- Michael J. Hayes, SVP, Hearst, and President, Hearst Television
- Chris Oliviero, Chief Business Officer, Audacy
- Pat LaPlatney, President/Co-CEO, Gray Media
- Bill Wilson, CEO, Townsquare Media
MCs
- Fred Toucher, 98.5 The Sports Hub, Boston
- Angela Yee, Way Up With Angela Yee
Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR present the 24th annual Forecast on Thursday, November 12, at the Harvard Club of New York City. Seating is extremely limited. Don’t wait and be left outside. Secure a seat via the Forecast website.
