I haven't had anything significant to post lately, but last week, I got a last minute invitation to attend the NAB in Philly.  Sarah van Mosel of Intertech Media, who I met at The Conclave, asked me to join her panel on interactive media and video for the web.  Since I hadn't planned on attending the NAB in its entirety, I only had time to fly into Philly for the day, but it was a very cool experience.

The panel also consisted of Rick Santos, head of digital media for ESPN Radio and Rhodes Mason, VP of Business Development for Internet Video Archive.  Their presentations related more to the business side and how to set up and monetize the content on your website.  My talk was about creating station generated content and demonstrate how I've been creating videos for my stations at CBS Radio Pittsburgh.

I started off by showing my tools:  a FLIP video camera and a Sony MP3 recorder.  I use them to shoot video and gather my audio if I'm outside the confines of the station.  When shooting in-house, I usually use audio from the studio audition channel or the station's digital logger and then match up the wave forms with the camera audio in my editing software.  I then presented a four minute video demonstrating the 5 types of station generated content I've produced: Web Originals, Artist Performances, Event Promos, In-Studio Contests and Event Recaps.

Before this year I had never been to any industry gatherings (aside from a visit to St. Jude in 2008), but I've found both the Conclave and this "pop-in" at the NAB very rewarding.  For much of my career I've felt like an island unto myself.  These two events have allowed me to get my name out and get some recognition for the work I've been doing.   After I returned home, I Googled my name and NAB and came up with an article from RadioToday.co.uk that had a synopsis of our panel.  Sadly, no love from any of the American publications that I read like Radio-Info or All Access.  Doesn't help that our talk was opposite Curtis Sliwa in the next room.  Oh well.  I'm gonna keep at this video stuff and see if I can truly make a name for myself in the industry.  Next up, B94's "Live with the B".  I'm already working on video opens and billboards for this.  The event runs Oct 5th-9th and will be streamed live on www.b94.com.  Of course I'll be producing recap videos as well.  Stay tuned!