National Association of Broadcasters Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Founding== [[File:National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).jpg|thumb|NAB headquarters in [[Washington, D.C.]]]] The NAB was founded as the '''National Association of Radio Broadcasters''' ('''NARB''') in April 1923 at the [[Drake Hotel (Chicago)|Drake Hotel]] in [[Chicago]]. The association's founder and first president was [[Eugene F. McDonald|Eugene F. McDonald Jr.]], who also launched the [[Zenith Electronics|Zenith corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=John|title=Eugene F. McDonald Jr.: Broadcasting Pioneer|work=RadioWorld|url=http://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/0004/eugene-f-mcdonald-jr-broadcasting-pioneer/340017|date=July 13, 2017 |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> In 1951 it changed its name to the '''National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters''' ('''NARTB''') to include the television industry. In 1958 it adopted its current name, "National Association of Broadcasters".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703028.html|title=National Association of Broadcasters - Dictionary definition of National Association of Broadcasters - Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page