Syndicated talker Michael Smerconish will be the featured speaker at the Radio Show Luncheon, held Friday, September 16. The Katz-sponsored luncheon will be held at the joint NAB/RAB Radio Show in Chicago in Septepmber. Smerconish is syndicated by Dial-Global. "Michael has taken a refreshing approach to talk radio by cutting through the rhetoric and establishing credibility and constructive dialogue with listeners," said NAB Executive Vice President of Radio John David.
Prior to radio, Smerconish practiced law for ten years and remains a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. At age 29, he served as the presidential appointee under George H. W. Bush as Regional Administrator in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. After supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 general election, Smerconish decided in 2010 to formalize his personal political independence. He is the author of five books, two of them on The New York Times Bestseller list; a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer; and contributes to TheDailyBeast.com and MSNBC.
The Radio Show Luncheon will also include the presentation of the National Radio Award to Steve Newberry, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation.
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