March 16, 2023

NRB Announces 2023 Special Service and Media Award Recipients

NRB has announced the recipients of the 2023 Special Service and Media Awards, which recognize the most outstanding ministries, organizations, programs, and producers within the world’s premiere association of Christian communicators.

“The NRB Special Service and Media Awards highlight the excellence and effectiveness of the NRB family in sharing the Gospel and advancing the field of Christian communications,” NRB President & CEO Troy A. Miller said. “We congratulate this year’s winners and look forward to presenting these awards in May at NRB 2023.”

The annual NRB Awards program is designed to encourage excellence in production, service to the community, faithfulness to the mission, commitment to the Gospel, and personal integrity.

All award recipients will be honored during the 2023 NRB International Christian Media Convention, which will take place May 22-25, 2023, at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

Click through to view all 2023 NRB Special Service and Media Award recipients.

NRB Urges Congress to Protect AM Radio, Forgo Permanent Daylight Savings Time

Following the annual “spring forward” into Daylight Saving Time (DST), the NRB has renewed its opposition to federal lawmakers’ proposals to make DST permanent.

Following the introduction of counterpart bills in the House (H.R.1279) and Senate (S.582) that proposed “to make daylight savings time permanent,” the NRB sent letters to Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Ranking Member Frank Pallone of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Chair Maria Cantwell and Ranking Member Ted Cruz of the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation, urging them to vote against the bills as written when they are taken under consideration by their respective committees.

NRB Member Performs First Surgery on Board the Global Mercy

The world's largest hospital ship, operated by the international charity organization Mercy Ships, the Global Mercy, performed its first pediatric orthopedic surgery on board in Senegal on March 7, 2023. The patient, four-year-old Amadou, was born with one windswept leg and one bowed leg. Amadou’s conditions can be corrected by early intervention, and he will undergo two surgeries.

Member Spotlight: KCBI

90.9 KCBI FM seeks to be a “movement of God,” effectively communicating the Gospel to listeners through a city-grade, 100,000-watt signal.

KCBI is a hybrid radio station broadcasting music and educational programming to an audience of millions in the expansive Dallas-Fort Worth area.

“God is moving powerfully through KCBI,” said KCBI assistant general manager and outreach director Sharon Geiger. “This continues to be one of the most exciting periods in the radio ministry’s history, as it seeks to meet the deep needs of listeners in DFW through encouraging music and Bible-centered words of hope.”

NRB Member News

• TWR: Desperate conditions afflicting Syria
• Franklin Graham to deliver Commencement keynote address at Liberty University
• Joni and Friends Joins Partners to Celebrate Disability Awareness Day
• First Liberty Institute: Biden Administration Proposal Grave Threat to Faith-Based Organizations, Religious Liberty Law Firm Says
• FEBC: Historic Times in Ukraine
• International Women’s Day 2023: Women in Honduras Harvest Hope for the Future
• Salem Media Group Announces New Podcast with Lena Armuth on the Senior Resource Podcast Network

NRB Reminders

Industry Trends and Insights

• FCC: March Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters
• Radio Owner Says Digital FM Power Increase Would Hurt Small Broadcasters
• FCC Updates Equipment Authorization Standards
• FCC Announces CSRIC VIII Meeting on March 21
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Industry Job Openings

• Membership Coordinator (NRB)
• Digital Content Coordinator - Part Time (KCBI)
• Producer/New Weekly Program (Life Issues Institute)
• Board Operator (Salem Media Group)
• Listener Engagement Specialist (Heartfelt Radio)