WASHINGTON – The RTNDA and Associated Press have assembled a panel of radio industry experts to discuss the future of radio news at the annual RTNDA@NAB meeting next week in Las Vegas.  Moderated by AP Radio General Manager Thom Callahan, the RTNDA forum will take place on Tuesday April 19, 2005 1:30-3:30pm on the floor of the Las Vegas Hilton Convention Center.

In addition to Callahan the “What’s the Future of Radio News?” panel will feature:

- Jay Clark, Executive Vice President, Programming, Sirius Radio

- Steve Jones, Vice President & General Manager, ABC News Radio

- Gabe Hobbs, Vice President of programming, News/Talk/Sports, Clear Channel Radio

- Harvey Nagler, Vice President, Radio, CBS News

“We are at a pivotal point in how consumers get their news today and being able to discuss where we go from here with a well respected group such as this should provide some enlightening dialogue,” Callahan commented.

With a daily reach of 1 billion people around the world, The Associated Press provides content to more than 15,000 news outlets around the world, including more than 5,000 television and radio stations and 1, 000 U.S. media Web sites. They depend on AP for text stories, audio, video, graphics, and photo services for building their on-air and online products and services.  AP offers coverage of news, sports, business news, political news, technology news, entertainment and weather.  AP's multimedia services are distributed by satellite and the Internet to more than 120 nations.