Bigger is much better: NAB nest egg grew as Fritts supersized the annual convention.(Special Report)(National Association of Broadcasters)(Eddie Fritts )

Broadcasting & Cable,  March, 2005  by McAvoy, Kim

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One of the most tangible legacies of Eddie Fritts will be on display next month in Las Vegas, when 100,000 people from around the world will gather for the NAB's annual convention, now accurately billed as the World's Largest Electronic Media Show. The convention draws more than five times as many people and three times as many exhibitors as it did when Fritts arrived at the NAB 23 years ago.

Perhaps most important, it has become the financial engine of NAB, throwing off $15 million to $20 million in net profit each year. That money keeps dues low and the gears of NAB's ...

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