The National Radio Club and the

Worldwide TV/FM DX Association

Joint 2010 Convention

Here is a link to a Adobe pdf copy of the convention program ! Click Here!     

    The convention takes place Friday, August 27-Sunday, August 29 at the Brookwood Inn in Bushnell's Basin, a quaint village along the Erie Canal just east of Rochester.  Hotel reservations are due by JULY 26. The host hotel is the Brookwood Inn in Bushnell's Basin, just east of Rochester, and rooms are $65/night for up to four people per room. Breakfast and parking are included, and there's a free shuttle from the Greater Rochester International Airport. (The shuttle can also pick you up at the Rochester Amtrak/Greyhound station, with advance notice.)  Reserve your room now by calling 585-248-9000 or 800-396-1194, and be sure to let them know you're with the NATIONAL RADIO CLUB.

We're just over two months away from the start of the big NRC/WTFDA Rochester convention, and your hosts are excited to be able to announce more details of the big event!

BANQUET LOCATION

We've picked a great spot for our banquet: Mario's Italian Restaurant and Steakhouse, just 10 minutes away from the convention hotel. Mario's is one of Rochester's finest restaurants, and we're excited to have them hosting us for dinner on Saturday night, August 28.

BANQUET SPEAKER

Our keynote speaker at the convention will be Bob Smith, host of WXXI radio's "1370 Connection" talk show. Bob has been with WXXI for two decades now, but he's also worked in commercial radio in the newsrooms of WHEN in Syracuse and WKBW and WBEN in Buffalo. He'll share stories from all facets of his career when we hear from him Saturday night before returning to the hotel for the business meeting and auction.

You can read more about Bob at http://www.wxxi.org/talk1370/profile.html.

CLUB MEMBERS TO APPEAR ON WXXI

In addition to speaking at the banquet, Bob will host several NRC/WTFDA members on his show at 1 PM, Friday, August 27 for a conversation about DX’ing and the state of radio today. (Who'd like to be a guest?) While several of us are on the air with Bob, the rest of us will be touring the WXXI facility and watching the live show from the next studio over.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Your registration fee of $55 includes not one but TWO dinners - the big banquet at Mario's on Saturday night *and* the cookout dinner Friday night at Jim Renfrew's home. It also includes snacks all weekend in the convention room (which will be open from Friday morning until Sunday afternoon) and your convention program and materials. Registrations are due by AUGUST 1. Please make your check ($55 per person) out to "National Radio Club" and send it to Greg Coniglio, 11825 Genesee Street, Alden, NY 14004.

Make your ON LINE Registration Payment now using Pay Pal Only $55 per person.

AUCTION ITEMS WANTED

We're looking for donations for the big auction Saturday night, with proceeds benefiting the NRC and WTFDA. Send your donations to Greg Coniglio, 11825 Genesee Street, Alden, NY 14004, or bring them with you to Rochester!

SPEAKERS WANTED

Are you an expert DXer? Want to share your expertise with fellow club members? to sign up for a slot in our "Saturday Morning DX Seminar"!

BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE

We'll also have a full day of station tours on Friday, August 27...which means you'll probably want to get to town by Thursday evening. If you're here in time for dinner, we'll have an informal dinner Thursday night...and a Rochester Red Wings baseball game, if there's interest. On Saturday afternoon, we've arranged a tour of the Antique Wireless Association museum in Bloomfield, just 15 minutes from the convention hotel. And Sunday morning, it's the world-famous Quiz before we go our separate ways.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us!

We're looking forward to seeing you here in Rochester August 26-29!