NATPE Virtual: News Television Happens April 20

NATPE Virtual: News Television
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Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, will deliver the opening keynote at NATPE Virtual: News Television April 20. Gio Benitez, ABC News transportation correspondent, hosts the event. 

The News Television event will offer keynotes and panel discussions covering news and its many aspects, including politics, crime, health, financial, entertainment, sports and weather. Participating companies include AccuWeather, Axios, CNN, Newsmax, PBS and Tubi.

The inaugural NATPE News Awards will honor Greg Kelly, who hosts Greg Kelly Reports on Newsmax TV, and PBS Newshour.  

The Council on Foreign Relations is a think tank focused on foreign policy. 

“News is at the core of the television experience, and we are thrilled to bring together such great minds as we dig into how the space is changing as the industry evolves,” said JP Bommel, NATPE president and CEO.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.