1992: NBEA, NCEW merge.The merger of the National Broadcast Editorial Association into NCEW NCEW National Conference of Editorial Writers began in 1977, when NBEA NBEA National Business Education Association NBEA National Black Employees Association NBEA National Ballroom and Entertainment Association NBEA National Broadcast Editorial Association NBEA Nevada Business Educators Association NBEA Nebraska Black Employees Association invited NCEW's president Bob Pittman to speak at the NBEA convention in Atlanta. Officers of the two organizations decided to provide ex-officio representation between the two boards. Phil Balboni, secretary of NBEA, was invited to write an article for The Masthead mast·head n. 1. Nautical The top of a mast. 2. The listing in a newspaper or periodical of information about its staff, operation, and circulation. 3. . It appeared in the Spring 1978 issue. At NBEA's Detroit convention, six directors of NCEW attended a joint meeting with NBEA directors. They established an eight-point plan to address mutual concerns, and agreed to work toward a joint convention in 1982. NBEA's Larry Harding and Carole Halicki were key players. Members of NBEA were invited to NCEW conventions, and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. . A few members of both organizations held dual memberships. Mailing lists were shared for The Masthead and The Editorialist. The first joint convention in 1984 was by all accounts a success. Bob Barnard of NCEW assumed responsibility for contacts between the two groups, and in 1985 NCEW and NBEA held serious talks regarding merger. A joint committee decided against merging at that time, but proposed more joint ventures including another dual convention. The second NCEW/NBEA joint convention was held in Orlando in 1990. By then, NBEA clearly could not long survive as an independent organization. Membership had dropped to about 50 from a high of 200 in the early '80s. Providing the kind of programs expected by broadcast editorial writers was no longer possible economically. NBEA held a "professional development seminar" in Spring 1991. At that meeting, the board decided to poll members before proceeding with a possible merger. NBEA members almost unanimously supported the idea. The proposal was presented to NCEW members at the 1991 convention. A majority approved. Negotiations continued throughout the year. Geri Denterlein represented NBEA. Joanna Wragg, Barbara Williams, and Ed Jones were especially helpful from NCEW's side. Cora Everett at NCEW headquarters handled many of the details. Funds remaining in NBEA accounts were transferred to NCEW Foundation, and NBEA became a committee within NCEW early in 1992. NCEW member Don Gale Donald 'Don' Gale is a former Australian rules football player who played for Wynyard and Burnie in the NWFU and for Hobart in the TFL. At the 1958 Centenary Football Carnival in Melbourne, Gale became the first player from the NWFU to achieve All Australian selection. is vice president for news and public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. for KSL KSL - Knowledge Systems Laboratory AM/TV in Salt Lake City. |
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