Applications Accepted for NYSBA’s Rising Leaders Management Training Sessions
- The New York State Broadcasters Association
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Updated: 13 hours ago
Back by popular demand, NYSBA’s Rising Leaders Seminars will once again be held in Albany. In 2025, twelve executives from across NY State attended this highly productive and successful sessions. Rising Leaders is an MBA-styled program, designed to teach the business of the business in a supportive learning environment. The mission of the program is to prepare today’s aspiring broadcast media professionals for station, c-suite, and community leadership. It is designed to inspire the next generation of industry innovators, creators, and change-makers.
Our media industry is rapidly evolving. Rising Leaders simplifies radio and TV station management essentials. Department heads learn core principles, strategies, and leadership fundamentals from experienced professionals, collaborate in small groups, and receive individual coaching.
Course Curriculum:
Leadership: Identify strengths, build ethical teams, and enhance station culture.
Revenue Development: Master sales fundamentals and drive team revenue.
News Operations: Make editorial decisions, execute multi-platform content, and grow audiences with data and AI.
Broadcast Accounting: Understand financials, manage cash flow, and create budgets.
Strategic Planning: Set vision, develop goals, agree on benchmarks, and engage teams.
Confident Leadership: Learn best practices from industry leaders.
Partners in Your Success: Collaborate with Legal, HR, Engineering, and Creative Services.
The New York Broadcasters Association offers twenty full scholarships ($3,500) for the 2025 Rising Leaders class. Participants (or their sponsors) must cover seven overnight stays and travel to Albany's Landmark Desmond Hotel. Classes begin at 5 pm on Friday and finish at 5 pm Saturday one weekend each month.
The sessions will be led by NYSBA Board member and Roundtable Broadcasting CEO Marc Jaromin. Marc has years of training experience with the leadership training program sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters.
A couple of members from the Class of 2025 had strong praise for the program. From Ryan Mott of WTEN-TV:
“Exceptional program. (Rising Leaders) brought a strong team together and created lasting bonds across the industry. Incredibly insightful material that revealed additional layers to the business outside of our specific areas of experience."
Cayla McGurn from WNYT-TV had this to say:
“(Rising Leaders) covered every corner of the broadcast world, dove deep into AI and the ‘new normal,’ and helped us lead with confidence, and trust, focusing on how to utilize the strengths we didn’t know we had. We’re all better for it.”
Information about the program and the application process can be found here.
Detailed information about the program can be found on our NYSBA Talks podcast with Marc Jaromin here.
