IT’S PITTSBURGH IN 2008 !

Friday, August 29 - 31, 2008 Our 75th Anniversary- National Radio Club, founded in 1933

What better way to celebrate our Diamond Anniversary than to get back together in the familiar surroundings of the birthplace of modern broadcasting. Can you believe it? The city of Pittsburgh is celebrating its 250 anniversary this year too!

Our host will be John Malicky, one of our most experienced convention leaders. Just look at what he’s arranging for us. The Pirates baseball team will play for us on Sunday afternoon against Milwaukee - very appropriate for our 75th Diamond anniversary - weather permitting of course!

Plan to arrive early enough on Friday to take part in a studio tour that afternoon, with a pizza dinner being served in the meeting room that night. The grand opening will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday with a presentation about the history of Pittsburgh rounding out the evening.

Saturday morning will feature a tour of the Heinz History Center at 9 a.m. and you are invited to buy lunch at the Sports Rock Café if you wish. There will be transmitter tours in the afternoon for those who wish to get out and see what broadcasting in Pittsburgh is all about and then, at 5 p.m., the annual group photograph at the hotel. And, of course, there will be lots of time to sit and chat about dx’ing with other club members in the Hospitality Room.

The banquet this year will be in the Greenery Restaurant right there at the hotel. A business meeting will follow, and then the world-famous auction to round out the evening.

Sunday will open with the annual NRC DX Examination and then, at 11 a.m., we’ll all depart for a ride to PNC Park, home field of the Pittsburgh Pirates, via the Gateway Clipper Fleet. The game that afternoon is against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Back at the hotel, the Hospitality Room will re-open around 5 o’clock -- WNRC should be on the air by then and we’ll sit and chat until everyone is talked out.

The convention will end on Sunday evening.

Now, here’s what to do:

1. Reserve your room at the Greentree Holiday Inn, 401 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220:

Call: 1-412-922-8100. Be sure to tell them you want the "NRC Rate" and be sure to tell them by August 15th.

2. Convention Registration is $45 and that includes the pizza party, the banquet, soft drinks and munchies during the three days in the Hospitality Room and, weather permitting another event John Malicky is working out right now.

Send your registration check, payable to "National Radio Club" to:

John R. Malicky
995 Shadycrest Drive
Pittsburgh, PA  15216-3046

3. Local Transportation: If you fly into Pittsburgh International Airport ("PIT"), there is a free complimentary shuttle service to the hotel. The train station in Pittsburgh is only 4 miles away from the hotel; the taxi fee is $25.

Register NOW via Paypal!