2026 Chattanooga Roadshow

Presented by the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters and the Midsouth Emmy Chapter

Chattanooga, TN

Thursday, April 23rd

The Historic

1601 Rossville Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37408

Join us for a day of FREE News Coaching for TV & Radio Journalists at The Historic in Chattanooga, TN, featuring Kevin Benz, Newsroom Journalist Coach. See below for event details & registration information:

Schedule of Events:

  • 9:30am – 10am: Check-in/Networking

  • 10am – 11am: Kevin Benz: Journalist Training – Are you using AI or is AI using you?

    • AI is in the newsroom and it’s being used against you to spread disinformation or to just try to fool you. What are you doing about it? What guidelines are needed to avoid compromising journalistic independence and losing the trust of your viewers? There is one simple truth to AI, it cannot build trust. This session looks at the ethical issues AI brings and we will discuss how to identify and guard against deep fakes in your journalism.

  • 11am – 11:30am: Award Entry Best Practices

    • Hosted by: Nic Dugger, Midsouth Emmy Chapter Executive Director , Hallie Colombo, TAB Membership Director, and Chris Baker, TAB President & CEO
    • Join us for an engaging panel-style Q&A, where industry experts will answer your questions and share best practices to help you craft standout award entries and truly shine.

  • 11am – 11:30: Lunch/Break

    • Please take a moment to enjoy a quick break and grab a plate of food. With just 30 minutes, we encourage you to refresh, recharge, and return promptly for the next session. Feel free to continue eating as the program resumes—we’re glad to have you with us and want you to stay energized and engaged.
    • GIVEAWAY: Courtesy of the NATAS Midsouth Emmy Chapter, we will be giving away an ATEM Mini Pro HDMI to one attendee. Must be present to win!

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm: Kevin Benz: Keys to Newsroom Leadership — Manage yourself, Lead Your Team

    • This workshop delivers in-depth management and leadership training for both veteran and new news leaders and managers. They will learn specific and pragmatic systems for building a positive newsroom culture and developing a strong, cohesive team. We focus on newsroom leadership systems for culture, building healthy management teams, managing time, giving feedback, and conflict resolution.

 

Click HERE to register!

About Kevin Benz:

Kevin is a “recovering” news director who started in broadcast news as a news photographer in Austin, Houston and Raleigh, North Carolina. As news director, he and his teams received national recognition from the Sigma Delta Chi awards, the National Edward R. Murrow awards, three National Walter Cronkite awards for excellence in Political Journalism and the DuPont-Columbia awards.

Kevin is former chairman of RTDNA (the Radio-TV-Digital News Association) and the Texas AP Broadcasters. He serves on he faculty of the Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism and as visiting faculty with the Poynter Institute. He is co-founder of the Southwest Broadcast Journalism conference. Today he coaches journalists in newsrooms around the country. You can find more about him on his website, Kevinbenz.news.