NAB Cancels Oct. 21-22 Javits Show in New York, Will Run Virtual Event

COVID-19 forced cancellation of NAB Show New York, set for Oct. 21-22 at the Javits Convention Center, said the association Tuesday. It will be replaced with an all-digital event in the fall similar to NAB Show Express, it said. “This decision follows extensive surveying of our show community and consultation with state and local official." The trade group is still planning in-person events for the 2021 NAB Show and NAB Show New York, it said. The Javits show is the third in-person event NAB was forced to scrap this year due to the pandemic. It canceled the Las Vegas NAB Show March 11 (see 2003110036) and the NAB Radio Show in Nashville last week (see 2006030060). Complications for the Javits show emerged in April after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced he asked President Donald Trump to keep the facility deployed as an COVID-19 Army field hospital through the fall flu season (see 2004280001).