Bill Roberts, the secretary-general of the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), has accepted an offer to lead Vision TV as president and CEO, effective Oct. 20. Fil Fraser, Vision TV’s current president/CEO, will act as special advisor to Roberts with primary responsibility for external relations until the end of his tenure in December 2000. Roberts joined NABA in 1996 and led the organization during a period of tremendous growth. Previously, he was a senior policy analyst for the CRTC, a senior VP at the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, and a director at TVOntario.

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