Lindsay Shookus Announced as a 2026 NACS Show Keynote Speaker
The legendary Saturday Night Live producer will help kick off the NACS Show at the Opening General Session.
May 13, 2026
For 20 years, Lindsay Shookus was a producer at Saturday Night Live (SNL), the most Emmy-winning show in history and a four-time winner of the George Foster Peabody Award. At the upcoming NACS Show, you can see her in action at the Opening General Session on October 6 in Las Vegas.
Shookus ran SNL’s talent department and was responsible for booking the hosts, musical guests and cast for 415 live shows, according to her Instagram account. She is a 7-time Emmy-winning and 2-time Peabody-winning television producer, speaker and executive coach.
Most recently, Shookus executive produced the HBO docuseries Alex vs. ARod. She was also executive producer of the Miley Cyrus’ New Year’s Eve Party, was an associate producer on the critically acclaimed television show 30 Rock and produced NBC’s Adele: Live in New York City special.
On stage at the NACS Show, Shookus will share her experiences managing beloved SNL personalities and celebrity guests, all while navigating the pressure cooker of producing a live TV show, focusing on how to build relationships and trust in a fast-paced environment.
The 2026 NACS Show will take place October 6-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Registration is now open. Be sure to secure early bird pricing by June 12.
At the 2025 NACS Show in Chicago, more than 25,000 attendees—a record for a Chicago-hosted NACS Show—swarmed a 440,000-net-square-foot Expo, 50 Education Sessions and four days of General Sessions. Click here to see 2025 NACS Show highlights.
