NAB Board Election Results

• The NAB announced the results of its Executive Committee Board of Directors elections held on June 9 during its virtual Board of Directors meeting — David Santrella (left), President of Broadcast Media at Salem Media Group, was re-elected as Radio Board Chair and Emily Barr (right), President & CEO of Graham Media Group, was re-elected as NAB Television Board Chair.

But wait! There’s more! Bill Wilson, CEO of Townsquare Media, Inc., was elected as Radio Board First Vice Chair, and John Zimmer, President & Owner of Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc. was elected Second Vice Chair. Alfred Liggins, CEO of Urban One, Inc., was elected to the Radio Board’s major group representative seat on the NAB Board’s Executive Committee.

On the television side, Ralph Oakley, President & CEO of Quincy Media, Inc., was elected as TV Board First Vice Chair. Perry Sook, Chairman, President & CEO of Nexstar Media Group, Inc., was elected TV Board Second Vice Chair and Pat LaPlatney, President and co-CEO of Gray Television, was elected TV Board Third Vice Chair.

Margaret Tobey, SVP of Regulatory Affairs at NBCUniversal, was appointed to the designated TV network seat on the NAB Board’s Executive Committee, and Jordan Wertlieb, President of Hearst Television, Inc., is currently serving a two-year term as NAB Joint Board Chairman.