NAB Leadership Election Results

• The NAB announced the results of the 2026 NAB Executive Committee elections, which took place at the NAB Board of Directors meeting, held June 8-9.

Radio Board Elections — Chris Ornelas (left), EVP & General Counsel of Beasley Media Group, was reelected as Radio Board Chair • Allen Power, President of Broadcast Media at Salem Media Group, was elected First Vice Chair • Julie Koehn, President & CEO of Lenawee Broadcasting Company and Southeast Michigan Media, was elected Second Vice Chair.

Eddie Harrell Jr., Co-President of Audio at Urban One, Inc., was reelected as the Major Radio Group Representative.

Television Board Elections — Nick Radziul (right), EVP of Hearst Television, was reelected as Television Board Chair • Chris Ripley, President & CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, was reelected as First Vice Chair • RaMona Alexander, VP/GM of WDBD, was reelected as Second Vice Chair • Dan York, President & CEO of Cox Media Group, was reelected as Third Vice Chair.

Susan Fox, EVP of Government Relations at the Walt Disney Co., was designated as the Television Network Representative.

Collin Jones continues the second year of his role as Joint Board Chair. The position is elected every two years.