NAB Election Results Are In

• The NAB announced the results of the 2025 NAB Executive Committee elections, leading off with Collin Jones, EVP, Corporate Strategy and Development of Cumulus Media and President of Westwood One, who was elected Chairman of the NAB Joint Board of Directors.

Jones (pictured) takes over from Perry Sook, Chairman & CEO of Nexstar Media Group, who will remain on the executive committee as Immediate Past Joint Board Chair.

Radio Board Elections: Chris Ornelas, EVP & General Counsel of Beasley Media Group, was elected Chair by the NAB Radio Board. Leonard Wheeler, President of Mel Wheeler, Inc., was elected First Vice Chair, and Allen Power, President, Broadcast Media of Salem Media Group, was elected Second Vice Chair. Eddie Harrell, Co-President, Audio Division of Urban One was elected to the Major Group Representative seat on the NAB Radio Board.

Television Board Elections: Nick Radziul, EVP of Hearst Television was elected as NAB Television Board Chair. Chris Ripley, Pres./CEO of Sinclair, was elected as First Vice Chair, RaMona Alexander, VP/GM of WDBD/Jackson, MS, was elected as Second Vice Chair, and Dan York, Pres./CEO of Cox Media Group, was elected Third Vice Chair.

Phil Tahtakran, Head of Federal Government Affairs at NBCUniversal, was appointed to the Designated TV Network Seat on the NAB Television Board.

The elections took place at the NAB Board of Directors meeting, held June 9-10.