SCBA Elects New Officers
• The Southern California Broadcasters Association (SCBA) announced the election of new officers for the 2021-2023 term. Now, let’s meet your new executive committee members for the new term that runs from February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023: Kevin LeGrett, Los Angeles Region/Southwest Division President, iHeartMedia — Chairman; Terry Fahy, Western Region Vice President, Salem Media Group –Vice-Chairman; Sabina Widmann, President/Regional Radio General Manager, Univision Communications San Diego — Secretary; Melissa Forrest, President, iHeartMedia San Diego — Treasurer; Jeff Federman, Regional President, Entercom Communications — At-Large Officer; Chris Fleming, Executive Vice President, El Dorado Broadcasters — At-Large Officer; Otto Padron, President & COO, Meruelo Media — At-Large Officer.
Separately, the executive officers have appointed Miles Sexton (left) to a concurrent two-year term as President of the SCBA, after having served as the Interim President for the past year. Sexton has held senior corporate management, general management, and sales management positions in major, medium, and small markets. Kevin LeGrett, Chairman of the SCBA, commented, “The Southern California Broadcasters Association is thrilled to have Miles Sexton as our President. Miles knows the inner workings of the organization as a past member and chairman of the board. His ability to problem-solve, increase collaboration among members, and his deep skill set of developing strategic long and short-term plans have been invaluable to us as we navigate these choppy times. The SCBA is in great shape and poised for future growth under the leadership of Miles!”
Sexton remarked, “The SCBA is very fortunate to attract the caliber and character of these very talented professionals, all of whom have a passion and focus for our association and our industry. These broadcasters bring a tremendous amount of experience and accomplishments to their positions on the board. They also represent a cross section of the diverse types and sizes of broadcasting companies and markets that compose the SCBA.”
