NAB Announces Board Election Results

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the results of the 2025 NAB Radio and Television Board of Directors elections. The two-year terms of the elected board members will begin in June 2025.

New board members are listed in italics; other board members listed below have been re-elected.

NAB Radio Board Elections (Odd-numbered districts)

• Allen Power, President of Broadcast Media, Salem Media Group: District 1 — New England
• Michael Dash, EVP/Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, Audacy, Inc.: District 3 — Pennsylvania
• Dale Thornhill, VP/COO, Commonwealth Broadcasting: District 5 — West Virginia/Kentucky
• Dave Hoxeng, Owner/Manager, WNRP-AM, WEBY-AM, WYCT-FM/Pensacola: District 7 — Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
• Nick Martin, GM, Big River Broadcasting: District 9 — Georgia, Alabama
• Matthew Mnich, Chairman/CEO, North American Broadcasting Company: District 11 — Ohio
• Julie Koehn, President/CEO, Lenawee Broadcasting Company and Southeast Michigan Media: District 13 — Michigan
• Kenneth Forte, Co-Owner/President, R&F Communications, Inc. (WDKN & WDHC): District 15 — Tennessee, Arkansas
• Dana Withers, President, Withers Broadcasting & Dana Communications: District 17 — Illinois
• William Payne, Owner/GM, Payne Media Group: District 19 — Oklahoma, N. Texas
• Nic Anderson, VP/Government Affairs, Salem Media Group: District 21 — Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota
• Felipe Chavez, COO/Bustos Media Holdings, LLC: District 23 — N. California, Alaska
• Tery Garras, VP/Radio, Morgan Murphy Media: District 25 — Oregon, Washington

Additionally, effective immediately, Kelli Turner, President and CEO, Audacy, Inc., will assume the District 16 (CO-NE) board seat that was held by Andrew Sutor of Audacy.