IBA Files Articles of Incorporation, Selects Board Members

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, July 23, 2020

Independent Broadcasters Association

The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) has filed articles of incorporation in the State of Minnesota and is officially in business. Adams Radio CEO Ron Stone said, "We filed the articles last Friday, on a day where we were 96% of our 3,000-station goal. 2,877 stations had signed up, represented by just under 600 owners and operators. We continue to have additional owners signing up every day."

Stone added, "An initial board of Directors has also been selected. One third of board members will turn over every December 31, starting December 31, 2021."

The board members are, in alphabetical order:

• Deborah Barrera, R Communications

• Kristin Cantrell, Seven Mountains Media and Cap City Communications

• Darrell Calton, Iliad Media Group

• Allen Dick, Dick Broadcasting

• Mike Flood, Flood Communications

• Kenneth Forte, R & F Communications

• Charles Johnson, Northstar Broadcast

• Kimberly Martinez, All Pro Broadcasting

• Gregory Pretko, Southern Stone Communications

• Kelly Radandt, Woodward Radio Group

• Tony Renda, Renda Broadcasting

• David Stephens, Stephens Media Group

• Ron Stone, Adams Radio Group

• Tony Richards, Kensington Digital

• Cindy Taylor, Ohio Midland Newsgroup

• Rebecca White, Salem Media (of Indiana)

• Sandra Woodruff, Northwest Indy Radio

Stone added, "Our first board meeting will be scheduled for next week, to decide mostly organizational matters and to approve our business plan. We will have a conference call with everyone that has signed up on www.radioiba.org schedule shortly after the board meeting to review the business plan and goals of the IBA."

If you have not signed your company up, it is not too late. Stone expects the membership section of the IBA web site to be operational by August 1. Everyone that has signed up will receive an email with instructions. Stone says, "The IBA will be running at full speed in August. We anticipate delivering substantial parts of the program to our members before the end of 2020. We have some heavy lifting to do, and everyone is excited to get to it."