NAB Radio Board Election Results Announced

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 4:35pm CT

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)

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
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and 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
General Manager,
Big River Broadcasting
District 9 - Georgia, Alabama

Matthew Mnich
Chairman and 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 and WDHC)
District 15 - Tennessee, Arkansas

Dana Withers
President, Withers Broadcasting and Dana Communications
District 17 - Illinois

William Payne
Owner/General Manager
Payne Media Group
District 19 - Oklahoma, N. Texas

Nic Anderson
Vice President, 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 of Radio
Morgan Murphy Media
District 25 - Oregon, Washington

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