NAB Announces 2026 Radio Board Election Results

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, May 29, 2026 | 1:59pm CT

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the results of its 2026 Radio Board of Directors elections, with the newly elected members set to begin two-year terms in June, 2026.

Among those elected to represent their districts are Molly Draper Russell of Draper Radio (District 4 - Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia), Chris Forgy of Saga Communications (District 6 - North and South Carolina), Ashley Tullos Fortenberry of TeleSouth Communications (District 8 - Louisiana and Mississippi), and J Chapman of Woof Boom (District 10 - Indiana).

Also elected were John Zimmer of Zimmer Communications (District 12 - Kansas and Missouri), Jeanna Berg of iHeartMedia (District 14 - Iowa and Wisconsin), Kelli Turner of Audacy (District 16 - Colorado and Nebraska), and Erik Hellum of Townsquare Media (District 18 - Southern Texas).

Completing the list of elected directors are Ron Davis of Butte Broadcasting (District 20 - Idaho, Montana and Wyoming), Tim Swift of Bonneville International (District 22 - Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah), and Jeff Warshaw of Connoisseur Media (District 24 - Southern California, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands).

NAB also announced several appointments to fill board seats. Mary Menna of Beasley Media Group was appointed to represent District 2 (New York and New Jersey), while Heston Wright of Wright Media was appointed to the District 19 seat covering Oklahoma and Northern Texas. Wright succeeds Will Payne of Payne Media Group.

In addition, Erik Hellum, who previously represented District 12, was elected to the District 18 seat representing Southern Texas.

Three new members were also appointed to designated seats on the Radio Board: Melody Spann Cooper of Midway Broadcasting Corp., Bill Wilson of Townsquare Media and Javier Maynulet of Univision Radio.

The NAB Board of Directors provides strategic guidance and oversight for the association and represents broadcasters from television and radio stations across the U.S.