IBA Board members are elected as part of the annual meeting held in June each year. Persons are nominated to the board to fill terms from 2 to 4 years and are voted in by General Managers of IBA member stations present at the Legislative Update session at the annual meeting.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairman of the Board- John Chadwick, WREX-TV, Rockford
Chairman-elect- Earl Jones, Clear Channel Radio, Chicago
Executive Vice-Chair- Mike Renda, WFLD/WPWR-FOX Chicago
Vice-Chair Radio- Sara Hautala, WJIL/WJVO, Jacksonville
Vice-Chair TV- Coby Cooper, WCIA-TV, Champaign
Treasurer- Drew Horowitz, Hubbard Radio, Chicago
Immediate Past Chairman- John Gehron, Merlin Media, Chicago
DIRECTORS
Dr. Joe Blaney-Academic Chair, Illinois State University, Normal (Academic Seat)
Christopher S. Bullock-Cromwell Radio Group, Decatur
Bruno Cohen- WBBM-TV, CBS 2, Chicago
Melody Spann Cooper - WVON, Chicago
Janae McGrew- Radio Bloomington
John Kennedy- WGEL, Greenville
Tom Langmyer – WGN-AM, Chicago
Doug Levy - Univision Radio, Chicago
John Nolan - Arbitron (Associate Seat)
Jerry Schnacke - Hubbard Radio, Chicago (RBC Seat)
Frank Whittaker - WMAQ-TV, NBC 5, Chicago
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Charlie Wright, Canton
Marv Dyson, Director of Operations, WKKC, Chicago
EX-OFFICIO
Dana Withers, NAB Radio Representative, WQRL, Benton
Ralph Oakley, NAB TV Representative, QNI, Quincy