Board Members
IBA Board members are elected as part of the annual meeting held each year. Persons are nominated to the board to serve three year terms and are voted in by General Managers of IBA member stations present at the Legislative Update session at the annual meeting.
IBA 2022-2023
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairman Paul Rennie, WGN-TV, Chicago
Chair-Elect Matt Scarano, iHeart Media, Chicago
Executive Vice-Chair-Dennis Welsh, FOX-TV, Chicago
Vice-Chair TV-Kevin Cross, WMAQ-TV NBC5/Telemundo, Chicago
Vice-Chair Radio-Sarah Shellhammer, WJIL/WJVO, Jacksonville
Treasurer- Drew Horowitz, Gemini Strategies, Chicago
Immediate Past Chairman-Melody Spann-Cooper, WVON, Chicago
DIRECTORS
Jim Grimes, Chicago-IBAcademic Chair
Steve Farber, WCIU/Weigel Broadcasting, Chicago
Fletcher Ford, Regional Media, Illinois
Kevin Harlan, Peoria
Mike Hulvey, Neuhoff Media
Jim Kizer, WQAD-TV, Rockford
Clay Koenig, WAND-TV, Decatur
Jennifer Lyons, WBBM-TV CBS2, Chicago
Tim Myers-WIFR-TV, Rockford
Marv Nyren, Cumulus, Chicago
Edna Uribe-TelevisaUnivision Inc., Chicago
Dana Withers, Withers Broadcasting, Southern Illinois
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Emily Barr, Retired, Chicago
Marv Dyson, Retired, Founding Partner Urban Radio Broadcasting Group, Chicago
Carlos Fernandez, Retired, Quincy