Board of Directors
Thomas Carballo
Host, iHeartMedia’s Mojo in the Morning
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee, 2025
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Andrea Darlas
Senior Director of Constituent Engagement, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
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Erica Farber
Former President & CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee, 2021
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Dennis Green
MBC Vice President
CRO, Key Networks /Sun & Fun Media
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee, 2026
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Kraig Kitchin
MBC Vice President
Co-President, Sound Mind Inc
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee, 2024
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Karen Conti
Owner/Founder, Conti Dolan LLC
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Dennis Lyle
President & CEO, Illinois Broadcasters Association
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Corey McPherrin
Adjunct Professor & Consultant, Butler University College of Communications
Retired News & Sports Anchor, Fox32 Chicago, CBS2 Chicago and ABC-TV
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Ron Onesti
President, Onesti Entertainment Corp.
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David Plier
MBC Chairman, President & CEO
Host WGN Radio, Co-Founder Retail First
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Edmund Ramsay
MBC Vice President
Business Development Manager, Roosevelt University
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Dean Richards
Chicago TV & Radio Entertainment Report and Critic
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Jeff Rogers
CEO Jeff Rogers Unlimited, Owner Players Workshop
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Tracy Slutzkin
Partner, River Strategies
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Nancy Wiard
Vice Chair, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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Scott Zolke
Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP
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Emeritus Chairs
Larry Wert
Former President, Tribune Broadcast Media
Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr. (1919 - 2011)
Former CEO, Nielsen Company
Exhibit Team
Tera Duckhorn
Exhibit Designer
Owner, Tera Duck Design
Justin Kulovsek
Digital Marketing & Media Consultant
President, JAK Digital
Brian Noonan
Exhibit Developer
Radio and Podcast Host
Joshua Plier
Spatial Exhibit Designer
Chris Pokorny
Director of Purchasing
Walter Podrazik
Senior Exhibit Curator
Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Author, Watching TV
ABT
Antenna TV
River Strategies
Rivet Creative
Shout Factory
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