Board of Directors
Thomas “Mojo” 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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David Kantor
Former CEO of Urban One Radio and ABC Radio Networks
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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, Formerly of WGN
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Nancy Wiard
Vice Chair, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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Scott Zolke
Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Executive Advisors
Jack Weinberg
Chairman, Gottlieb Memorial Foundation
President, Pro Consulting Associates
Larry Wert
President/CEO, Jackson & Partners, LLC
Former President, Tribune Broadcast Media
Former Vice President of NBC Central/West Media
Emeritus Chairs
Larry Wert
Former President, Tribune Broadcast Media
Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr. (1919 - 2011)
Former CEO, Nielsen Company
The MBC Team
David Plier
Chairman, President & CEO - Email
Josh Culley-Foster
Fundraising Counsel - Email
Justin Kulovsek
Senior Advisor, Special Projects - Email
Walter Podrazik
Curator, Historian & Exhibit Writer - Email
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Maya Mariner - Email
Luca Roumeliotis - Email
Library, Archives & Research
Valerie Kyriakopolous - Email
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Tera Duckhorn
Exhibit Designer
Owner, Tera Duck Design
Brian Noonan
Exhibit Developer
Radio and Podcast Host
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Chris Pokorny
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