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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Larry Wert  

Former President, Tribune Broadcast Media  

Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr.  (1919 - 2011)

Former CEO, Nielsen Company


David Plier

Chairman, President & CEO

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