WASHINGTON, D.C. — The results of the 2024 NAB Executive Committee elections have been released by the nation’s top lobbying and advocacy group for broadcast radio and television.
On the TV side, Pat LaPlatney, President and co-CEO at Gray Television, was reelected as NAB television board chair.
TEGNA EVP/COO Lynn Beall was elected as first vice chair, as Sinclair Broadcast Group President/CEO Chris Ripley was elected second vice chair.
RaMona Alexander, vice president and general manager of American Spirit Media-owned and Gray Television-run WDBD “FOX 40” in Jackson, Miss., was elected third vice chair.
Paramount SVP/Regulatory Counsel Keith Murphy was appointed to the designated TV network seat on the NAB board’s executive committee.
In addition to the elections, Pilar Ramos, EVP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of TelevisaUnivision, was appointed to the open television board seat created by a vacancy in a seat previously held by the company. In her role at TelevisiaUnivision, Pilar leads several key functions including Law, Compliance and Government Affairs. She joined the company in 2021 while overseeing the merger that established TelevisaUnivision.
Nexstar Media Group founder and Chairman Perry Sook continues the second year of his role as joint board chair. The position is elected every two years.
Elected as Radio Board Chair is Cumulus Media EVP of Corporate Strategy and Development Collin Jones. Jones also serves as President of Westwood One.
Kevin Perry, President/CEO of Perry Publishing and Broadcasting Company, was elected Radio Board First Vice Chair. Leonard Wheeler, President of Mel Wheeler, Inc., was elected Radio Board Second Vice Chair.
Chris Ornelas, EVP/General Counsel of Beasley Media Group, was reelected to the radio board’s major group representative seat on the NAB board’s executive committee.
The elections took place at the NAB Board of Directors meeting, held June 3-4.
