The NAB Leadership Foundation (NABLF) has celebrated the graduation of the 2026 Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) class.
For more than 26 years, the executive MBA-style program has equipped senior-level broadcast professionals with the strategic and operational skills needed to successfully lead radio and television organizations. With the addition of this year’s 16 graduates, the BLT alumni network now includes 448 industry leaders.
It also marks a significant milestone as the first graduating class led by co-Deans Trila Bumstead and Marc Jaromin, both accomplished BLT alumni. They continued the legacy of excellence established by founder Diane Sutter while expanding the curriculum to include artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies shaping the future of media.
Since its inception, BLT remains one of the broadcasting industry’s premier leadership development programs for executives across radio and television.
The graduating class of 2026 includes:
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Andria Langston, founder, Legacy Media Productions; owner, WDKX-FM in Rochester, N.Y.
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Allison Smith, president and general manager, KETV-TV in Omaha, Hearst
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Fletcher Brown, operations manager and program director, Big River Broadcasting Corp.
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Haley Townsend, regional director of digital content, Northeast, Fox TV Stations
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Jaimie León, vice president and general manager, WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Graham Media Group
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Jennifer Dale, vice president of recruiting, Gray Media
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Jerome David Crumpton, general sales and marketing manager, Courtney French Broadcasting LLC
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Joey Figueroa, vice president and director of sales, Univision Orlando, TelevisaUnivision
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Katelin Tinley, vice president and market manager, CMG Long Island Radio, Cox Media Group
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Pamela McKay, vice president and market manager, Radio One Atlanta
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Ryan Hatch, senior vice president and market manager, Phoenix, Bonneville
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Samantha Linn, controller and chief accounting officer, Morgan Murphy Media
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Scott Trabandt, news director, CMG Pittsburgh TV, Cox Media Group
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Tiffany Hickman, VP/General Sales Manager, Holston Valley Broadcasting Corp.
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Valerie Guyton, President/GM, KWES; KIDY/KXVA; KYTX and KBMT/KJAC in Odessa-Midland, Tex. TEGNA
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Whitney Grover, GM/Director of Sales, KJRH-TV in Tulsa, The E.W. Scripps Co.
