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TAB Board of Directors

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2011-2012 Officers

  • Chairman: Brian Jones, Nexstar Broadcasting Group
  • Vice Chairman: Mary “Mike” Hatcher, Bryan Broadcasting Bryan-College Station
  • Secretary: Mike Lee, KXXV/KRHD-TV Waco-Temple-Killeen
  • Treasurer: Chris Paddie, KMHT Marshall
  • Past Chairman: Matt Martin, Clear Channel Radio

2011-2012 Board Members

  • Manuel Abud, KXTX-TV Dallas-Fort Worth
  • Evan Armstrong, Clear Channel Radio Waco-Temple-Killeen
  • Roger Bare, KIAH-TV Houston
  • Steve Comer, Broadcast Works
  • Tony DeMars, Texas A&M Commerce
  • Ben Downs, Bryan Broadcasting Bryan-College Station
  • Dick Drilling, KIII-TV Corpus Christi
  • Brad Dubow, KSII/KROD/KLAQ El Paso
  • Tom Ehlmann, KXAS-TV Dallas-Fort Worth
  • Jerry Hanszen, KGAS Carthage
  • John Hiatt, KDCD/KMDX San Angelo
  • Terry Hucks, KELI/KGKL/KKCN/KNRX San Angelo
  • Gayle Kiger, KCEN-TV Waco-Temple-Killeen; KMAY-TV Bryan-College Station
  • Alan Kirshbom, KAMX/KJCE/KKMJ Austin
  • John Kittleman, KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley
  • Mark Krieschen, Cox Radio Houston
  • Brad LaRock, KQDR Savoy
  • Dan Lawrie, Cox Media San Antonio
  • David Loving, Univision Television Texas
  • Greg McAlister, KAMC/KLBK-TV Lubbock
  • Lee Parkinson, KYYK/KNET Palestine & KKHA Bay City
  • Scott Parsons, Double O Radio Midland-Odessa
  • Julie Pruett, KFDX/KJTL/KJBO-TV Wichita Falls
  • Brian Purdy, CBS Radio Dallas & Houston
  • Doug Robertson, Broadcast Pix
  • Gary Schneider, KTVT-TV/KTXA-TV Dallas-Fort Worth
  • Patti C. Smith, KVUE-TV Austin
  • Tom Stovall, KLST/KSAN-TV San Angelo
  • Amy Villarreal, KEYE-TV Austin
  • Mike Wenglar, KVUE-TV Austin
  • Joe Young, KDAF-TV Dallas-Fort Worth
  • Rodney Zent, KAMU-TV / FM College Station

 About TAB

TAB strives to promote and protect a favorable economic and regulatory climate for broadcasting and educate members and the public at large about the opportunities available and advances possible through the efforts of free, over-the-air broadcast operations.

More information: www.tab.org

TAB Past Chairmen
1952 J. M. McDonald *
1953 Boyd Kelley *
1954 Willard Deason *
1955 Louis Cook *
1956 Richard Lewin *
1957 David H. Morris *
1958 M. E. Danborn *
1959 Al Johnson
1960 Joe Leonard, Jr.
1961 Jim Hairgrove *
1962 Gene Hendryx *
1963 Jack Roth *
1964 Wendell Mayes, Jr.
1965 R. E. Lee Glasgow *
1966 H. A. Bridge, Jr.
1967 Ray F. Herndon, Jr.*
1968 Roy Bacus *
1969 Clint Formby *
1970 Steve Cowan *
1971 Michael McKinnon
1972 Tom Whitehead, Jr.*
1973 James R. Terrell *
1974 Stan McKenzie
1975 Nathan Safir *
1976 Rush Evans, Jr.
1977 Rodger "Billy" Watkins
1978 Mel Z. Gilbert *
1979 Jim Phillips
1980 Bob White
1981 C. Herb Skoog, Jr.
1982 Bev E. Brown
1983 Ron Rogers
1984 William G. Moll
1985 Don Chaney
1986 Dudley Waller
1987 John Barger
1988 Doug Stalker
1989 Tom Reiff *
1990 Jack Bell *
1991 Stan Webb
1992 Joe Jerkins
1993 J.R. Curtis *
1994 Vesta Brandt
1995 Brad Streit
1996 Craig Reininger
1997 Jane Wallace
1998 Jerry Hanszen
1999 Larry Beaulieu
2000-01 Ray Alexander
2002 Benny Springer
2002 Jeff Cook
2003 Ben Downs
2004 Don Perry
2005 Bob Cohen
2006 Patti C. Smith
2007 Jerry Bobo
2007 Jackie Rutledge
2008 Jason Hightower *
2009 Danny Baker
2010 Danny Baker
2011 Matt Martin

* Deceased