COMMITTEE
Kraig Kitchin
Chairman, Radio Hall of Fame
President, SoundMind
Dennis Green
Co-Chairman, Radio Hall of Fame
Chief Operating Officer
Sun & Fun Media/Key Networks
NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Nancy Abramson
Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales & Content
Compass Media Networks
Rick Caffey
SVP/Market Manager
Audacy | Atlanta
Justin Chase
EVP/Programming & Content
Beasley Media
Erica Farber
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee - 2021
Cathy Csukas
Founder & CEO
AdLarge Media
Dave Gorab
SVP/Spoken Word Programming
SiriusXM
Bruce Gilbert
Vice President/Sports
Cumulus Media & Westwood One
Lon Helton
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee - 2022
Host, Country Countdown USA
Kurt Johnson
Senior Vice President
Townsquare Media
DEON LIVINGSTON
Co-President
Urban One Audio
Maria Laing-Smith
Senior Vice President
Mr Master
Dennis Lyle
President & CEO
Illinois Broadcasters Association
Chesley Maddox-Dorsey
CEO/AWMC
American Urban Radio Networks & Superadio Networks
Thea Mitchem
EVP Programming
iHeartMedia
Chris Oliviero
Chief Business Officer & Market President
Audacy | New York City
DEBORAH PARENTI
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee - 2023
President/Publisher Radio Ink, Radio+Television Business Report
Trip Reeb
Vice President/Market Manager
Hubbard Radio Seattle/Phoenix
Donnie Simpson
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee - 2020
Air Personality | WMMJ-FM, Washington D.C.
David Plier
Chairman
Museum of Broadcast Communications
CLAUDIA PUIG
Broadcast Industry Executive
Elroy Smith
Director of Branding & Programming
Cox Media Orlando & Jacksonville
Eric Weiss
President
The Weiss Agency
Laura Soto-Barra
VP | Research, Archives & Data Strategy
NPR
Jon Zellner
President, Programming Operations & Digital Music
iHeartMedia
2025 emeritus committee members
Kevin LeGrett
Division President / iHeartMedia Markets Group
President / iHeartMedia Sports
Walter Sabo
Talk Show Host
VAL MAKI
Senior Vice President/Market Manager
Bonneville San Francisco & Sacramento
Greg Strassell
Senior Vice President, Programming
Hubbard Broadcasting