Kansas Association of Broadcasters explained

Kansas Association of Broadcasters
Abbreviation:	KAB
Purpose:	Broadcasting
Headquarters:	Topeka, Kansas
Coords:	39.0525°N -95.6756°W
Region Served:	Kansas
Leader Title:	President/Executive Director
Leader Name:	Kent Cornish
Language:	English
Num Staff:	2
Website:	www.kab.net

The Kansas Association of Broadcasters is a group supporting broadcasters in Kansas, United States, primarily through lobbying and coordination.

History

The Kansas Association of Broadcasters began in 1951 as the Kansas Association of Radio Broadcasters, when a central Kansas broadcaster sat down to read a letter from Grover C. Cobb, who was vice-president/general manager of KVGB (AM)/FM, in Great Bend.^[1]

Board of directors

The 2013 Board of Directors are:^[2]

Officers^[2]

• Monte Miller, Chair (Rocking M Radio, Inc.)
• Jim Ogle, Chair-Elect (WIBW-TV)
• Bruce Dierking, Secretary-Treasurer (KNDY (AM)/FM)
• Gordon Johnson, Past Chairman (KLEY/KWME/KKLE)

Directors^[2]

• Rob Burton (Clear Channel Radio)
• Larry Calvery (KRSL (AM)/FM)
• Janet Campbell (Kansas Public Radio)
• John Dawson (KNSW)
• George DeMarco (KKOW (AM)/FM, KJML
• Ron Thomas (KVOE (AM)/KVOE-FM, KFFX-FM
• Mark Trotman (KWBW/KHUT/KHMY
• Kent Cornish, President/Executive Director

Notes and References

1. http://www.kab.net/AboutKAB2/KABHistory2/d4272.aspx?type=view Kansas Association of Broadcasters History
2. http://www.kab.net/AboutKAB2/KABBoardofDirectors/ 2013 Board of Directors