About OAB
The OAB is a non-profit organization of commercial radio and television stations organized to serve the public interest and promote the cooperation and prosperity of its members. A 12-member Board of Directors governs the OAB.
A valuable resource for its members, the OAB provides information about regulation, advertising, employee recruitment, education and training, and the myriad of issues affecting our changing industry.
History
In 1948, a small group of Oklahoma radio broadcasters, sharing a common interest, banded together to form an association of radio broadcasters. In 1958, the organization was incorporated as the Oklahoma Broadcasters Association with a charter membership of 31 radio stations-30 AM and 1 FM.
In the early 1970s, a group of eight Oklahoma television stations formed the Oklahoma Telecasters Association, primarily for the purpose of fighting certain state tax issues. In 1983, the Oklahoma Telecasters Association merged with the Oklahoma Broadcasters Association. The name was changed to the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters in 1988.
Today, OAB membership numbers 152 radio stations, 29 television stations, 20 non-commercial/educational stations, and 28 associate members.
President & CEO
Vance Harrison
Vice President & COO
Nancy Struby
Operations Assistant
Susan Sundholm
Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters
6520 N. Western Avenue, Suite 104
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
Office Hours
Monday–Friday
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Telephone
(405) 848-0771
E-mail
General information
OAB Board of Directors
Will Payne
Board Chair
Payne Media Group
Antlers
Hugo
Amy Calvert
Past Chair
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Oklahoma City
Wes Milbourn
Treasurer
KFOR-TV/KAUT-TV
Oklahoma City
David Griffin
Griffin Media
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Brent Hensley
KOCO-TV
Oklahoma City
Terry Monday
Perry Broadcasting
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Fred Morton
KMGZ-FM
Lawton
Kevin Potter
KWON/KPGM/
KRIG/KYFM
Bartlesville
Ty Tyler
Tyler Media
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Bob Villones
Williams Media Group
Enid
Heston Wright
Wright Broadcasting Systems
Weatherford
Cordell
Clinton
Jared Johnson, PhD.
Ex-Officio Member
Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association
OSU, Stillwater
OAB Past Chairmen
1948 | Matt Bonebrake | Oklahoma City |
1949 | Bill Hoover | Ada |
1950 | George Tarter | Enid |
1951 | Joe Bernard | Oklahoma City |
1952 | Chub Bellatti | Stillwater |
1953 | Allan Page | Lawton |
1954 | Bob Enoch | Oklahoma City |
1955 | Frank Lane | Tulsa |
1956-57 | Leo Morris | Lawton |
1958 | Pat Murphy | Enid |
1959-60 | Tom Johnson | Oklahoma City |
1961 | Frank Lane | Tulsa |
1962-63 | Jim Bellatti | Stillwater |
1964-65 | Bill Morgan | Norman |
1966-67 | Lee Allan Smith | Oklahoma City |
1968 | Bill Weaver | Shawnee |
1969 | Ken Greenwood | Tulsa |
1970 | Ed Ryan | Woodward |
1971 | Ross Baker | Lawton |
1972 | Hewel Jones | Oklahoma City |
1973 | Bill Platt | Stillwater |
1974 | Fred Thompson | Bartlesville |
1975 | Glen Burke | Durant |
1976 | Ron Blue | Tulsa |
1977 | Allan Muchmore | Ponca City |
1978 | Jack Brewer | Chickasha |
1979 | Tom Parrington | Oklahoma City |
1980 | Jack Cresse | Tulsa |
1981 | George Wilburn | Altus |
1982 | Woody Woodard | Oklahoma City |
1983 | Ed Montray | McAlester |
1984 | Ron Kirby | Lawton |
1985 | Ben Hevel | Tulsa |
1986 | Carl Smith | Tulsa |
1987 | Harold Wright | Anadarko |
1988 | Richard Adams | Ardmore |
1989-90 | Jim Smith | Oklahoma City |
1991 | Dick Johnson | Weatherford |
1991 | Lee Salzberger | Tulsa |
1991-92 | Doug Williams | Woodward |
1993 | Ed Smith | Guymon |
1994 | Bill Katsafanas | Oklahoma City |
1995 | Bob Clark | Ardmore |
1995-96 | Dan Bates | Tulsa |
1997 | Miles Chandler | Oklahoma City |
1998 | Larry Patton | Lawton |
1999 | Chuck Morgan | Lawton |
2000 | William Donahue | Tulsa |
2001 | Vance Harrison | Oklahoma City |
2002 | Pat Baldwin | Tulsa |
2003 | Bill Coleman | Ponca City |
2004 | Pat Bryson | Tulsa |
2005 | Wes Milbourn | Oklahoma City |
2006 | Roger Harris | Ada |
2007 | Brent Hensley | Oklahoma City |
2008 | Kevin Potter | Bartlesville |
2009 | Dan Lawrie | Tulsa |
2010 | Lee Anderson | McAlester |
2011 | Mike Taylor | Lawton |
2012 | Kevin Perry | Oklahoma City/Tulsa/Lawton |
2013 | Bill Hurley | Oklahoma City |
2014-16 | David Griffin | Oklahoma City/Tulsa |
2016-18 | Heston Wright | Weatherford/Cordell/Clinton/Sayre |
2018-20 | Will Payne | Antlers/Hugo |
2020-22 | Brent Hensley | Oklahoma City |
2022-23 | Amy Calvert | Tulsa |