Kansas Association of Broadcasters

Kansas Association of Broadcasters
AbbreviationKAB
FormationMay 20, 1951 (1951-05-20)
HeadquartersTopeka, Kansas
Coordinates39°3′9.0108″N 95°40′32.0046″W / 39.052503000°N 95.675556833°W / 39.052503000; -95.675556833
Region served
Kansas
Official language
English
President/Executive Director
Kent Cornish
Staff2
Websitewww.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 2026 Board of Directors are:[2]

Officers[2]
  • Roger Brokke, Immediate Past Chair (Kansas Broadcast Company)
  • Phil McComb, Chair (Kansas Broadcast Company)
  • Roxanne Marati, Chair-Elect (Audacy, KC)
  • Brook Arnold, Secretary-Treasurer (Morgan Murphy Media, Joplin, MO)
Directors[2]
  • Kyle Bauer (Taylor Communications)
  • Mike McKenna (White Communications)
  • Chris Shank (Ad Astra Radio)
  • Cheryl Collins (KSCB Radio Group)
  • Justin Antoniotti (KMBC)
  • Matt Althouse (Eagle Media - Hutchinson)
  • Justin Fluke (KNZA Radio Group)
  • Dan Engle (Eagle Media - Manhattan, Junction City, Salina)
  • Tommy Castor (Audacy Wichita)
  • Gregg Hibbeler, President/Executive Director
  • Tiffany Reddig, Director of Programs and Member Engagement

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