2014 - Kentucky Broadcasters Association

2014
Annual
Report
Kentucky
Broadcasters
Association
Table
of
Contents
Message from the Chairman............................................................................4
Message from the President............................................................................6
Board of Directors............................................................................................7
Services and Benefits................................................................................. 8-18
Legal Hotline...................................................................................................8
Lobbying.........................................................................................................9
Scholarships..................................................................................................10
Award Winners.............................................................................................11
Annual Conference.......................................................................................12
KART.............................................................................................................16
KBART...........................................................................................................16
ABIP..............................................................................................................17
TDGA.............................................................................................................17
Seminars.......................................................................................................18
Public Education Partnership..........................................................................19
Financials........................................................................................................20
Past Chairmen................................................................................................23
A Message
From the
Chairman
Rick McCue
It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as your 2014 chairman. I put this experience at
the top of my career accomplishments. I’m also proud to have been a part of another great
KBA year. I have no doubt the organization will prosper and grow in 2015 under the leadership
of chairman Chris Winkle.
Here are the highlights of 2014:
• KBA Provided Financial and Promotional support for the Radio Talent Institute held for the
second year on the campus at Western Kentucky University. This year 16 students graduated
from the program.
• The association continued to offer members FREE on-line services through the RAB monthly
webinar series and the Local Broadcast Sales On-Demand Training.
• The recently established “Continuing Education Reimbursement Program” is growing in
popularity. In addition to offering members reimbursement of expenses for attending NAB and
RAB conferences this year the KBA board agreed to reimburse station engineers for their dues
payment to the Society of Broadcast Engineers.
• The KBA made a strong push this year to help the Kentucky National Guard – Memorial Fund.
Stations across the Commonwealth stepped to the plate and aired announcements, free of
charge, promoting concerts to help raise funds for construction of the Memorial. In addition
the KBA board of directors approved a $75,000 contribution. Financial goals for the memorial
have been reached and ground was broken this summer.
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• In a random drawing three (3) Kentucky broadcasters were selected to participate in the Dale
Carnegie “Sales Advantage” Training program. The KBA paid the $1,200 fee for each member.
• The KBA also covered the expenses for two broadcasters to participate in the NAB’s Executive
Training Program in July.
• The annual KBA “Road Trip” with Pat Bryson was in Prestonsburg, Frankfort and Madisonville
and offered sales training to a total of 125 broadcasters.
• The RAB one day “Boot Camp” was held in Frankfort and 75 new and veteran sales reps participated
• For the second year in a row Al Tompkin with the Poynter Institute drew a standing room
only crowd of television and radio news reporters and photographers for a seminar in Frankfort.
• KART, the KBA’s advertising buying service, has seen a phenomenal growth under the direction of James Reed. We are now placing over three (3) million dollars a year in paid advertising on KBA member stations.
• The KBA continues to have a strong positive relationship with our members of commerce. In
meetings with our congressmen in Washington, D.C and here at home in Kentucky our representative’s say they are “with us” on issues affecting broadcasters.
• For 2015 the KBA is offering stations the option of NOT paying the annual dues. All you
have to do is submit to the KBA a PEP PLEDGE FORM. Stations are asked to pledge a minimum
of one (1) spot per day for each PEP Sponsor.
• On the personnel side of the KBA, we are excited that Laura Cole has joined our staff. Laura
is an ASAE Certified Association Executive and recently received the Emerging Leader-Award of
Excellence from the Kentucky Society of Association Executives.
• I’m also happy to report that Gary White will be heading the association for four (4) more
years. Gary has been the president/CEO for the past 20-years.
Thank you again for allowing me to serve as your Chairman for 2014!
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A Message
From the
President
Gary White
2015 is here and the New Year comes with resolutions. Many are made, some are kept, others are
broken. If you have made a resolution like the usual; exercise more, lose weight, give up a bad habit or
earn more money, I wish you the best on meeting your goal. Personal goals are what we think about
when it comes to New Year resolutions. But, there’s no reason you can’t have a resolution for a business, company, organization or association. I do have a couple of personal resolutions but I hesitate to
put them in writing. I fear someone will dig this up a year from now and hold me accountable. LOL.
However, I would like to put in writing a resolution for our association. It will require your support and
help to meet. The KBA resolution for 2015 is “Reach out to each and every member of the organization to make sure they are aware of the many KBA services and benefits, encourage their participation, solicit comments on current services/benefits, and solicit suggestions for new programs.”
If you are not familiar what KBA did in 2014 please read the message from Rick McCue and thumb
through the pages of this report to learn of the many services and benefits offered. All of these
events, activities, services, benefits and programs have a single purpose, to serve our members…YOU!
Many of you took advantage of these activities and gave us positive feedback on the benefits to your
station(s) and staff and we appreciate you doing so!
I said we will need your help to fulfill the KBA resolution, what we need from you is, feedback. You
know what that word means, it happens when the microphone gets to close to a speaker. It causes
our eardrums to go into a spasm, babies start crying, and dogs go running. Think of the KBA as the
microphone and you are the speaker. When we get close to you we want to hear from you. When you
give us feedback (good and bad) we know we are reaching you. If we are not getting feedback are we
not reaching you? Is the KBA not getting close enough to you with services, programs and benefits in
order to get feedback? How can we get closer and work for you?
The KBA is your association, never hesitate to contact me (502) 682-2896 or [email protected] or your
KBA director to talk about how we can work together to keep the organization viable, growing and
strong.
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Nathan Butler
Associate
Director:
Alpha Media, Louisville
Casebolt Broadcasting &
Marketing, Shelbiana
Keith Casebolt
At-Large
Members:
Tom Ulmer
WKU, Bowling Green
David Brinkley
WFIE-TV, Evansville
WDKY-TV, Lexington
Ronna Corrente
WDRB-TV/WYMO-TV,
Louisville
Marti Hazel
iHeart Media, Louisville
Bill Gentry
Radio Directors:
Nick Ulmer
Forcht Broadcasting,
London
Bridgett Gambrel
WFMW-AM WKTG-FM,
Madisonville
Bob Kelley
CapCity Communications,
Frankfort
Kristin Cantrell
WDRB-TV/WYMO-TV,
Louisville
Bill Lamb
WCYN-AM/FM, Cynthiana
Chris Winkle
Past-chairman:
Legal Counsel, Sciarrino &
Shubert, LLC, Centerville VA
WMKY-FM, Morehead
Paul Hitchcock
Gearheart Media, Harold
Adam Gearheart
WCYN-AM/FM, Cynthiana
Jim Moore
Commonwealth
Broadcasting, Glasgow
Derron Steenbergen
Chairman-elect:
Dawn Sciarrino
Clear Channel Satellite,
Englewood, CO
Gateway Radio Works,
Owingsville
Jeff Ray
WBKO-TV, Bowling Green
Rick McCue
Chairman:
2014
Board of
Directors
Television Directors:
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KBA
Services &
Benefits
KBA Legal Hotline
2014 was an eventful year for the KBA Legal Hotline. As always, political questions top the list
of the most common Hotline calls. With the mid-term elections and a huge US Senate race,
KBA Members did their best to stump the lawyer – of course, never actually winning! The
Hotline is busy year round with questions about ownership, tower painting and lighting, contests
and lotteries, tobacco and gaming advertising and, my personal least favorite, regulatory
fee payments. In addition to the Hotline services, we presented two panels and the Annual
Conference in Lexington with a record three attorneys from Sciarrino & Shubert, PLLC attending.
We also assisted the KBA with personnel matters, member services, state and federal legislative
matters, PEP program matters and presented political seminars in advance of the election. We’re looking
forward to another fantastic year working with the KBA members. - Dawn Sciarrino
Calls to the KBA Legal Hotline in 2014 ran the gamut of hot topics in advertising law. Callers
wanted to know the legal risks of broadcasting advertisements for so-called “internet
sweepstakes cafes,” e-cigarettes, ammunition and gun sales, and alcoholic beverages. Callers
wanted to know whether the corporate owner of a radio station could donate to a federal
candidate’s campaign. KBA members had questions about the requirements for online political
files. And they also wanted to know how best to craft an indemnification provision in contracts
with advertisers.
Frost Brown Todd attorney Monica Dias staffs the KBA Legal Hotline on matters of Kentucky law and First
Amendment law. Although advertising questions are the most common, the hotline also provides quick
answers to legal questions regarding newsgathering and news dissemination, use of social media and the
internet, copyright and trademark issues, access to public records and public meetings, and other matters of
state law, intellectual property law, advertising law and media law.
For the answers to the questions noted above, or to any of your questions about Kentucky law and First
Amendment law, call the hotline. It’s available free to KBA members for questions that can be answered by
phone without research. Contact Monica at (513) 651-6783 or [email protected]. - Monica Diaz
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2014 Lobbying
A delegation of 38 Kentucky
broadcasters participated in
the KBA’s annual Washington,
D.C. trip to meet with
members of Congress and
discuss industry related issues.
Television broadcasters asked
representatives to “commit
to supporting a clean Satellite Television Extension
and Localism Act (STELA).” All six of Kentucky
representatives agreed to support the measure. Also,
radio broadcasters thanked 5 of our members (all but John Yarmuth of Louisville) in Congress for
co-sponsoring the Local Radio Freedom Act. They said they will
stand with local broadcasters in opposing a congressionallymandated performance tax on radio stations. Each year the
National Association of Broadcasters
(NAB) organizes a day on the Hill for
all states to arrange meetings with
members of Congress. Kentucky
brings the largest delegation of
broadcasters to this event.
Members of KBA also met with their
Congressmen at their Kentucky
offices during the Summer.
Left: On August 26, 2014 KBA
Members met with Congressman Ed
Whitfield.
Right: KBA Members met with
Congressman John Yarmuth on
September 3, 2014.
Left: KBA Members met with
Congressman Brett Guthrie on
Tuesday, September 2, 2014/
Right: On October 3, 2014, members
of the KBA had a great meeting with
Congressman Andy Barr.
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Scholarships
2014 Harry Barfield Scholarship
The Kentucky Broadcasters Association (KBA) awarded scholarships
to five recipients in 2014, the 23rd annual Harry Barfield Scholarship
awards program.
The recipients of the $2,500 scholarships for the 2014-15 academic
year were Michael Bowlds of Western Kentucky University (WKU),
Keith Deveaux II of the University of the Cumberlands, Cathleen Jeanty of Bellarmine
University, Nathaniel Metz of Berea College, and Megan Short of WKU.
The scholarships are awarded through a competitive application process which includes academic
achievement, the recommendation of a faculty member, and extracurricular activities. The awards are
renewable for a second year provided recipients continue to meet specified criteria.
Three students who received the KBA Barfield Scholarship in 2013-14 had their awards, also valued at
$2,500, renewed for the 2014-15 academic year: Whitney Davis of WKU, DaJuan Edwards of the University of
Louisville, and Caitlin Jackson of Eastern Kentucky University.
“The KBA is proud to be able to help these talented students pursue their higher education,” said Gary White,
president and CEO of KBA. “This year’s total of $20,000 in scholarship awards means that the KBA now has
awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships since the inception of the program in the 1992-93 academic year.
Many of these recipients have gone on to successful careers in broadcasting and other related communications
fields.”
The program is named in honor of Harry Barfield, the late president and chairman of WLEX-TV in Lexington.
Carl Nathe, of the University of Kentucky Public Relations and Marketing Office, administers the program.
2014 High School Scholarship
In 2014, the KBA awarded fourteen scholarship grants, $1,500 each,
to qualified sons and daughters of employees of Kentucky broadcast
stations.
The Kentucky Broadcasters’ Association (KBA) Scholarship Fund is a postsecondary partial scholarship grant program for children of employees of
Kentucky radio and television stations.
Grant Glaser son of Sarah Glaser with
Nick Ulmer, Vice President/GM, WFIE-TV,
Recipients of the scholarships in 2014 were Sarah Cahill daughter of
Evansville, IN
Michelle Barger, iHeart Media, Somerset; Erin Lay daughter of Nanette
Lay, WBKO-TV, Bowling Green; Ethan Fedele son of Chris & Lisa Fedele, WLEX-TV, Lexington; Sydnee Franklin
daughter of Sean Franklin, WLEX-TV, Lexington; Kelly Heflin daughter of John Helfin, KET; Madison Howell
daughter of Sandra Howell, WMDJ, Martin; Grant Glaser son of Sarah Glaser, WFIE-TV, Evansville, IN; Allison
Woodard daughter of Susan Woodard, Christian Family Radio; Leiren Jackson, Daughter of Chris & Lori
Freeland, WCBL, Benton; Taylor Ray son of Jeff Ray, Gateway Radio Works, Owingsville; Andrew Szurgot son
of Daniel Szurgot, WPSD-TV, Paducah; Marina Martin daughter of Michael Barnett, WMIK, Middlesboro; Paul
Heuser son of Vince Heuser, WLCR-AM, Louisville; Briana Mollett daughter of Lonnie Miller, WCTT-FM, Corbin.
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2014
Award Winners
Despite Mother Nature’s attempt to
disrupt the Annual Awards Dinner,
five well deserving broadcasters were
presented with awards of recognition.
On October 6th, the KBA Awards
were presented. The Ralph Gabbard
Distinguished Kentuckian Award was
presented to Al Tompkins and the
Kentucky MIC - Hall of Fame Award was
presented to John M. Barrick, Wayne
Perkey, Charles Wesley (Wes) Strader and
Tom Ulmer.
Ralph Gabbard
Distinguished
Kentuckian Award
Al Tompkins
Pictured with Francis Nash
Kentucky MIC Hall of Fame Award
Winners
John M. Barrick
Wayne Perkey
Pictured with Ed Henson
Charles Wesley Strader
Pictured with Dale Thornhill
Accepted on his behalf by his family
Photo of David Barrick and
Steve Newberry
Tom Ulmer
Pictured with Keith Casebolt
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2014 Annual
Conference
This year the Annual Conference had a record breaking number of attendees! Over 275
members joined us at the Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington for the conference. There were
educational sessions for EVERYONE – including sales, management, programming, and
engineers as well as legal sessions. Why should you attend the conference? Conference
Chairman, Chris Winkle said, “for me it’s an annual reminder that we are all working in
the same industry and struggling with the same challenges no matter the market size,
demographic or geographical location.”
On Monday, we had several golfers brave the rain and hit the greens
for the scramble. The winners of the 2014 golf scramble were Tim
Cole, Blake Bishop, Wes Royse and Sean Hamilton. We also had a
wonderful kick-off thanks to BMI who sponsored the Opening Reception
and brought in singer/songwriter, Jamie Lee Thurston.
Tuesday was a full day of educational sessions and wrapped up with
the KBA Awards Dinner. Despite Mother Nature interrupting the dinner,
members enjoyed celebrating the new Hall of Fame inductees and
hearing from the Ralph Gabbard Distinguished Kentuckian Award
winner, Al Tompkins.
Winkle said, “the Awards Dinner is our opportunity to acknowledge and
recognize some of the State’s finest broadcasters for their careers and
commitment to the broadcast industry and just like the broadcasters
that we are, we adapted quickly to a threatening weather situation and
continued with the Conference, almost as if we were on-the-air.”
Thank you to everyone that joined us for the
Annual KBA Conference! We hope to see you
again in 2015!
“It was privilege and honor to
host this years Conference.”
-Chris Winkle, WCYN, Cynthiana
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Save the Date!
2015 Annual
Conference
October 12-14,
Lexington, Ky.
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Did you know the
Annual Conference is
FREE to members?
“The Conference is one our greatest
member services, providing a
setting for education, training,
and networking at no cost to our
members”
-Chris Winkle, WCYN, Cynthiana
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KART
Millions Generated Annually for Broadcast Stations
2014 was a tremendously successful year for KART. Well over 1,200 orders
were placed with local broadcast radio and television stations across the state
in 2014 for accounts in the education, tourism, financial, automotive, legal,
healthcare, issue, political, insurance and state economic categories.
KART is also keeping broadcast stations in the forefront of the digital
James Reed
advertising arena by presenting various options to local advertisers who
Director of Sales
would otherwise turn to digital agencies.
With the ever growing needs of reputation and review
management, site retargeting, local search, geo fencing,
google business management, paid keyword search,
geo location and consumer segment targeting, KART is
directing digital advertising budgets to the local broadcast
stations that can accommodate client needs.
KART is a member benefit. Without it, in 2014 alone, over
$1,000,000 placed with Kentucky broadcast stations would
have gone to non-broadcast vendors.
Commercial shoot with KART client
Bachman Volkswagon in Louisville.
KBART/PAC
The Kentucky Broadcasters Alliance for Radio
and TV Political Action Committee experienced
another year of growth in 2014. The PAC made
contributions to the Republican Party of KY,
The House KY Democratic Caucus, and the KY
Senate Republican Majority.
During the conference, there was also a silent
auction to help raise money for KBART PAC.
This year the auction raised almost $4,000!
Thank you to everyone that helped make this
auction a success!
Some of the many items available at the Silent
Auction during the 2014 Annual Conference.
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Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program
ABIP
2014 was the fourth year of offering FREE ABIP inspections to KBA member stations. The
cost was previously $300 and up! While we have seen an increase in new stations signing
up, there are still many that are not taking advantage of this valuable opportunity. When a
station signs up for ABIP they will be contacted by an FCC trained KBA inspector to arrange a
mutually satisfactory inspection date. Inspection results are confidential between the inspector
and station management. The FCC is not notified of any violations, only that a station has
received their “Certificate of Compliance”. The ABIP does not impose fines or NAL’s.
Occasionally, ABIP is referred to as a “Mock Inspection”. That is a misnomer. ABIP is
performed under contract with, and is fully sanctioned and recognized by, the Federal
Communications Commission. Any station passing the ABIP receives a certificate exempting
it from random FCC inspection, for a period of three years.
Testimonials are available from appreciative broadcasters across the state. Anyone with
questions on what to expect of the inspection process, feel free to contact KBA for further
details.
Greg Happel, Director. KBA Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program
For further information contact Greg Happel at: Email- [email protected] Phone (270) 325-4120
or the KBA office: [email protected] (888) 843-5221
TDGA
KBA’s membership provides full access to the resources of TDGA - The Traffic Director’s
Guild of America. Membership in TDGA has reached just under 300 KY stations. KBA funds
the full year member benefits for Traffic, Sales, Operations, Bookkeepers and other trafficrelated personnel. If you want to include your staff in this feature-rich program, contact
the KBA office for the current year’s Group Code that covers all fees in the on-line sign-up
procedure.
Glossaries, Reports, References, Filing Calendars are all included along with a unique
offering of easily accessible services aimed at Traffic professionals for Radio, Television,
Commercial & Non-Commercial Station members of KBA. For all sized markets, standalones,
clusters, groups and Traffic Hubs, the KBA PEP program provides the funding for the actively
used services offered to our KBA members and their staff. We’re delighted to say: KBA has a
friend in the Traffic Business, via our long TDGA Membership Alliance program.
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Seminars & Training Events
Al Tompkins,
Poynter Institute
Television and Radio reporters from across the
state attended a day-long seminar in April with Al
Tompkins from the Poynter Institute. The event
held at the KBA headquarters in Frankfort drew
75 participates. The one day boot camp focused
on TV news storytelling. This was the second
year for this event and plans are underway to
bring Tompkins back next year.
KBA Sales Seminar
Road Trip
The KBA Spring Sales Seminar “Road Trip”
with Pat Bryson attracted over 100 sales reps
from three regions of the state. With stops
in Prestonsburg, Frankfort and Madisonville
Bryson presented “A Road Map to Success in
High Dollar Broadcast Sales”.
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Public Education Partnership
KBA’s Life Blood
Throughout the pages of this report you will read about the many services, benefits, programs and seminars
offered by the KBA. Unlike most associations the organization offers these member benefits free of charge.
This is in addition to the purchase of commercial time on member stations through the Kentucky Alliance
for Radio and Television (KART). It is normal for trade associations like the KBA to be supported by its
membership dues. However, the KBA’s annual dues income is only about $17,000.
So, how does the KBA pay for the plethora of seminars, training programs, Annual Conference, Legal
Hotlines, Alternative Broadcast Inspections, KART expenses and much more?
The Answer is the acronym PEP.
This stands for Public Education Partnership program. Throughout the year, generous KBA member stations
donate airtime that is used to promote PEP sponsors that are non-profit organizations and state agencies.
Through partnerships between the KBA and these PEP sponsors the association received over $1 million in
2014. These funds are earmarked for the benefit and support of KBA members and operating expenses of the
KBA.
Without the PEP program the association would have to turn to its only other source of the income, dues, for
financial support. To maintain the level of services and benefits offered by the KBA today, the dues for each
station would average about $3,500 per year.
This year the KBA made the transition to disseminate both television and radio traffic instructions/broadcast
orders and spots only by e-mail. If you are not receiving updated information at your station by e-mail contact
the KBA office to update your e-mail address that is on file. All PEP information is available on the KBA
website www.kba.org/pep/aspx .
Yes, the KBA needs PEP but, more importantly, PEP needs your stations support. The airing of the PEP
sponsors message is the life blood of the KBA. Please continue the generous schedule in 2015 for all of the
PEP messages and if you have any questions or need assistance with this program contact Laura at the KBA.
No Dues in 2015!
Instead of paying dues for 2015, stations can opt out of the payment by simply filling out and returning a Public
Education Partnership (PEP) Pledge Form. If you are a current PEP participating station, please return the
completed form to us in an effort to help us update our records.
Chris Winkle, 2015 KBA chairman, says this plan has two goals. “The majority of KBA member stations are
already giving a generous amount of airtime to our PEP sponsors and this is a way to say Thank You to those
participating stations.” Winkle added, “second, we hope this action will encourage all member stations to
support the PEP program.”
Many stations have already returned their pledge forms, if you haven’t, please do so today! Pledge forms can
be found on the KBA website – www.kba.org.
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Letter from
KBA’s Accountants
Harrod and
Associates
On behalf of the staff of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association and its Board of Directors, I am
pleased to report that on November 30, 2014, Kentucky Broadcasters Association, Inc. completed another very successful financial year despite net asset reserve being down by 0.62%
compared to last year. With no outstanding debt and having strong increases in the net reserves in past years, this has allowed us the ability to grow the programs and services which
will continue to benefit our membership in the upcoming years. As detailed on the adjoining
pie chart you can see where over 45% of all expenditures were spent directly on members’
benefit programs, a 7% increase from the prior year.
The board recognized its fiduciary duty to protect and maintain the financial strength and integrity of the Association. As part of the process it takes a close and continuous management
approach in overseeing the financial aspects of the Association including budgeting of funds
and management of program, operating and capital spending. Good stewardship of the Association’s funding is a high priority for our board.
The Board believes the Association and its members should be proud of its accomplishments
and feels that its current financial situation puts it in a position to achieve even more for the
broadcasting industry, and most particularly its membership. Through the combined efforts of
the Directors and a dedicated staff its membership can rest assured the assets of the Association will be managed in a manner to achieve maximum benefit for its membership.
Let me take this opportunity to express the Board and staff’s grateful appreciation for the
memberships’ continued loyalty and encourage each and every member to take an active role
in our conventions and membership functions. - David Harrod, CPA
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Financial
Information
INCOME
PEP Advertising - 90.78%
Rental Income - 6.78%
Conventions, Conferences
& Seminars - .46%
Membership Dues - .95%
Interest & Dividend
Income - 1.3%
Commissions - .02%
Member Benefits &
Services - 45.06%
EXPENSE
Other Income - .01%
Operating Expenses 11.12%
Accounting & Legal - 3.70%
Benefits & Payroll Taxes7.38%
Depreciation - 3.54%
Salaries & Wages - 29.20%
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Kentucky Broadcasters Association
Past Chairmen
1946 Hugh O Potter, WOMI, Owensboro
1947 J E Willis, WLAP, Lexington
1948 Harry McTigue, WINN, Louisville
1949 F E Lackey, WHOP, Hopkinsville
1950 J Porter Smith, WGRC, Louisville
1951 Charles C Warren, WCMI, Ashland
1952 J W “Bill” Betts, WFTM, Maysville
1953 Joseph Eaton, WKLO, Louisville
1954 Mike Layman, WSFC, Somerset
1955 Sam Livingston, WKYB, Paducah
1956 Gilmore Nunn, WLAP, Lexington
1957 Arthur Eilerman, WZIP, Covington
1958 Walter “ Dee” Huddleston, WIEL, Elizabethtown
1959 Alvis H Temple, WKCT, Bowling Green
1960 J Franke Fox, WHLN, Harlan
1961 Don Horton, WVLk, Lexington
1962 James M Caldwell, WAVE, Louisville
1963 William M Whittker, WMOR, Morehead
1964 C A “Bud” McClain, WFKY, Frankfort
1965 James H Topmiller, WHAS, Louisville
1966 W P Sosh, WRUS, Russellville
1967 J T Whitlock, WLBN, Lebanon
1968 Ray Holbrook, WHIR, Danville
1969 Arthur Grunewald, WSON, Henderson
1970 H Lee Browning, WAVE-TV, Louisville
1971 Walter E May, WPKE, Pikeville
1972 Robert Doll, WFKY, Frankfort
1973 Roy A Redmond, WFTM, Maysville
1974 Charles W Stratton, WNGO, Mayfield
1975 Ernest Sparkman, WKIC, Hazard
1976 Garland R West, WKCT, Bowling Green
1977 Jack Farmer, WHIR, Danville
1978 Fred Paxton, WPSD-TV, Paducah
1979 William Summers 3rd, WLOU/WNUU, Louisville
1980 Bill Walters, WIEL, Elizabethtown
1981 Henry G Lackey, WSON, Henderson
1982 J B Crawley, WCND WLCK WMSK,
Campbellsville
1983 Harry Barfield, WLEX-TV, Lexington
1984 G Nolan Kenner, WSFC WSEK, Somerset
1985 Ralph E Hacker, WVLK AM/FM, Lexington
1986 Charles M Anderson, Western Kentucky
University, Bowling Green
1987 Ralph W Gabbard, WKYT-TV, Lexington
1988 B Douglas Hamby, WHRZ, Providence
1989 Edward Henson Jr, WAVG WLRS, Louisville
1990 Bill Evans, WQXE, Elizabethtown
1991 James Allison III, WLEX-TV, Lexington
1992 Connie J Sabad, WVLK AM/FM, Lexington
1993 Robert “Bob” Scherer, WHAS WAMZ, Louisville
1994 Steven W Newberry, WHHT WKNK WXPC,
Glasgow
1995 Leonard “Corky” Norcia, WBIO WKCM WLME,
Owensboro
1996 Dan Dorsett, WLAP AM/FM, Lexington
1997 Christopher Baker, WLRS, Louisville
1998 Wayne Martin, WKYT-TV, Lexington
1999 J Barry Williams, WBGL WBGN, Bowling Green
2000 Francis Nash, WGOH WUGO, Grayson
2001 Ed Mastrean, KET, The Kentucky Network,
Lexington
2002 Dale Thornhill, Commonwealth Broadcasting,
Elizabethtown
2003 Mark Thomas, Clear Channel Radio, Louisville
2004 Mike Tarter, Key Broadcasting, Somerset
2005 Steve Langford, WAVE-TV, Lousiville
2006 Randy Thompson, WKCB AM/FM, Hindman
2007 Beth Mann, WKDZ AM/FM, Cadiz
2008 Tim Gilbert, WLEX-TV, Lexington
2009 Tom Ulmer, MainLine Broadcasting, Louisville
2010 Jeff Ray, Gateway Radio Works, Owingsville
2011 Keith Casebolt, East KY Broadcasting, Pikeville
2012 Kelly Wallingford, Wallingford Broadcasting,
Richmond Irvine
2013 Bill Lamb, WDRB-TV WMYO-TV, Louisville
2014 Rick McCue, WBKO, Bowling Green
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