Library Of American Broadcasting Foundation Announces 2020 Board Of Directors

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) elected the following individuals to its board of directors:

Heidi Raphael, chief communications officer at Beasley Media Group, has been named co-chair of the LABF, effective immediately. She will join Hubbard Radio Chief Executive Officer Ginny Morris as co-chair of the organization.

Pierre Bouvard, Gary Chapman, Erica Farber, David Kennedy, Dr. Judi Kuriansky and Heidi Raphael have been re-elected to three-year terms on the board.  In addition, Ginny Morris, Gary Chapman, David Kennedy and Jack Goodman will continue to serve additional two-year terms on the executive committee. The foundation offered “many thanks” to Larry Patrick, who is transitioning off his longtime responsibilities as finance chair. He will continue to serve on the board.

The Library of American Broadcasting is pleased to welcome the following new board members to the organization: Julie Talbott, president, Premiere Networks; Brian Philips, EVP of content and audience, Cumulus Media; Dave “Chachi” Denes,  president, Benztown/Benztown Radio Networks and executive producer, Benztown + McVay Media Podcast Networks; and Mike Conway, associate professor of journalism, Indiana University Media School.

“It is an absolute honor and a privilege to serve as co-chair of the LABF,” said Raphael. “Many thanks to Ginny Morris for her tireless dedication over the past eight years as the sole chair of the organization. I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to the entire board, executive committee and new board members as we continue to support the organization’s mission and celebrate broadcasting’s 100-year anniversary!”

“The LABF and industry are lucky to have Heidi lend her tremendous talents and leadership to furthering the work of preserving our past, reflecting our present and informing our future,” said Morris.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the broadcasting industry’s past, reflecting the present and informing its future.

The organization serves as the philanthropic arm of the Library of American Broadcasting, the nation’s most extensive collection of broadcast history, policy and tradition, including historical documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books, scripts and photographs preserved at the University of Maryland.

In addition, the LABF, in conjunction with the International Radio & Television Society, presents the annual Giants of Broadcasting Event, which pays tribute to trailblazers in the radio and television industry.