The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) sought the wisdom of a group of accomplished professionals in developing the first phase of this initiative. Some weighed in at various points while others were involved throughout the process. We offer our profound thanks to each contributor for their willingness to assist in this important effort.
Rolando Arrieta
VP of Broadcast, NAHJ
Manager of News Operations, NPR
Vincent Barnes
Senior Advisor, Gray Global Advisors
Melissa Begay
Operations Manager, Native Public Media, Inc.
Chris Berg
Director of Local Content Development - West, Nextar Broadcasting Group
Heather Birks
Executive Director, Broadcast Education Association
Niala Boodhoo
Vice President of Broadcast, AAJA; Host/Executive Producer of The 21st, Illinois Public Media
David Brown
ABC News Contributor; Retired Dallas Police Chief
Marci Burdick
Senior Advisor, Schurz Communications
Kenneth Burns
Reporter, WYPR (NPR), Baltimore, Md.
Christopher Callahan
Founding Dean, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mike Cavender
Executive Director, RTDNA/F
Kathy Chow
Executive Director, Asian American Journalists Association/F
Terri Cope-Walton
News Director, WRTV (Scripps), Indianapolis, In.
Ellen Crooke
Vice President, News, TEGNA Media
Erin Dozier
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Legal, NAB
Michelle Duke
Vice President, National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF)
Robert Garcia
Executive Producer, Newscasts, National Public Radio (NPR)
Janice Gin
Assistant News Director, KRON (Nextstar), San Francisco, Calif.
Sarah Glover
President, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Byron Harmon
Vice President of News, WNYW
Robb Hays
News Director, WAFB-TV (Raycom), Baton Rouge, La.
Carlton Houston
Assistant News Director, WUSA9 (TEGNA), Washington, D.C.
Rev. Kenny Irby
Director of Community Intervention, St. Petersburg Police Department
Bruce Johnson
Reporter and Anchor, WUSA9 (TEGNA), Washington, D.C.
Jan Johnson
Correspondent and News Editor, Westwood One News
Ron Kelley
Executive Director of Student Development, Diversity & Inclusion, University of Missouri School of Journalism
Dave Kirpius
Professor & Dean, University of Missouri School of Journalism
Gracie Lawson-Borders
Dean, School of Communications at Howard University
Mark Lloyd
Clinical Professor of Communications, USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism
Mark Lodato
Assistant Dean and Associate General Manager, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Michelle Marsh
Anchor, WJLA/ABC 7 (Sinclair), Washington, D.C.
Barbara Maushard
Vice President of News, Hearst Television Inc.
Patrick McCreery
Vice President of News and Marketing, Meredith Local Media Group
Mike McMearty
Director of News & Programming, WTOP-FM (Hubbard), Washington, D.C.
Greg Morrison
Treasurer, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Mike Mullen
Vice President, Government Relations, NAB
Renee Nash
Director of Information & Public Affairs, WHUR 96.3 FM, Washington, D.C.
Robert Naylor
Consultant, Robert Naylor Coaching & Consulting
Spencer Overton
President, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies
Byron Pitts
Co-Anchor, ABC News "Nightline"
Syracuse University Broadcast and Digital Journalism Department
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Loris Taylor
President & CEO, Native Public Media, Inc.
Josie Thomas
Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, CBS
Al Tompkins
Senior Faculty for Broadcasting, The Poynter Institute
Benét Wilson
Vice President of Digital, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Ryan Wood
Executive Producer, TEGNA Media News Service
Kelly Woodard
News Director, WRIC 8News, Richmond, Va.
Gary Wordlaw
News Director, NBC/FOX duopoly WVLA/WGMB-TV (Nexstar), Baton Rouge, La.
Gordon Smith
President and CEO, NAB
Chris Ornelas
Chief Operating Officer, NAB
Marcellus Alexander
Executive Vice President of Television, NAB, and President of NAB Education Foundation
Michelle Lehman
Executive Vice President, Marketing, NAB
Rick Kaplan
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legal, NAB
Curtis LeGeyt
Executive Vice President, Government Relations, NAB
Dennis Wharton
Executive Vice President, Communications, NAB
Anne Palmer
Chief Executive Officer, Palmer Group, LLC
