Membership Regions
Region 1
Regional Director:
Jon Stepanek, KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT
State Coordinators:
Alaska: John Tracy, KTUU, Anchorage
Idaho: Mark Danielson, KTVB-TV, Boise
Montana: TBA
Oregon: Deana Reece, KVAL-TV, Eugene
Washington: Ursula Reutin, KIRO-AM, Seattle
Region 2
Regional Director:
Robert Long, KNBC-TV, Burbank, CA
State Coordinators:
California: Cliff Albert, KOGO-AM, San Diego
Nevada: Jamie Ioos, KVBC-TV, Las Vegas
Hawaii: Dan Dennison, KHNL/KHBC-TV, Honolulu
Region 3
Regional Director:
Kathy Walker, KOA-AM, Denver
State Coordinators:
Arizona: Tom Bell, KPHO-TV, Phoenix
Colorado: Jerry Bell, KHOW-AM, Denver
New Mexico: Sue Stephens, KOAT-TV, Albuquerque
Utah: Bryan Schott, KCPW-FM, Salt Lake City
Wyoming: Bob Beck, Wyoming Public Radio, Laramie
Region 4
Regional Director:
Derrick Hinds, KBJR-TV, Duluth, MN
State Coordinators:
Minnesota: Jeff Kiernan, WCCO-TV, Minneapolis
North Dakota: Dick Heidt, KFYR-TV, Bismarck
South Dakota: Jerry Oster, WNAX-AM/FM, Yankton
Wisconsin: Len Nelson, WAPL-AM, Appleton
Region 5
Regional Director:
Stacey Woelfel, KOMU-TV, Columbia, MO
State Coordinators:
Iowa: Polly Carver-Kimm, Des Moines Radio Group
Kansas: Dan Dillon, KFDI/KFTI, Wichita
Missouri: Gene Hartley, KYTV, Springfield
Nebraska: Rose Ann Shannon, KETV, Omaha
Region 6
Regional Director:
Kevin Benz, News 8 Austin, Austin, TX
State Coordinators:
Oklahoma: Steve Schroeder, KOTV, Tulsa
Texas: Henry Chu, KGBT-TV, Harlingen
Region 7
Regional Director:
Dick Haefner, WJR-AM, Detroit
State Coordinators:
Illinois: Jim Garrott, WEEK-TV, East Peoria; Steve Scott, WLS-AM, Chicago
Indiana: Wendell Hudson, WTWO-TV, Terre Haute; Chuck Carney, WTIU-TV, Bloomington
Michigan: James Fordyce, WLAJ-TV, Lansing
Ohio: Vincent Duffy, WKSU-FM, Kent; and Julie Weindel, WHIO-TV, Dayton
Region 8
Regional Director:
Ken Jobe, WHBQ-TV, Memphis, TN
State Coordinators:
Kentucky: Terry Likes, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green
North Carolina: Marshall Adams, WBT-AM, Charlotte
South Carolina: Ken Elmore, WSPA-TV, Spartanburg
Tennessee: Christine Riser Kopidlansky, WJHL-TV, Johnson City
West Virginia: TBA
Region 9
Regional Director:
Randy Bell, WMSI/WQJQ/WJDX, Jackson, MS
State Coordinators:
Alabama: Butler Cain, Alabama Public Radio, Tuscaloosa
Arkansas: Dale Cox, KFSM-TV, Fort Smith
Louisiana: Rick Boone, KTAL-TV, Shreveport
Mississippi: Teresa Collier, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson
Region 10
Regional Director:
Coleen Marren, WCVB-TV, Boston
State Coordinators:
Connecticut: Steve Kalb, WELI-AM, Hamden
Maine: George Matz, WMTW-TV, Auburn
Massachusetts: Bob Salsberg, Associated Press, Boston
New Hampshire: Andrew Vrees, WMUR-TV, Manchester
Rhode Island: TBA
Vermont: TBA
Region 11
Regional Director:
Lane Beauchamp, CBS Television Stations Digital Media Group, New York
State Coordinators:
New Jersey: TBA
New York: Michael Rizzo, ABC News Radio, New York; and Edward Buttaccio, R News, Rochester
Pennsylvania: Lydia Reeves, WCAU-TV, Bala Cynwyd; Tene' Croom, American Urban Radio, Pittsburg
Region 12
Regional Director:
Mark Kraham, WHAG-TV, Hagerstown, MD
State Coordinators:
Delaware: Christopher Carl, WDEL-AM, Wilmington
District of Columbia: John Matthews, WMAL-AM, Washington
Maryland: Mark Miller, WBAL-AM, Baltimore
Virginia: Deb Wenger, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
Region 13
Regional Director:
Helga Silva, WLTV Univision, Miami
State Coordinators:
Florida: Steve Malave, WUSF-TV, Tampa
Georgia: Jennifer Gates, WABE-FM, Atlanta
Puerto Rico: Jose Morales, WLII-TV, San Juan
U.S. Virgin Islands: TBA
Canada/International
Regional Director:
Hudson Mack, A Channel Vancouver Island
