NABEF Broadcast Leadership Training Program Names Participants For 2018

Class Of '18

The NAB EDUCATION FOUNDATION (NABEF) has announced the 2018 class of the Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) executive training program. The program includes monthly weekend sessions for 10 months at NAB headquarters in WASHINGTON.

This year's participants:

• IDA-VEND Country KRLC-A/MOSCOW, ID Dir./Research & Development WHITNEY AGUILAR
• UNIVISION VP/Content TERI ARVESU
• FOX O&O WNYW-TV (FOX 5)-MY NETWORK TV affiliate WWOR-TV (MY 9)/NEW YORK NSM WALTER AUGUSTIN  
• LOCKWOOD BROADCAST GROUP CW affiliate WHDF-TV (THE VALLEY'S CW)/HUNTSVILLE, AL GM MARYANN BALBO
• HEARST ABC affiliate KOAT-TV/ALBUQUERQUE GSM LUKE COMMARE
• BUTTE BROADCASTING/BUTTE, MT AE MARGARET DAVIS
• MULOLLAND MEDIA GROUP CORPORATION Director REGINA DAVIS
• COX MEDIA GROUP AC WSB-F (B98.5)-Classic Hits WSRV (97.1 THE RIVER)/ATLANTA PD/Format Leader CHRIS EAGAN
• QUINCY MEDIA ABC affiliate WKOW-TV/MADISON Business Manager ANNA ENGELHART
• EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION General Counsel STACIE FORD
• MCL/MCM Urban Oldies WATV-A (900 GOLD)/BIRMINGHAM President COURTNEY FRENCH
• COX MEDIA GROUP CBS affiliate WJAX-TV (CBS 47)-FOX affiliate WFOX-TV (FOX 30)/JACKSONVILLE Managing Editor PASCALE HEAD
• RADIO ONE/INDIANAPOLIS Dir./Sales JASON HUNTER
• TEJAS BROADCASTING/CORPUS CHRISTI President SUSAN LUCCHESI-FIELDS
• MORGAN MURPHY MEDIA ABC affiliate KXLY-TV/SPOKANE Assistant News Director MELISSA LUCK
• BEASLEY/WILMINGTON, DE VP/Market Manager AJ LURIE
• NAB COO CHRIS ORNELAS
• SCRIPPS CBS affiliate WTVF-TV/NASHVILLE VP/GM LYN PLANTINGA
• ENTERCOM VP/Digital Audience Development KIM REIS

"The BLT program continues to attract some of the best and brightest talent in our industry," said the program's founder and Dean, SHOOTINGSTAR BROADCASTING President/CEO DIANE SUTTER. "We are pleased to have a group of senior level participants who are committed to their growth and that of the broadcast industry."

“We are excited to welcome another talented group of broadcast leaders into the program. They will join the accomplished BLT graduates who continue to excel and contribute to our dynamic business,” said NABEF President MARCELLUS ALEXANDER.

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