RTDNA/RTDNF Elects New, Returning Board Members As Andrea Stahlman Takes Over As Chair

Board Election

The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION and RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS FOUNDATION has elected its new Board of Directors.

Joining newly minted RTDNA CHAIR CBS affiliate WLKY-TV/LOUISVILLE News Dir. ANDREA STAHLMAN on the board are new members TEGNA ABC affiliate KIII-TV/CORPUS CHRISTI ND NIA TOWNE in Region 6 (OKLAHOMA and TEXAS); E.W. SCRIPPS CO. VP/News SEAN MCLAUGHLIN as Director-at-Large; and NEXSTAR CBS affiliate WIVB-TV/BUFFALO ND LISA POLSTER as Director-at-Large. GRAHAM MEDIA GROUP CBS affiliate WKMG-TV/ORLANDO ND ALLISON MCGINLEY has been elected Chair-Elect, to replace STAHLMAN next year. Outgoing Chair MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS News-Talk WLRN-F/MIAMI ND TERENCE SHEPHERD becomes Chair of the RTDNF, replacing outgoing RTDNF Chair JERRY WALSH. Longtime Treasurer and past Chair LOREN TOBIA has been re-elected Treasurer for another three year term.

BONNEVILLE News-Talk KSL-A-F-AC KSFI-KRSP/SALT LAKE CITY Dir. of Audience Development SHERYL WORSLEY was elected to a fourth term representing Region 3 (ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, WYOMING).

TEGNA NBC affiliate KARE-TV/MINNEAPOLIS Digital Dir. LAUREN OLSON is back for a second term in Region 4 (MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN).

In REGION 5 (IOWA, KANSAS, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA), MEREDITH CBS affiliate KMOV-TV/ST. LOUIS Exec. ND SCOTT DIENER was re-elected for a third term.

NEXSTAR CBS affiliate WIAT-TV (CBS 42)/BIRMINGHAM News Anchor/Managing Dir. SHERRI JACKSON was elected to a second term representing Region 9 (ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI)

HEARST ABC affiliate WMUR-TV/MANCHESTER, NH ND ALISHA MCDEVITT will represent
Region 10 (CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT) for a second term.

And with MCGINLEY's election as Chair-Elect, Region 13 (FLORIDA, GEORGIA, PUERTO RICO, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS) is now open, and STAHLMAN will nominate a candidate to be approved by the board for the position.

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