The OAB is a non-profit organization of commercial radio and television stations organized to serve the public interest and promote the cooperation and prosperity of its members. A 12-member Board of Directors governs the OAB.
A valuable resource for its members, the OAB provides information about regulation, advertising, employee recruitment, education and training, and the myriad of issues affecting our changing industry.
:: History
In 1948, a small group of Oklahoma radio broadcasters, sharing
a common interest, banded together to form an association of radio broadcasters.
In 1958, the organization was incorporated as the Oklahoma Broadcasters
Association with a charter membership of 31 radio stations-30 AM and
1 FM.
In the early 1970s, a group of eight Oklahoma television stations formed the Oklahoma Telecasters Association, primarily for the purpose of fighting certain state tax issues. In 1983, the Oklahoma Telecasters Association merged with the Oklahoma Broadcasters Association. The name was changed to the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters in 1988.
Today, OAB membership numbers 158 radio stations, 22 television stations, 9 educational stations and 49 associate members.
President & CEO
Vance Harrison
Director of Operations
Nancy Struby
Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters
6520 N. Western Avenue, Suite 104
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
Office
Hours
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Telephone
(405) 848-0771
E-mail
General information
| 1948 | Matt Bonebrake | Oklahoma City |
| 1949 | Bill Hoover | Ada |
| 1950 | George Tarter | Enid |
| 1951 | Joe Bernard | Oklahoma City |
| 1952 | Chub Bellatti | Stillwater |
| 1953 | Allan Page | Lawton |
| 1954 | Bob Enoch | Oklahoma City |
| 1955 | Frank Lane | Tulsa |
| 1956-57 | Leo Morris | Lawton |
| 1958 | Pat Murphy | Enid |
| 1959-60 | Tom Johnson | Oklahoma City |
| 1961 | Frank Lane | Tulsa |
| 1962-63 | Jim Bellatti | Stillwater |
| 1964-65 | Bill Morgan | Norman |
| 1966-67 | Lee Allan Smith | Oklahoma City |
| 1968 | Bill Weaver | Shawnee |
| 1969 | Ken Greenwood | Tulsa |
| 1970 | Ed Ryan | Woodward |
| 1971 | Ross Baker | Lawton |
| 1972 | Hewel Jones | Oklahoma City |
| 1973 | Bill Platt | Stillwater |
| 1974 | Fred Thompson | Bartlesville |
| 1975 | Glen Burke | Durant |
| 1976 | Ron Blue | Tulsa |
| 1977 | Allan Muchmore | Ponca City |
| 1978 | Jack Brewer | Chickasha |
| 1979 | Tom Parrington | Oklahoma City |
| 1980 | Jack Cresse | Tulsa |
| 1981 | George Wilburn | Altus |
| 1982 | Woody Woodard | Oklahoma City |
| 1983 | Ed Montray | McAlester |
| 1984 | Ron Kirby | Lawton |
| 1985 | Ben Hevel | Tulsa |
| 1986 | Carl Smith | Tulsa |
| 1987 | Harold Wright | Anadarko |
| 1988 | Richard Adams | Ardmore |
| 1989-90 | Jim Smith | Oklahoma City |
| 1991 | Dick Johnson | Weatherford |
| 1991 | Lee Salzberger | Tulsa |
| 1991-92 | Doug Williams | Woodward |
| 1993 | Ed Smith | Guymon |
| 1994 | Bill Katsafanas | Oklahoma City |
| 1995 | Bob Clark | Ardmore |
| 1995-96 | Dan Bates | Tulsa |
| 1997 | Miles Chandler | Oklahoma City |
| 1998 | Larry Patton | Lawton |
| 1999 | Chuck Morgan | Lawton |
| 2000 | William Donahue | Tulsa |
| 2001 | Vance Harrison | Oklahoma City |
| 2002 | Pat Baldwin | Tulsa |
| 2003 | Bill Coleman | Ponca City |
| 2004 | Pat Bryson | Tulsa |
| 2005 | Wes Milbourn | Oklahoma City |
| 2006 | Roger Harris | Ada |
| 2007 | Brent Hensley | Oklahoma City |
| 2008 | Kevin Potter | Bartlesville |