Board of Directors

Executive Committee & Board of Directors
2011-2012



Executive Committee

Title Name Station Locaiton
Chairman Claudia Puig Univision Radio Miami
Chairman-Elect Art Rowbotham Hall Radio Lakeland
Vice Chairman Radio Sherri Sanchez Clear Channel Southwest FL
Vice Chairman TV Judy Kenney WFTX-TV Cape Coral
Vice Chairman Hispanic Luis Fernandez-Rocha WLTV-TV Miami
President Pat Roberts FAB Tallahassee
Immediate Past Chairman Bill Hendrich Cox Radio Jacksonville


TV Board

Name Station Location
Carolyn Barrett WCJB-TV Gainesville
Shawn Bartelt WFTV-TV Orlando
Deisy Bermudez WSVN-TV Miami
Jim Carter WESH-TV Orlando
Curt Molander WJHG-TV Panama City
Rich Pegram WFTS-TV Tampa
Todd Senter WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV Gainesville
Wayne Simons WINK-TV Fort Myers
Nick Waller WCTV-TV Tallahassee
Steve Wasserman WPTV-TV West Palm Beach
Jeff Whitson WWBS-TV Sarasota


Radio Board

Name Station Location
Joe Bell WKIS-FM Miami
Tony Calatayud WKAT-AM/WMCU-AM/WZAB-AM Miami
Peter Coughlin WWTK-AM/WJCM-AM/WITS-AM/ WWOJ-AM/WWLM-FM Sebring
Larry Dankner WRUF-AM/FM Gainesville
Skip Diegel WWSB-AM New Smyrna Beach
John Labonia WLRN-FM Miami
Susan Larkin WWKA-FM/WDBO-AM/WCFB-FM/ WMMO-FM/WPYO-FM Orlando
Denyse Mesnik Beasley Broadcast Group Naples
Keith Lawless Cox Radio Tampa


Former Chairman

Name Location
Bill Bauman Orlando
Doug Barker Sarasota
Linda Byrd Maitland
Bill Carey New York
Jerry Carr West Palm Beach
Dave Cobb Pace
Manny Calvo Sarasota
Adib Eden Miami
Dean Goodman West Palm Beach
John Hunt West Palm Beach
Josh McGraw Ponte Vedra Beach
Clarence McKee Tampa
Steve Pontius Ft. Myers
Shawn Portmann Orlando
Mike Schweitzer Orlando
Jim Underwood Maitland


Associate Members

Name Company Location
John Holdridge CBS Television Distribution Atlanta, GA
Steve Mulderrig Nielsen Wilton, CT
Mike Newsom 20th Television Atlanta, GA
Chuck Self Warner Bro. Distribution Atlanta, GA
Kevin Wolfson Arbitron, Inc. Atlanta, GA
Dave Zeplowitz Cigar Dave “The General” Tampa, FL
Dan Spears BMI Nashville, TN


FAB: Additional Officers

Title Name
Counsel Matt Leibowitz
Counsel Reggie Garcia
Assistant Treasurer Angie Sellers (CPA)
Assistant Secretary Lindsay Varn