BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WSAB OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS - 2025
Chairman
RJ Merritt
KREM-TV/KSKN-TV
Spokane, WA
Immediate Past Chairman
Patrick Nevin
KIRO-TV Seattle-Tacoma-Everett, WA
Teddie Gibbon
KXLY-TV
Spokane, WA
Vice Chairman
Neal Boling
KHQ-TV
Spokane, WA
Nik Krastins
Townsquare Media
Yakima, WA
Cathy Cangiano
Bonneville Media
Seattle-Tacoma-Everett, WA
Secretary/Treasurer
Glenn Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, WSU
Pullman, WA
David Praga
KEPR-TV/KIMA-TV
Tri-Cities-Yakima, WA
Cara WIlliams Fry
Northwest Public Broadcasting
Pullman, WA
John Paul
KLOG-AM/KUKN-FM
Longview-Kelso, WA
Heidi Persson
Cascade Radio Group
Bellingham, WA
Chad Conklin
KOMO-TV/KUNS-TV
Seattle-Tacoma-Everett, WA
WSAB Staff & Resources
WSAB President & CEO
Keith Shipman
PO Box 18026
Spokane, WA 99228
Phone: (360) 705-0774
Cell: (541) 419-0141
kshipman@wsab.org
Legislative Counsel
Rowland Thompson
The Advocate
PO Box 29
Olympia, WA 98507
Cell (360) 951-3838
anewspaper@aol.com
Outside Legal Counsel
David Oxenford
Wilkinson Barker Knauer
1800 M Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20036
Outside Legal Counsel
Eric Stahl
Davis Wright Tremaine
920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104