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2009 Board of Directors

Executive Committee:

State Representatives:

President:
Rod Peterson
News Director
WHO - TV
Des Moines, IA
ph: (515) 242 - 3571
fx: (515) 242 - 3796
Rod.peterson AT WHOTV.com

President Elect:
Chris Allen
Associate Professor
Department of Communications
University of Nebraska at Omaha
ASH 108
6001 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68182-0112
ph: (402) 554-2601
fx: (402) 554-3836
cwallen AT unomaha.edu

Vice President:
Brian Bull
Assistant News Director
Wisconsin Public Radio
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
ph: (608) 263-6570
fx:
bull AT wpr.org

Past President
Dave Thompson
News Director
Prarie Public
1814 N 15th St.
Bismarck, ND 58501
ph: (701) 224-1700
fx: (701) 224-5500
dthompson AT prariepublic.org

Board Liaisons

University of Minnesota Liaison
Dana Benson
Teaching Specialist
Journalism/Mass Communications
University of Minnesota
109 Murphy Hall
206 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0418
ph: (612) 626-1851
fx:
Benso906 AT umn.edu

Associated Press Liaison:
Jeff Baenen
Minnesota Associated Press
511 11th Ave. S Suite 460
Minneapolis, MN 55415
ph: (612) 332-2727
fx: (612) 342-5299
jbaenen AT ap.org

SPJ:
Amanda Lutz Thiessen
KSTP TV
Minneapolis, MN
ph: (651) 206-2569
fx:
aclutz AT gmail.com

NTA:
Teresa Vickery
4967 Kensington Gate
Excelsior, MN 55331-9345
ph: (952) 474-126
fx:
twv@mktgbydesign.com

Executive Secretary:
Christine Paige Diers
P.O. Box 838
Sturgis, SD 57785
ph: (605) 490-3033
fx: (605) 720-0632
cpaigediers@gmail.com

NBNF Board

Executive Director:
Derrick Hinds

Steve Murphy
Managing Editor
WCCO Radio
625 2nd Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55402
ph: (612) 370-0611
fx: (612) 370-0159
swmurpy@wccoradio.cbs.com
Iowa:
Thomas Beell
Professor
Iowa State University
212 Hamilton Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1180
ph: (515) 294-0499
fx: (515) 294-5108
tbeell AT iastate.edu

Bridget Breen
New Director
KTIV-TV
3135 Floyd Blvd.
Sioux City, IA 51108
ph: (712) 239-4100 ext 220
fx: (712) 253-2275
bbreen AT ktiv.com

Minnesota:
Amber Luckie-Parks
Brown College
1440 Northland Drive
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
ph: (651) 905-3465
fx:
Aluckie-parks@browncollege.edu

Robin O'Callaghan
Assistant Professor
Winona State University
Phelps 129A
Winona, MN 55987
ph: (507) 457-5117
fx:
ROCallaghan@winona.edu

Nebraska:
Rick Alloway
KRNU Radio - UNL
147 Anderson Hall - UNL
Lincoln, NE 68588
ph: (402) 472-6856
fx: (402) 472-8403
ralloway1@unl.edu

Jim Curry
News Director
WJAG Radio
309 Braasch Ave.
Norfolk, NE 6801
ph: (402) 371-0780
fx:
jcurry@wjag.com

North Dakota:
Tom Gerhardt
News Director
KXMB - TV
1811 N 15th St.
Bismarck, ND 58501
ph: (701) 223-9102
fx:
tgerhardt@kxnet.com

Cassie Walder
News Director
WDAZ-TV
2220 S. Washington
Grand Forks, ND 58201
ph: (701) 775-2511
fx:
cwalder@wdaz.com

South Dakota
Jaine Andrews
Managing Editor
KELO-TV
501 S. Phillips Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
ph: (605) 357-5664
fx:
jandrews@keloland.com

Michelle Van Maanen
Assistant Professor
Contemporary Media & Journalism
University of South Dakota
555 N Dakota St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
ph: (605) 677-5478
fx:
michelle.vanmaanen@usd.edu

Wisconsin:
Jim Cullen
Managing Editor
WTMJ-TV
720 E. Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53201
ph: (414) 967-5488
fx: (414) 967-5378
cullen@touchmj4.com

Matt Cullen
Sports Anchor
WEAU-TV
1907 S. Hastings Way
Eau Claire, WI 54701
ph: (715) 835-1313
fx:
matt.cullen@weau.com


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