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Speaker Biographies
 John David
Executive Vice President of Radio, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
John David has served broadcasters since 1989. Prior to the NAB, his broadcast career included programming and management positions at radio stations in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. Soft-spoken and quick-witted, David is synonymous with excellence in radio. |
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 David Donovan
President, Association of the Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc.
David Donovan was named President of the Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc. (MSTV) on July 1, 2001. Founded in 1956, MSTV is a national association of over 430 local television stations dedicated to promoting technical quality of free, local over-the-air television service and has taken a leading role in the transition to digital television service. Donovan has nearly twenty years of broadcast regulatory and policy experience. Prior to accepting the position of MSTV President, he served for over a decade as the Vice President for Legal and Legislative Affairs for the Association of Local Television Stations, Inc. (ALTV).
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 Jeff Haley
President/CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB)
Haley has played a crucial role in the "Radio Heard Here" initiative, a campaign recently established to showcase the advances in digital technology that have enhanced radio programming. Haley's clear understanding of the importance of digital media in radio stems from over 25 years of experience in marketing and sales management within the media industry. |
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 David Oxenford
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
David Oxenford has over 25 years of experience in representing radio and television broadcasters before the Federal Communications Commission and other regulatory agencies, dealing with issues including the FCC multiple ownership rules, the conversion of radio and television to digital transmission, alien ownership, and all aspects of the content and technical rules regulating broadcast operations.
Oxenford also provides advice to broadcasters around the country on political broadcasting, advertising rules and regulations, and represents Internet radio stations and other webcasters on music licensing and other regulatory and transactional
issues.
He currently a partner in the Washington, D.C office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. He is a regular speaker at state and national broadcast and webcasting conferences and conventions. |
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 Dr. Steve Wildman
Chair of Telecommunication Studies, Quello Center, Michigan State University
Steve Wildman is the co-author or co-editor of five books, including Video Economics and Making Universal Service Policy, and numerous articles on economics and policy for communication industries. Prior professional positions include:
Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the Program in Telecommunications Science, Management & Policy, Northwestern University;
Assistant Professor of Economics, UCLA; Senior Economist, Economists Incorporated.
Wildman's research interests include: Economics and policy for mass media industries;
Institutional underpinnings of law and regulation for communication industries;
Universal service policy;
Formal models of communication processes. His creditials include a
PhD and MA in Economics, Stanford University and a
BA in Economics, Wabash College . |
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