Past Presidents

Past NAFB Presidents at the 2023 NAFB Convention (Click for a full-size image)

NAFB Past Presidents
1944/1945 – Larry Haeg WCCO Radio Minneapolis, MN Deceased	1946 – Herb Plambeck WHO Radio Des Moines, IA Deceased	1947 – Layne Beatty WBAP Radio Fort Worth, TX Deceased
1948 – Chuck Worcester WMT Radio Cedar Rapids, IA Deceased	1949 – Wallace Kadderly KGW Radio Portland, OR Deceased	1950 – Roy Battles WLW Radio Cincinnati, OH Deceased
1951 – Phillip Alampi WNBC Radio New York, NY Deceased	1952 – Sam Schneider KVOO Radio Tulsa, OK Deceased	1953 – Mal Hansen WOW Radio Omaha, NE Deceased
1954 – Jack Jackson KCMO Radio Kansas City, MO Deceased	1955 – Frank Atwood WTIC Radio Hartford, CT Deceased	1956 – John McDonald WSM Radio Nashville, TN Deceased
1957 – Jack Timmons KWKH Radio Shreveport, LA Deceased	1958 – Bob Miller WLW Radio Cincinnati, OH Deceased	1959 – Maynard Speece WCCO Radio Minneapolis, MN Deceased
1960 – Wally Erickson KFRE Fresno, CA Deceased	1961 – George Roesner KPRC Radio Houston, TX Deceased	1962 – Carl Meyerdirk KVOO Radio Tulsa, OK Deceased
1963 – Bruce Davies KFAB Radio Omaha, NE Deceased	1964 – George Menard WBBM Radio Chicago, IL Deceased	1965 – Orion Samuelson WGN Radio Chicago, IL Retired Huntley, IL
1966 – George Stephens KCMO Radio Kansas City, MO Deceased	1967 – Bob Nance WMT Radio Cedar Rapids, IA Deceased	1968 – Keith Kirkpatrick WHO Radio Des Moines, IA Deceased
1969 – Wayne Liles KWTV Radio Oklahoma City, OK Deceased	1970 – Jack Crowner WAVE Radio Louisville, KY Deceased	1971 – Dean Curtiss KDHL Radio Fairbault, MN Deceased
1972 – George Logan WIBW Radio Topeka, KS Deceased	1973 – Russell Pierson WKY Radio Oklahoma City, OK Deceased	1974 – Lynn Adair KSL Radio Salt Lake City, UT Deceased
1975 – Bill Mason WGN Radio Chicago, IL Deceased	1976 – Royce Bodiford KGNC Radio Amarillo, TX Deceased	1977 – Marvin Vines KAAY Radio Little Rock, AR Deceased
1978 – Richard Hull WIBW Radio Topeka, KS Retired Goshen, IN	1979 – Gene Williams WNAX Radio Yankton, SD Deceased	1980 – Earl Sargent KWET Radio Wichita Falls, TX Deceased
1981 – Ray Wilkinson WRAL-TV/Tobacco Radio Network Raleigh, NC Deceased	1982 – Roddy Peeples VSA Radio Network San Angelo, TX Retired Dallas, TX	1983 – Craighton Knau KMA Radio Shenandoah, IA Deceased
1984 – Art Sechrest WJBC Radio Bloomington, IL Deceased	1985 – Johnny Hood WPTF Radio/Sourthern Farm Network Raleigh, NC Deceased	1986 – Ken Root KWCH-TV/KBS Radio Hutchinson, KS Retired Dyersville, IA
1987 – Evan Slack Evan Slack Network Denver, CO Deceased	1988 – Dix Harper WRAL-TV/Tobacco Radio Network Ralegh, NC Deceased	1989 – Mark Vail WIBW/Kansas Ag Network Topeka, KS Retired Lincoln, NE
1990 – Lynn Ketelsen Linder Farm Network Willmar, MN Linder Farm Network Owatonna, MN	1991 – Ron Hays Oklahoma Agrinet Oklahoma City, OK Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Oklahoma City, OK	1992 – Taylor Brown Northern Ag Network Billings, MT Northern Ag Network Billings, MT
1993 – Ken Tanner Tobacco Radio/WRAL-TV Raleigh, NC Deceased	1994 – Curt Lancaster VSA Radio Network San Angelo, TX Retired Waco, TX	1995 – Joe Cornely WRFD Radio Columbus, OH Retired Westerville, OH
1996 – John Winfield Mississippi Network Jackson, MS Retired Madison, MS	1997 – Don Wick WNAX Radio Yankton, SD Red River Farm Network Grand Forks, ND	1998 – Stewart Doan ARN Agriculture Little Rock, AR Deceased
1999 – Mike Adams WLDS Radio Jacksonville, IL Retired Jacksonville, IL	2000 – Rick Haines Northern Ag Network Billings, MT Independent Ag Network Twin Falls, ID	2001 – Mike Hergert Red River Farm Network Grand Forks, ND Retired Grand Forks, ND
2002 – Colleen Callahan WMBD Radio Peoria, IL Colleen Callahan Consultancy Kickapoo, IL	2003 – Tom Brand KFEQ Radio St. Joseph, MO - St. Joseph, MO	2004 – Jeff Nalley Cromwell Radio Network Owensboro, KY Cromwell Radio Network Owensboro, KY
2005 – Emery Kleven Waitt Farm Network Omaha, NE - Cannon Falls, MN	2006 – Michelle Rook WNAX Radio Yankton, SD Farm Journal Broadcasting South Bend, IN	2007 – Pam Fretwell WTAD – WKAN Radio Quincy, IL Fretwell Communications Quincy, IL
2008 – Randy Koenen Red River Farm Network Grand Forks, ND Red River Farm Network Grand Forks, ND	2009 – Pam Jahnke Wisconsin Farm Report Madison, WI Midwest Farm Report Madison, WI	2010 – Greg Akagi WIBW – Kansas Ag Network Topeka, KS WIBW – Kansas Ag Network Topeka, KS
2011 – Lindsay Hill Farm Journal Media Lafayette, IN Deceased	2012 – Tom Steever Brownfield Ag News Jefferson City, MO Retired Jefferson City, MO	2013 – Mark Oppold RFD-TV Nashville, TN Mark V Media Group Camdenton, MO
2014 – Janet Adkison RFD-TV Nashville, TN Jefferson City, MO	2015 – Susan Littlefield KZEN Radio Columbus, NE KRVN Rural Radio Network Lexington, NE	2016 – Brian Winnekins WRDN Radio Durand, WI WRDN Radio Durand, WI
2017 – Max Armstrong Farm Progress Batavia, IL Farm Progress Batavia, IL	2018 – Tom Cassidy Ag Radio Network Barneveld, NY Ag Radio Network Barneveld, NY	2019 – Lorrie Boyer KSIR Radio Fort Morgan, CO KSIR Radio Fort Morgan, CO
2020 – Rita Frazer RFD Radio Network® Bloomington, IL RFD Radio Network® Bloomington, IL	2021 – Gale Cunningham WYXY FM Radio Champaign, IL WYXY FM Radio Champaign, IL	2022 – Spencer Chase Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. Washington, D.C. Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. Washington, D.C.
2023 – Joe Gill KASM Radio Albany, MN KASM Radio Albany, MN

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