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IBA Selects Board, 'Running Full Speed' in August

The Independent Broadcasters Association filed articles of incorporation in Minnesota, with 600 owners of 2,877 stations as members, said founder Ron Stone in a news release Thursday (see 2007160056). The group also selected an initial board, a third of whom…

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will turn over at the end of every year, starting in 2021. Board members include Stone, Tony Renda of Renda Broadcasting, Charles Johnson of Northstar Broadcasting, Mike Flood of Flood Communications and Allen Dick of Dick Broadcasting. The board meets for the first time next week, the release said. “The IBA will be running at full speed in August,” Stone said. “We anticipate delivering substantial parts of the program to our members before the end of 2020.” During the organization's first two years, the IBA's focus will include on revenue generation, digital services, sharing resources and group employee benefits, the release said.