Steve Newberry serves as the past joint board chair of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). He is president and CEO of Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation, a 22 station radio broadcast group with facilities throughout Kentucky. He began his broadcast career at the age of 14 and owned his first radio station at 21.
Active in community and industry affairs, Steve has held many other leadership positions in the broadcast industry. A member of the board of directors and executive committees of both the National Association of Broadcasters and the Radio Advertising Bureau, Steve is former chair of NAB's Radio Board of Directors and the NAB Political Action Committee. He was chair of the 2006 and 2007 RAB Managing Leadership Conference and served as a co-chair of the 2004 NAB Radio Show. He is also a member of the International Broadcasters Idea Bank. He was named as the 2011 recipient of the National Radio Award, the industry's highest leadership honor.
Steve was president of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association (1993) and received their highest award, the prestigious Distinguished Kentuckian Award in 2009. For many years he served as chairman of the KBA's legislative liaison committee.
Steve has also been active in public broadcasting. For six years he served as a member of the national board of trustees of America's Public Television Stations (APTS) and for five years he served as the chair of the Authority for Kentucky Educational Television (KET).
In addition to his broadcast activities, Steve is a member of the board of directors of Citizens First Bank (NASDAQ:CZFC). He served as executive director of the Glasgow-Barren County Industrial Development Economic Authority (IDEA) and also chaired the organization for many years. He also served as president of the Glasgow Rotary Club, twice chaired the local United Way campaign, and was a member of the board of directors of the Glasgow-Barren County Boys and Girls Club.
He received his B.A. in telecommunications from the University of Kentucky. He resides in Hiseville, Ky., with his wife, Vickie, and their son, Walker.
