Previous Chairmen (1946-Current)
1946—Hugh Q. Potter (WOMI-Owensboro)
1947—J.E. Willis (WLAP-Lexington)
1948—Harry McTigue (WINN-Louisville)
1949—F.E. Lackey (WHOP-Hopkinsville)
1950—J. Porter Smith (WGRC-Louisville)
1951—Charles C. Warren (WCMI-Ashland)
1952—J.W. “Bill” Betts (WFTM-Maysville)
1953—Joseph Eaton (WKLO-Louisville)
1954—Mike Layman (WSFC-Somerset)
1955—Sam Livingston (WKYB-Paducah)
1956—Gilmore Nunn (WLAP-Lexington)
1957—Arthur Eilerman (WZIP-Covington)
1958—Walter “Dee” Huddleston (WIEL-Elizabethtown)
1959—Alvis H. Temple (WKCT-Bowling Green)
1960—J. Franke Fox (WHLN-Harlan)
1961—Don Horton (WVLK-Lexington)
1962—James M. Caldwell (WAVE-Louisville)
1963—William M. Whittaker (WMOR-Morehead)
1964—C.A. “Bud” McClain (WFKY-Frankfort)
1965—James H. Topmiller (WHAS-Louisville)
1966—W.P. Sosh (WRUS-Russellville)
1967—J.T. Whitlock (WLBN-Lebanon)
1968—Ray Holbrook (WHIR-Danville)
1969—Arthur Grunewald (WSON-Henderson)
1970—H. Lee Browning (WAVE-TV-Louisville)
1971—Walter E. May (WPKE-Pikeville)
1972—Robert Doll (WFKY-Frankfort)
1973—Roy A. Redmond (WFTM-Maysville)
1974—Charles W. Stratton (WNGO-Mayfield)
1975—Ernest Sparkman (WKIC-Hazard)
1976—Garland R. West (WKCT-Bowling Green)
1977—Jack Farmer (WHIR-Danville)
1978—Fred Paxton (WPSD-TV-Paducah)
1979—William Summers III (WLOU-WNUU-Louisville)
1980—Bill Walters (WIEL-Elizabethtown)
1981—Henry G. Lackey (WKDQ-WSON-Henderson)
1982—J.B. Crawley (WCND-WLCK-WMSK-Campbellsville)
1983—Harry Barfield (WLEX-TV-Lexington)
1984—G. Nolan Kenner (WSFC-WSEK-Somerset)
1985—Ralph Hacker (WVLK AM-WVLK FM-Lexington)
1986—Dr. Charles M. Anderson (WKU-Bowling Green)
1987—Ralph W. Gabbard (WKYT-TV-Lexington)
1988—B. Douglas Hamby (WHRZ-Providence)
1989—Edward Henson Jr. (WAVG AM-WLRS FM-Louisville)
1990—Bill Evans (WQXE-Elizabethtown)
1991—James Allison III (WLEX-TV-Lexington)
1992—Connie J. Sabad (WVLK- WVLK FM-K93-Lexington)
1993—Robert Bob” Scherer (WHAS-WAMZ-Louisville)
1994—Steven K. Newberry (WHHT-WKNK-WXPC-Glasgow)
1995—Leonard “Corcky” Norcia (WBIO-WKCM-WLME-Owensboro)
1996—Dan Dorsett (Lexington)
1997—Christopher Baker (WLRS-Louisville)
1998—Wayne Martin (WKYT-Lexington)
1999—J. Barry Williams (WBLG/WBGN-Bowling Green)
2000—Francis Nash (WGOH/WUGO-Grayson)
2001—Ed Mastrean (KET, The Kentucky Network)
2002—Dale Thornhill (Commonwealth Broadcasting Co.)
2003—Mark Thomas (Clear Channel-Louisville)
2004—Michael Tarter (Clear Channel-Somerset)
2005—Steve Langford (WAVE-TV-Louisville)
2006—Randy Thompson (WKCB AM/FM-Hindman)
2007—Beth Mann (WKDZ AM/FM-Cadiz)
2008—Tim Gilbert (WLEX-TV-Lexington)
2009—Tom Ulmer (Main Line Broadcasting-Louisville)
2010—Jeff Ray (Gateway Radio Works-Owingsville)
2011—Keith Casebolt (East KY Broadcasting-Pikeville)
2012—Kelly Wallingford (Wallingford Broadcasting-Richmond)
2013—Bill Lamb (WDRB-TV/WMYO-TV-Louisville)
2014—Rick McCue (WBKO-TV-Bowling Green)
2015—Chris Winkle (WCYN AM/FM-Cynthiana)
2016—Chris Aldridge (WTVQ-TV-Lexington)
2017—Derron Steenbergen (Commonwealth Broadcasting Company)
2018—Marti Hazel (WDRB-TV/WMYO-TV-Louisville)
2019—David Brinkley (Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green)
2020 - Julie Schmidt (Kentucky Educational Television)
2021 - Mark Buckles (Heritage Media of Kentucky)
2022 & 2023 - Tom McMakin (Gateway Radio Works)