NAFB Past Presidents
1945 LARRY HAEG (WCCO, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Deceased
1946 HERB PLAMBECK (WHO, Des Moines, Iowa) Deceased
1947 LAYNE BEATY (WBAP, Fort Worth, Texas) Deceased
1948 CHUCK WORCESTER (WMT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Deceased
1949 WALLACE KADDERLY (KGW, Portland, Oregon) Deceased
1950 ROY BATTLES (WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio) Deceased
1951 PHILLIP ALAMPI (WNBC, New York, New York) Deceased
1952 SAM SCHNEIDER (KVOO, Tulsa, Oklahoma) Deceased
1953 MAL HANSEN (WOW, Omaha, Nebraska) Deceased
1954 JACK JACKSON (KCMO, Kansas City, Missouri) Deceased
1955 FRANK ATWOOD (WTIC, Hartford, Connecticut) Deceased
1956 JOHN McDONALD (WSM, Nashville, Tennessee) Deceased
1957 JACK TIMMONS (KWKH, Shreveport, Louisiana) Deceased
1958 BOB MILLER (WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio) Deceased
1959 MAYNARD SPEECE (WCCO, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Deceased
1960 WALLY ERICKSON (KFRE, Fresno, California) Deceased
1961 GEORGE ROESNER (KPRC, Houston, Texas) Deceased
1962 CARL MEYERDIRK (KVOO, Tulsa, Oklahoma) Retired (Chicago, Illinois)
1963 BRUCE DAVIES (KFAB, Omaha, Nebraska) Deceased
1964 GEORGE MENARD (WBBM, Chicago, Illinois) Deceased
1965 ORION SAMUELSON (WGN, Chicago, Illinois) WGN Radio (Chicago, Illinois)
1966 GEORGE STEPHENS (KCMO, Kansas City, Missouri) Deceased
1967 BOB NANCE (WMT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Retired (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
1968 KEITH KIRKPATRICK (WHO, Des Moines, Iowa) Retired (Des Moines, Iowa)
1969 WAYNE LILES (KWTV, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Deceased
1970 JACK CROWNER (WAVE, Louisville, Kentucky) Farm Service Radio Network (Louisville, Kentucky)
1971 DEAN CURTISS (KDHL, Fairbault, Minnesota) Deceased
1972 GEORGE LOGAN (WIBW Radio, Topeka, Kansas) Deceased
1973 RUSSELL PIERSON (WKY, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Retired (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
1974 LYNN ADAIR (KSL, Salt Lake City, Utah) Retired (Bountiful, Utah)
1975 BILL MASON (WGN, Chicago, Illinois) Deceased
1976 ROYCE BODIFORD (KGNC, Amarillo, Texas) Retired (Odessa, Texas)
1977 MARVIN VINES (KAAY, Little Rock, Arkansas) Deceased
1978 RICHARD C. HULL (WlBW, Topeka, Kansas) Retired (Sun Lakes, Arizona)
1979 GENE WILLIAMS (WNAX, Yankton, South Dakota) Deceased
1980 EARL SARGENT (KWFT, Wichita Falls, Texas) Deceased 1981 RAY WILKINSON (WRAL-TV/Tobacco Radio Network, Raleigh, North Carolina) Deceased
1982 RODDY PEEPLES (VSA Radio Network, San Angelo, Texas) Retired (Dallas, Texas)
1983 CRAIGHTON KNAU (KMA, Shenandoah, Iowa) Deceased
1984 ART SECHREST (WJBC, Bloomington, Illinois) Retired (Bloomington, Illinois)
1985 JOHNNIE HOOD (WPTF/Southern Farm Network, Raleigh, North Carolina) Retired (Land O'Lakes, Florida)
1986 KEN ROOT (KWCH-TV/KBS, Hutchinson, Kansas) Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network/AgriBusiness Report/WGFA Radio (Des Moines, Iowa)
1987 J. EVAN SLACK (Evan Slack Network, Denver, Colorado) Evan Slack Network (Denver, Colorado)
1988 DIX HARPER (WRAL-TV/Tobacco Radio Network, Raleigh, NC) Deceased
1989 MARK VAIL (WlBW/Kansas Ag Network, Topeka, Kansas) Vail Consulting (Kearney, Missouri)
1990 LYNN KETELSEN (Linder Farm Network, Willmar, Minnesota) Linder Farm Network (Owatonna, Minnesota)
1991 RON HAYS (Oklahoma Agrinet, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Radio Oklahoma Network (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
1992 TAYLOR BROWN (Northern Ag Network, Billings, Montana) Northern Ag Network (Billings, Montana)
1993 KEN TANNER (Tobacco Radio Network/WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC) Freelance Reporter, Capital Broadcasting (Cary, North Carolina)
1994 CURT LANCASTER (VSA Radio Network, San Angelo, Texas) Texas Farm Bureau Network (Waco, Texas)
1995 JOE CORNELY (WRFD Radio, Columbus, Ohio) Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (Columbus, Ohio)
1996 JOHN WINFIELD (Mississippi Network, Jackson, Mississippi) Mississippi Ag Network (Jackson, Mississippi)
1997 DON WICK (WNAX Radio, Yankton, South Dakota) Red River Farm Network (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
1998 STEWART DOAN (ARN Agriculture, Little Rock, Arkansas) Deceased
1999 MIKE ADAMS (WDLS Radio, Jacksonville, Illinois) AgriTalk (St. Louis, Missouri)
2000 RICK HAINES (Farm Director, Billings, Montana) Independent Ag Network (Twin Falls, Idaho)
2001 MIKE HERGERT (Red River Farm Network, Grand Forks, North Dakota) Red River Farm Network (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
2002 COLLEEN CALLAHAN BURNS (Farm Director, WMBD Radio, Peoria, Illinois) USDA, Rural Development, Illinois (Champaign, Illinois) 2003 TOM BRAND (KFEQ Radio, St. Joseph, Missouri) NAFB (Platte City, Missouri)
2004 JEFF NALLEY (Cromwell Ag Radio Network, Owensboro, Kentucky) Cromwell Ag Radio Network (Utica, Kentucky)
2005 EMERY KLEVEN (Waitt Farm Network, Omaha, Nebraska) PriceDiscoveryReport.com (Maple Grove, Minnesota)
2006 MICHELLE ROOK (WNAX Radio, Yankton, South Dakota) WNAX Radio (Yankton, South Dakota)
2007 PAM FRETWELL (WTAD and WKAN Radio, Illinois) WTAD Radio (Quincy, Illinois)
2008 RANDY KOENEN (Red River Farm Network, Grand Forks, North Dakota) Red River Farm Network (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
2009 PAM JAHNKE (Mid-West Family Broadcasting, Madison, Wisconsin) Mid-West Family Broadcasting (Madison, Wisconsin)
2010 GREG AKAGI (Kansas Agriculture Network/WIBW Radio, Topeka, Kansas) Kansas Agriculture Network/WIBW Radio (Topeka, Kansas)
2011 LINDSAY HILL (Farm Journal Media, Lafayette, Indiana) Deceased
2012 TOM STEEVER (Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, Missouri) Brownfield Ag News (Jefferson City, Missouri)
2013 MARK OPPOLD (RFD-TV/Rural Radio/Rural Media Group, Nashville, Tennessee) RFD-TV/Rural Radio/Rural Media Group (Nashville, Tennessee)