The Media Institute announced that Heidi Raphael, Chief Communications Officer of Beasley Media Group, has been elected to its Board of Trustees.
Raphael oversees all corporate branding, public relations, and internal and external communications strategy for one of America’s leading multi-platform media companies. A respected industry advocate, she has served as Co-Chair of the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) for the past five years and previously held key leadership roles with Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW), where she spent seven years as the organization’s spokesperson. She also served as an elected member of the NAB Radio Board of Directors.
In addition to her national leadership roles, Raphael currently serves on the Florida Association of Broadcasters and is a past recipient of the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s Leadership Award.
“We are delighted to have Heidi joining our Board,” said Media Institute President Richard Kaplar. “She is highly respected in her field, and her expertise will be a valuable addition to our Board and to the Institute.”
Kathleen Kirby, a media lawyer for more than three decades, also joined The Media Institute’s Board of Trustees. She is a partner at Wiley Rein LLC in Washington, D.C., where she co-chairs the Telecom, Media, and Technology practice and sits on the firm’s Executive and Management committees.
Ms. Kirby represents media clients, including major radio and television group owners and programming networks, on a host of business and transactional issues as well as regulatory matters before the Federal Communications Commission.
The Media Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization specializing in communications policy and the First Amendment. Visit the Institute at www.mediainstitute.org
