Ron is responsible for developing sales and marketing opportunities
offered by INN in English and Spanish for individual television
stations, regional station groups, cable companies and web outlets.

During his broadcasting career he has held positions with network
affiliate and Spanish language television stations. He has been
Account Executive, General Sales Manager and General Manager in
various size markets including Houston, Tampa, Cedar Rapids/Waterloo,
IA and Davenport/Moline/Rock Island, IL as well as several smaller
markets.  He is also experienced in the management side of cable ad
sales and most recently started and operated a new UPN affiliate
station for three years.

Ron is a 1974 graduate of Southern Illinois University with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio/Television.  He has done graduate
work in the MBA programs at the University of Iowa and the University
of Northern Iowa.

He has served on the Television Sales Advisory Council, conducted and
participated in industry sales seminars and held positions in several
civic community organizations.

Doug was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri.  He attended
Donnelly College.  His broadcasting career began in the mid-70's,
with an on-air news internship at WHB radio.  There he learned the
basics of street reporting, writing and on-air delivery.  Doug's next
move was to television in Joplin, Missouri.  A three-year stint at
the station took his from street reporter, to Noon anchor, to
Executive Producer.

After a short time in Wichita, Kansas, producing for a regional cable
outlet, Doug took his first News Director position at KSNT-TV in
Topeka, Ks., in 1982.  Six years in Topeka were followed by a short
time in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and then a fifteen-year run at KWQC-TV,
in Davenport. Iowa.  Doug made the move to Independent News Network
in December of 2005.

Jeff has been in broadcasting for 20 years.  After graduating from Cedarville University, Ohio, with a degree in Broadcast production and Music, he worked for CBS Television for six years.  Following that, he bought radio station KQCS-FM in Davenport, Iowa, and four years later purchased another station, KZZQ in Des Moines, Iowa.  Jeff has been instrumental in developing the technology to deliver broadcast quality audio and video to affiliate stations over the internet and other low cost media.  Jeff started Video Production company EBI Video & Film in 1992, advertising agency Victory Media in 1995, and Animation studio TreeTop Studios in 1999.  Later he and other partners formed a new venture production company for producing local news called Independent News Network in late 1999. 


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