Prior to joining NAB, Sen. Smith served as a two-term U.S. senator
from Oregon and later as senior advisor in the Washington offices of Covington & Burling, LLP. During his tenure in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Smiths committee assignments included the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee,
the panel that oversees all broadcast-related legislation and has Federal Communications Commission oversight responsibilities. Sen. Smith also served on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Smiths role on the Commerce Committee and as chairman of a Senate High Tech Task Force helped foster his interest in new media and new technology issues.
Born in Pendleton, Ore., Sen. Smith attended college at Brigham Young University, received his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los
Angeles, and practiced law in New Mexico and Arizona before returning to Oregon to direct the family-owned Smith Frozen Foods business in Weston, Ore. Before his election to the U.S. Senate in 1996, Sen. Smith was elected to the Oregon State Senate,
rising to the position of president of that body after only three years.
Sen. Smith and his wife Sharon live in Pendleton, Ore., and are the parents of
three children and five grandchildren.
Other BBGI Board members include Allen B. Shaw (Vice Chairman), Bruce G. Beasley, Brian E. Beasley, Peter A.
Bordes, Jr., Michael J. Fiorile, Leslie V. Godridge, and Charles M. Warfield.
About Beasley Media Group:
Beasley Media Group LLC, a subsidiary of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (BBGI), is a multiplatform media company providing advertising and digital marketing
solutions across the United States. BMG owns 61 radio properties located in large and medium markets across the country, as well as offers capabilities in audio technology, esports, podcasting, ecommerce and events. Beasley Media Group reaches more
than 20 million consumers on a weekly basis. For more information, please visit www.bbgi.com.
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