Name: How to Create and Grow a State Media Educators Association: A Collaborative Discussion
Start: 2026-04-20T10:15:00-0700
End: 2026-04-20T11:15:00-0700

How to Create and Grow a State Media Educators Association: A Collaborative Discussion

Monday April 20, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

W303

Hosted by the Texas Association of Broadcast Educators (TABE), this interactive session invites educators and student media advisers to discuss the role and impact of state media educators associations, including TABE and the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association (OBEA). Come share successful strategies from your state and explore practical steps for launching and sustaining a state media educators association.
Moderators: Tony DeMars, Lamar University
Jared Johnson, Oklahoma State University
Panelist: Paul Hemenway, Lamar University

Moderators

Tony DeMars

Professor, Department of Communication and Media, Lamar University

BEA Past President. Previous service with BEA includes past convention program chair, elected positions in multiple interest divisions, leadership roles in the Festival of Media Arts, District 5 Board Representative, and Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Radio and Audio Media.