Professional Bio
Dan Shelley is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), and President of the RTDNA Foundation. He is a longtime member of the Association, a former Chairman of the Board and served as Foundation Secretary/Treasurer before becoming RTDNA/RTDNF Executive Director in 2017. He assumed the title of President in 2022.
Previously, Dan was Senior Vice President of Digital Content Strategy for iHeartMedia. Prior to joining iHeartMedia, Dan was a Senior Vice President at Interactive One, part of the Radio One (now Urban One) family of companies.
Before joining Urban One, Dan was Director of Digital Media at WCBS-TV, New York, the flagship station of the CBS Television Stations Group. He also served as an executive producer for WCBS-TV News.
Dan’s career includes extensive additional experience in radio management. He was news director/assistant program director at WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee where he was in charge of news and special events coverage. He also helped oversee operations for WTMJ’s Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks radio networks.
Prior to Milwaukee, Dan was news director at KTTS-AM/FM in his hometown of Springfield, Mo. He holds an Electronic Media Communications degree from Missouri State University. MSU honored him in 2018 with its Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award. In 2019, he was inducted into the Milwaukee Press Club Hall of Fame.
Previously, Dan was Senior Vice President of Digital Content Strategy for iHeartMedia. Prior to joining iHeartMedia, Dan was a Senior Vice President at Interactive One, part of the Radio One (now Urban One) family of companies.
Before joining Urban One, Dan was Director of Digital Media at WCBS-TV, New York, the flagship station of the CBS Television Stations Group. He also served as an executive producer for WCBS-TV News.
Dan’s career includes extensive additional experience in radio management. He was news director/assistant program director at WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee where he was in charge of news and special events coverage. He also helped oversee operations for WTMJ’s Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks radio networks.
Prior to Milwaukee, Dan was news director at KTTS-AM/FM in his hometown of Springfield, Mo. He holds an Electronic Media Communications degree from Missouri State University. MSU honored him in 2018 with its Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award. In 2019, he was inducted into the Milwaukee Press Club Hall of Fame.
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Radio Television Digital News Association
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