Rebecca Hanson

Rebecca Hanson joined the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) as Director-General in 2023. Prior to this, she served in numerous senior executive positions in the media and telecom industries, including at XM Satellite Radio, Sprint, and Sinclair Broadcast Group. She spent a number of years at the U.S. Federal Communication Commission in a variety of roles, beginning with the first U.S. National Broadband Plan in 2009, the broadcast spectrum auction planning in 2011, and other broadcast policy issues, including the transition to ATSC 3.0.

Throughout her career she has been closely involved with the U.S. National Association of Broadcasters, and has served on their Board of Directors, as well as the Board of Directors of the NAB Leadership Foundation. She is currently Vice Chairman of the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, that state’s PBS network affiliate.