Nashville - Apr 20, 2009 - Country Radio Broadcasters President Becky Brenner has appointed three new executives to the CRB board of directors, two from radio and one from the music industry. Following this year's CRS-40, revisions to the CRB by-laws created three additional, one-year positions on the board. The new appointees are Johnny Chiang, OM, Cox Radio Houston; John Dickey, Executive VP/Co-COO, Cumulus Media; and Clarence Spalding, president, Spalding Entertainment.

All three new members will join the CRB Board immediately and serve through the completion of next year's CRS-41, to be held Feb. 24-26, 2010 at the Nashville Convention Center.