Speaker Biographies


David K. Rehr
President and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters

David joined NAB as President and CEO in December of 2005. Prior to his taking over the helm at NAB, he was president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA). With more than 20 years of experience on Capitol Hill and in the lobbying community, he has been an outspoken advocate for entrepreneurs and small business before the federal government.

At NAB, David hit the ground running and has made it his priority to visit directly with, and obtain input from, as many station groups and individual broadcasters as possible. He has begun an aggressive schedule of state association conventions, which will take him to 19 states by November. David has met individually with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and the other FCC commissioners and has undertaken an extensive series of meetings with many key members of Congress on both sides of the aisle.

David, who has a doctorate in economics from George Mason University, has been named a “Top Association Lobbyist” by The Hill multiple times and has been featured in Beachum’s Guide to Key Lobbyists. He has also been featured in numerous major U.S. media outlets, including the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, Washington Times, New York Times, ABC World News Tonight and C-Span.

David is married to Ashley McArthur, whom he met when she was a congressional aide on Capitol Hill. They have four young children - Andrew, Harrison, Emily and Henry.


Gordon Borrell
CEO, Borrell Associates

Gordon has 27 years of experience in local media. He started his career as a reporter with The Virginian-Pilot, in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He pioneered interactive ventures for the Pilot's corporate parent, Landmark Communications, Inc. In 1993, he conceptualized and helped establish InfiNet, an Internet access and hosting company now owned by Gannett. Gordon served as vice president of corporate development and international development for InfiNet until 1996 and was vice president of new media for Landmark's newspaper group until 2001.


He is past president of the Newspaper Association of America's New Media Federation and was a 2002 nominee for the organization's Pioneer of the Year award. He is a guest columnist for the NAA and the American Press Institute. Gordon holds a degree in political science from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.


Brian Littleton
President/CEO, ShareASale

Brian Littleton founded ShareASale in 2000 and currently acts as its President/CEO. Littleton has become more than a familiar face in the affiliate marketing arena; being acknowledged with the "AFP Fair Practice Award" August, 2006, the "Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Award" January 2007 for "Affiliate Marketing Advocate" and the “Affiliate Marketing Legend” February 2008. Littleton has connected thousands of merchants and affiliates alike, ensuring mutual profitability while preserving the spirit and core values of the affiliate marketing industry.

ShareASale currently supports over 2,200 small- to medium-sized merchants, and works with its clients, both on the advertising and publishing end, to maximize their individual potential.


David Oxenford
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

David Oxenford has over 25 years of experience in representing radio and television broadcasters before the Federal Communications Commission and other regulatory agencies, dealing with issues including the FCC multiple ownership rules, the conversion of radio and television to digital transmission, alien ownership, and all aspects of the content and technical rules regulating broadcast operations.

Oxenford also provides advice to broadcasters around the country on political broadcasting, advertising rules and regulations, and represents Internet radio stations and other webcasters on music licensing and other regulatory and transactional issues.

He currently a partner in the Washington, D.C office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. He is a regular speaker at state and national broadcast and webcasting conferences and conventions.