Ralph Oakley

Ralph Oakley

CEO
Beasley Media Group

Oakley became president and CEO of Quincy, a family-owned business that operates 12 TV stations, two daily newspapers and two radio stations, in 2009 after working for the company in various operational and management positions since the 1970s. Oakley is currently a board trustee of the NAB Political Action Committee and serves on the boards of NBC Television Affiliate Association and the Television Bureau of Advertising and is a past board member of the ABC Television Affiliate Board of Governors.

A past president and State Leadership Chairman of the Illinois Broadcasters Association, Oakley was the recipient of the organization's Vincent T. Wasilweski Broadcaster of the Year award in 2012.

Oakley holds a B.S. degree in business administration from Quincy University.