Steering Committee
Pete Booker
President and CEO
Delmarva Broadcasting Company
Pete Booker is president and CEO of Delmarva Broadcasting Company, which owns and operates 12 radio stations throughout the Delmarva Peninsula, as well as an interactive and Internet content, design and e-commerce division. Previously, Pete was general manager of WFVA/WBQB in Fredericksburg, Va.
Pete’s career began with positions as an on-air performer while in college. Upon graduation, he moved into several full time on-air and programming positions in Wilmington, Philadelphia and Detroit for companies including Greater Media, Lin Broadcasting and Metromedia. In 1980, he was appointed to the position of program director at WDEL in Wilmington, and in 1982 was named operations manager of Delmarva Broadcasting Company.
In 2004, Pete founded a non-profit organization: ”SmartDrive”, dedicated to improving the driving skills of teen drivers. SmartDrive is an online program that teaches responsibility, accountability and maturity to new drivers. It creates incentive by offering post-secondary scholarships and other awards to top performing students. Currently, more than 6,000 students in 102 schools in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania are participating.
Pete received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from the University of Delaware.
