Take a ridiculously shy kid…add in near constant relocation (count ’em: nine different elementary schools)…toss in a burgeoning love of music, fed by the brilliance of the ’80s pop scene…then plop him down in front of WKRP In Cincinnati for hours at a time…and you end up spending a few decades in radio.
Brand Manager/Program Director
KZIA, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2022-2025
KZIA
(CHR)
KZIA-HD2/K236AA/K253BE
(’80s)
Operations/Brand Manager
Cumulus Media
Appleton, Wisconsin
2020-2022
WNAM
(Soft Oldies)
WOSH/W230DB
(News/Talk)
WPKR
(Country)
WVBO
(Classic Hits)
WWWX
(Alternative)
Brand Manager
Townsquare Media
Dubuque, Iowa
2017-2020
KLYV
(CHR)
KXGE
(Classic Rock)
WDBQ-FM
(Classic Hits)
Brand Manager/Program Director
Cumulus Media
Bloomington, Illinois
2011-2016
WBNQ
(CHR)
Assistant Brand Manager/Music Director
Woodward Communications
Appleton, Wisconsin
2004-2011
WKSZ
(CHR)
WCHK/W278AU
(Adult Hits)
WKSZ
(Hot AC)
WECB
(AC)
Brand Manager/Program Director
Radio Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa
1998-2004
KATF
(AC)
WVRE
(Country)
Music Director
KRNA, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1996-1998
KXMX
(Country)
Evening Personality
Jacobson Broadcasting
Estherville, Iowa
1996
KILR/KILR-FM
(Variety)
Radio people don’t come to the medium randomly — they’re inspired by something they heard. Here’s a few examples of the stations that led me to the RF mines:
WBNQ aircheck, circa 2014