Benjamin A. Smith Email & Phone Number

Bulverde, TX, US

Houston, Texas, United States

• Responsible for interfacing with advertising agencies and sales departments to ensure proper traffic material has been received and scheduled to air via client specifications
• Provides a daily dub list to On-Air/Master Control, ingests promotional materials into the media database, and assigns house numbers for identification in Wide Orbit commercial traffic system
• Currently the assigned coordinator for Bally Sports Midwest, but has filled in when necessary for other networks such as Bally Sports Wisconsin, Bally Sports North & Bally Sports Arizona

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

• Was responsible for interfacing with advertising agencies and sales departments to ensure proper traffic material had been received and scheduled to air via client specifications
• Translated playlist logs for Master Control, ingested promotional materials into the media database, and assigned house numbers for identification in Wide Orbit commercial traffic system
• Assigned administrator for Fox Sports/Bally Sports Arizona

The Woodlands, Texas

• Was responsible for interfacing with advertising agencies and sales departments to ensure proper traffic material had been received and scheduled to air via client specifications
• Translated playlist logs for Master Control, ingested promotional materials into the media database, and assigned house numbers for identification in Wide Orbit commercial traffic system
• Managed Fox Sports San Diego, The Big Ten Network, and the College National networks all simultaneously to earn a Disney X-cellence Award

The Woodlands

• Monitored sports programming and on-air quality for one or more Fox Sports networks
• Corrected and/or communicated on-air problems, incidents and discrepencies and made necessary adjustments to appropriate lists and logs
• Worked live sporting events and coordinated with various sports producers

Houston, Texas Area

• Operated the sound boards and computers for the three Cox Houston radio stations (The New 93Q KKBQ, Houston’s Eagle KGLK and Country Legends KTHT), including managing live broadcasts for on-air talent
• Produced sweepers and professional client commercials for each station
• Morning Show Producer for the Dean & Rog Morning Show on Houston’s Eagle
• As Morning Show Producer was responsible for many tasks, such as answering phone calls during the show, recording and editing show content, generating show prep, managing and updating the show’s various social media.
• Formerly a morning show intern before being promoted to producer

Houston, Texas Area

• As a member of the CMG Street Team went out to remotes and events as the public face of the company, giving out promotional prizes and interacting with listeners of the three Cox radio stations (The New 93Q KKBQ.

Houston, Texas Area

• Assisted the assigned divorce annulment judge with legal cases by investigating, writing up, recording, editing, and helping resolve the details of the given case within the court of canon law

Huntsville, Texas

• Played country music playlists and performed live broadcasts for the radio station
• Presented PSA’s, promos, weather reports, and music trivia on live radio
• Carried out contests such as “The Impossible Question” and interacted with the winners on the air
• Operated the sound board for live remotes as well as college & high school sporting events

Huntsville, Texas

• Checked in and out cameras, recorders, batteries, studio lights and other mass media equipment to Sam Houston students and faculty
• Assisted faculty with equipment maintenance and repair, among other issues
• Answered and resolved any questions for customers pertaining to equipment they checked out or video editing programs such as Final Cut Pro or Adobe Audition

Huntsville, Texas

• Wrote news scripts, directed in-studio news reports, edited video and operated hand/over-the-shoulder/studio cameras for the Sam Houston TV news station
• Went out in the field and conducted (and later edited together) interviews with various members of on-campus organizations and prominent Huntsville natives

Bachelor’S Degree, Broadcast Production/Journalism

• Major in Broadcast Production and Journalism with a Minor in Business Administration • Received exemplary grades and made the Dean’s.

Education record

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Athletics (Football, Basketball, Track, Golf), Theater, Band