Market Manager for AMI Radio Group in Texarkana Texas. KPGG-FM, KEWL-FM and KHDY-FM in Clarksville, Texas.

Manage multiple blog sites and content providers in multiple markets. FYI Media uses hyper-local content and large social media networks, delivered in a very personal way to drive traffic to local sites. FYI Media, is an advertising company focused on provable results to our clients and partners. We specialize with consutlation in the integration and localization of broadcast radio and local digital properties.

Heading up a project for New Directions Media, a new company formed by former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, and Paul Coates. We have revived radio stations that were dark for almost 18 months in East Texas serving 32 counties, including the markets of Jacksonville, Tyler, Longview, Kilgore, Palestine and Marshall, Texas.I will say that building a new radio station can be tough, but bringing stations back from the dead while contending with many of the reasons that led them dark in the first place is by far the hardest project I have overseen in my professional career. I would not want to do this again.We have recently had our re-launch of the former Waller Media stations in Jacksonville, Texas. We have a new General Manager in place, we have a new Sales Manager and an energetic team of sales professionals and are well on the way to positive cash flow. It has been a hard row to hoe, but sunshine is ahead for these great radio stations.I have learned far more about broadcast engineering in the last 6 months than the last 30 years of radio. I think of that has a huge reward for this project, as this is probably some of the best education someone like me can have with the always advancing technology we work with.8 Stations on the air here in East Texas, programmed and performing with proper terrestrial and digital integration through multiple platforms, built with a plan of a growing network of stations as New Directions Media grows. It is truly exciting times for radio as we take full advantage of the new technology designed to help us reach an always growing audience. I refer to it as "fishing where the fish are". We are training our sales with a philosophy of Ads by Objective, A.B.O., with the understanding that "Advertising is Education, and Education is Repitition". We grow our client's business taking advantage of the four aspects a successful ad campaign must have... reach, frequency, motivating message, and consistency.

Hyper-local source for news and information. One of the most engaged digital sources in the region with a monthly average of 250,000 page views per month. With heavy community involvement from free community holiday events, to health fairs, free dental clinics and free pet vaccination events. Texarkana FYI content focuses on positive news and information regarding events, activities and community interest stories. Texarkana FYI has grown to become highly valuable ad space in the Texarkana market and region. This successful venture has not only provided a living but flexible schedule for free-lance voice work... and will help to provide an income as I get settled and my next chapter in the regrowth of local radio.

Building and maintaining digital properties and oversee the editorial operations of the company’s local websites in Texarkana, Texas. Creation of content that is sticky and vital for the local community, and the growth of our local audiences to our terrestrial signals. Train and assist our multi-media journalists in writing and editing their daily blog posts and content creation including podcasts and video. Afternoon air-shift on Classic Hits station KTTY-FM Hits105.

Design and execution of Multi-market on-air and online promotions.