Kurt Mische Email & Phone Number

As of September 28, I am the President and CEO of KNPB-TV, the PBS affiliate serving the Reno/Tahoe market which is the northern half of Nevada and into eastern California.

My team and I are responsible for the revenue generation for all 3 of our stations, our web site, email newsletter, annual giving program and for the station's marketing and outreach. We earned a PBS national award for our sponsorship sales in 2007. We have launched KOCE-TV's estate giving program and have received notification of 11 gift intentions in the past 2 years. KOCE-TV serves the Los Angeles market from Huntington Beach, CA.

My team and I were responsible for the fundrasing activities for the station as well as the marketing and advertising program. Underwriting for programs increased from $90k in 1996 to 1.56 million in 2007, and membership increased from 9500 in 1996 to 14,500 in 2007. We began the station's planned giving program that accumulated over 50 million dollars in gift intentions in a 7 year period. We earned 16 national PBS awards for underwriting, planned giving, special events and our program guide. We also captained a capital campaign that eventually raised 62 million dollars for the construction of the news Vegas PBS digital facility that will open April 2009.

General Sales Manager for this turnaround FM station--transitioned station through its sale to American Radio Systems in April 1996.

VP/GM for Regent's 4 radio stations in Las Vegas-3 FM--KSNE, KFMS & KEYV; and one AM KFMS-AM.

GSM of KSNE-Sunny 106.5. Led the turnaround of this station. Became its VP/GM in March 1994 and stayed on to lead 3 other stations the group acquired in Las Vegas. KSNE was #1 25-54 and #1 or #2 in revenue during that time, in addition to being an NAB Crystal Award finalist and a McVay station of the year and a Billboard Station of the Year.

Sales and management sales training and consulting.

General Sales Manager for WZEZ-FM, Nashville, Tennessee

General Sales Manager for WCOA-AM & WJLQ-FM in Pensacola, Fla.

Positions of increasing responsibility for WQHK-AM & WMEE-FM in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Local sales manager to national sales manager.

Managed this AM-FM combo in the southern Illinois market.

Sales manager for WYBR-FM in Rockford, Illinois.

Announcer and sales for WGGH-AM in Marion, Illinois.

Morning air personality for WCIL-AM-FM in Carbondale, Illinois.

Education record

Education record

Earned CRMC designation from RAB in August 1980. Earned CRSM designation from RAB in April 1993