Extended bio
It took me until my sophomore year of college to decide I wanted to be a broadcaster, but once I made the decision, I quickly rose to the top of the class. I started college hoping to be a lawyer. After taking a radio class on a whim, I quickly found my passion. After that semester of training, I took a job as a DJ at Baldwin Wallace University's student-run station WBWC "88.3 FM The Sting."
Just 3 months into my tenure as an on-air personality, I was promoted to co-host of WBWC's morning drive program The Morning Buzz. I helped bring a professional structure to the show while developing a team of personalities and growing the station's listener base. WBWC also hired me as its News Director, where I revived the station's news magazine program Newspulse. During my time on the program, I interviewed members of Congress, local politicians, and many other influential figures while working with my staff to improve the quality of the station's hourly newscasts. Always eager to learn and help my station, I also worked on the WBWC sports team, serving as a play-by-play man for college basketball and high school football.
Just 3 months into my tenure as an on-air personality, I was promoted to co-host of WBWC's morning drive program The Morning Buzz. I helped bring a professional structure to the show while developing a team of personalities and growing the station's listener base. WBWC also hired me as its News Director, where I revived the station's news magazine program Newspulse. During my time on the program, I interviewed members of Congress, local politicians, and many other influential figures while working with my staff to improve the quality of the station's hourly newscasts. Always eager to learn and help my station, I also worked on the WBWC sports team, serving as a play-by-play man for college basketball and high school football.
After graduating from Baldwin Wallace, I accepted a graduate assistantship at Kent State University. This allowed me to make a move to television as a weatherman at Kent State's student-run station, TV2 KSU. Just like at Baldwin-Wallace, I rose to the top again. In my first semester at TV2, I was named Best Weatherman and Best New Talent. I also took home third place in the 2012 Broadcast Education Association Festival's weathercaster competition. Behind the scenes, I was also named Best Audio Operator. I also continued my work in sports, calling Kent State men's basketball and wrestling in addition to being a part of TV2's brand new high school sports venture, PortageTrailCentral.com, as a reporter and play-by-play announcer.
With the 2012 election on the horizon, I created Portage Pulse, a public affairs program on TV2 KSU geared toward Portage County. I interviewed numerous candidates and civic leaders and was able to get a rare interview with the president of Kent State University. I also anchored TV2 KSU's election night coverage and reported live from President Barack Obama's campaign rally at Kent State, a broadcast that was recognized by the Broadcast Education Association.
In April 2012, I was appointed the Walton D. Clarke Graduate Fellow at public radio station WKSU. I immediately began working on Morning Edition, and by August was named the producer of the show's local segments. Each morning, I select and arrange stories for air, write copy, and often voice stories.
Shortly after graduating from Kent State in 2013, I accepted a position with the Rubber City Radio Group in Akron, OH. There, I serve as the morning traffic anchor, web editor, and news reporter for 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE, and 94.9 WQMX. In my reporter role, I have showed my versatility in covering stories ranging from local government to crime to the opening of a new gambling facility in our area. I have also been called on to fill in as the news anchor for WONE's Jeff Kinzbach Morning Show and to fill in hosting WAKR's Ray Horner Morning Show. While my focus is primarily on news, I still get to cross over into sports, as I host WAKR's high school football scoreboard show and do play-by-play announcing for football and basketball.
With the 2012 election on the horizon, I created Portage Pulse, a public affairs program on TV2 KSU geared toward Portage County. I interviewed numerous candidates and civic leaders and was able to get a rare interview with the president of Kent State University. I also anchored TV2 KSU's election night coverage and reported live from President Barack Obama's campaign rally at Kent State, a broadcast that was recognized by the Broadcast Education Association.
In April 2012, I was appointed the Walton D. Clarke Graduate Fellow at public radio station WKSU. I immediately began working on Morning Edition, and by August was named the producer of the show's local segments. Each morning, I select and arrange stories for air, write copy, and often voice stories.
Shortly after graduating from Kent State in 2013, I accepted a position with the Rubber City Radio Group in Akron, OH. There, I serve as the morning traffic anchor, web editor, and news reporter for 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE, and 94.9 WQMX. In my reporter role, I have showed my versatility in covering stories ranging from local government to crime to the opening of a new gambling facility in our area. I have also been called on to fill in as the news anchor for WONE's Jeff Kinzbach Morning Show and to fill in hosting WAKR's Ray Horner Morning Show. While my focus is primarily on news, I still get to cross over into sports, as I host WAKR's high school football scoreboard show and do play-by-play announcing for football and basketball.
