Darren Vinson

Experience

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  Stockmen’s Irish

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Public Address Announcer

  • Announced advertisements in between innings.• Maintained game statistics.• Announced lineups and filed changes.

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  KQRS, ABC Radio

  Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  Promotions Intern

  • Set up promotional booths for appearances by radio personalities.• Prepared prize packets and communicated with contest winners.

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  KKFS, Salem Communications Sacramento

  Mar 2008 - Sept 2008

  Promotions Assistant

  • Represented station at live events.• Coordinated event schedules for interns. • Maintained station vehicles.• Provided event recaps to the Promotion Director.

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  Educational Media Foundation K-LOVE & Air1 Media Networks

  Sept 2008 - Dec 2023

  • Oversee day to day and long-term newsroom operations.• Collaborate with other departments and leaders for cohesive operations.• Engage with VP of Programming Ops to strategize plans, goals, and budgets.• Develop and organize training programs for new team members.• Continue responsibilities of Newsroom Supervisor role. • Managed day-to-day newsroom operations.• Provide direction for potential 24/7 local news casts.• Scheduled staff and handled time-off requests.• Conducted performance evaluations, training and aircheck sessions.• Posted content to News Pages and social media platforms.• Continued duties from the Assistant Public Affairs Content Manager role. • Coordinated with various departments to meet deadlines.• Produced daily email updates with key information.• Scheduled & processed local and national PA segments for broadcast.• Assigned airdates to 150 – 225 local stations weekly.• Maintained Public Affairs databases and Stations Masters List.• Continued some responsibilities of Assignment Editor role. • Assigned news stories to reporters.• Created schedules for assistant news producers.• Edited podcast scripts and written stories.• Complied elements for daily featured stories.• Wrote story teases.• Continued duties from the Assistant News Producer role. • Produced local public affair programs.• Edited sound bites and created bite sheets and stories (audio and written).• Managed social media content.• Performed Local News casts for specific markets.• Conducted interviews with various individuals. • Updated websites with new and updated stories.

  • Newsroom Manager

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Newsroom Supervisor

    Mar 2020 - Jan 2023

  • Assistant Public Affairs Content Manager

    Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Assignment Editor

    Jan 2013 - Nov 2018

  • Assistant News Producer

    Sept 2008 - Jan 2013