Experience

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  Viacom

  Jul 1987 - Nov 1989

  Air talent

  Afternoon drive air talent. Weekend/fill-in talent during time with Media General.

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  Media general

  Aug 1988 - Nov 1989

  Assistant director, music programming

  Music scheduling, playlist creation, and program consulting for small-market clients of company's automated radio formats. Responsible for Adult Contemporary, Oldies, and Standards formats. Assisted radio production music services as needed. Assisted in company's fall 1989 asset and production transition into TM Century.

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  Keymarket communications (wodz)

  Nov 1989 - Oct 1990

  Program director

  Programming direction and morning air talent at Oldies outlet (Oldiez 68.)

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  Keymarket communications (wdck)

  Oct 1990 - Aug 1992

  Program director

  Programming strategy, execution and team management. Executed format change from Soft AC WQSF to Oldies WDCK (96.5 The Duck.) and moving outlet into the Richmond market to battle in-format competitor. Competitor abandoned format in September 1991. Hosted mornings and, later, afternoons.

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  Keymarket communications, llc (wrvr and wjce)

  Aug 1992 - Jan 1995

  Program director

  Promoted to direct programming strategy, execution and team management at market's heritage AC WRVR (The River 104 FM.) Also afternoon air talent. WRVR was the market's Arbitron share leader, total week, for women 25-54 in every ratings period of my tenure. Station was tied for Keymarket's #1 revenue margin leader in 1992 and 1993. Directed launch of Urban Oldies WJCE (AM 680 The Juice) in August 1993. Returned the frequency to the market's Arbitron Top Ten share ranker, total week, reaching #9 with Adults 25-54, in both the Summer and Fall 1994 ratings periods. Show less

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  Sinclair inc.

  Jan 1995 - Dec 1999

  In addition to the Greenville-Spartanburg stations, was promoted to lead programming strategy and the program directors charged to execute strategy at Sinclair's Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point cluster: Urban/Rap WJMH (102 Jamz), Urban AC WQMG, Oldies WMQX (Oldies 93.1) and Urban Gospel WEAL (1510 Big Wheel Gospel). Stations commanded >90% of the market's African-American audience. Assisted WMQX in management and coaching of legendary Top 40 talent Jack Armstrong. When Sinclair sold the clusters to Entercom, the company's regional program director positions were dissolved. Show less Promoted to lead programming strategy and the program directors and promotions managers for a newly-purchased cluster. Directed 1995 format flips of WFBC-FM from Oldies to Top40/Pop B 93.7 and Alternative WXWX to Oldies WOLI (Oldies 103). Also responsible for Soft AC WSPA-FM (Lite Rock 98.9), News/Talk WORD and Talk/Sports WSPA. From spring 1996 through tenure, B93.7 achieved #1 or #2 Adults 18-34. Lite Rock 98.9 defeated format competitor, Women 25-54, in 21 of the 25 ratings periods during tenure. Directed format flip of WOLI from Oldies to All-80s Star 103 in November 2000. Note: Entercom purchased cluster from Sinclair Broadcast Group in December 1999. Sinclair Broadcast Group purchased all Keymarket Communications properties in October 1996.Community Leadership: Council Member, Downtown Greenville Business Association 1996-1999. Deacon, Greenville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1999-2001. Show less

  • Regional Program Director, Carolinas

    Jun 1998 - Dec 1999

  • Operations Manager

    Jan 1995 - Jun 1998
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  Entercom

  Dec 1999 - May 2001

  Operations manager

  Resumption of earlier responsibilities. (see Operations Manager, Sinclair Broadcast Group)

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  Blue ridge broadcasting corp

  Jul 2001 - Sept 2008

  Leadership for strategy, operations, and revenue for Contemporary Christian/Teaching WMIT (106.9 The Light), Christian CHR FM-HD (The Edge), Southern Gospel AM (AM 101o The Truth), and Spanish CCM (La Luz de Cristo) and Southern Gospel internet stream (WFGW On-Line). Directed format change for WFGW to Conservative Talk/Teaching in August 2005. WMIT was the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award winner in the Religious Station category. Programming and marketing direction for stations. Midday air talent on WMIT. Directed re-branding and re-imaging to 106.9 The Light and 1010 AM The Truth.National Media/Ministry Leadership: Advisory Committee, Christian Music Broadcasters, 2003-2006.Community Ministry Leadership: Deacon, First Presbyterian Church (Hendersonville, NC) 2004-2006.

  • General Manager

    Jan 2005 - Sept 2008

  • Operations and Programming Manager

    Jul 2001 - Jan 2005
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  Billy graham evangelistic association

  Sept 2008 - now

  Executive director, audio ministry

  Lead audio media strategy and execution for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and affiliate ministry Blue Ridge Broadcasting. For BGEA: executive producing for The Billy Graham Channel on Sirius XM; GPS:God.People.Stories and Fearless w/Cissie Graham Lynch podcasts; the Billy Graham Audio Archives; Billy Graham Radio Facebook page; and Weekend Encouragement e-mail. For BRB: executive leadership for The Light FM, heard on six FM signals serving Charlotte, Greenville-Spartanburg, Knoxville, Winston-Salem, Tri-Cities (TN/VA), Asheville, and Hickory and Franklin, NC. Also streaming and on-demand content for web, smartphone, and smartspeaker.National Media/Ministry Leadership: Board of Directors, National Religious Broadcasters, 2008 - Present. Chairman, NRB Radio Committee, 2011-2014. Member, NRB Resolution Committee, 2015-2018. Community Ministry Leadership: Board Chairman, Orbie for Orphans Corporation 2016-2019; Board of Directors, 2014-2020 (assisted with merger of organization into another non-profit.) Deacon, Biltmore Church, 2019-present. Show less