Chris Turner

Experience

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  WFNS Sports Radio 910

  Mar 1990 - May 1995

  Producer, Talk Show Host

  • Producer, board operator, and talk show host for Tampa's first 24-hour sports radio station.• Developed a college football Saturday and NFL Sunday live all-day scoreboard program, that coordinated with Westwood One live game broadcasts.• Produced a daily, 10-minute NASCAR/NHRA segment.• Produced and hosted a weekly radio/television one-hour simulcast project, on location from a local sports bar every Monday evening prior to the Monday Night Football game.

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  University of Oklahoma

  May 1997 - Feb 2012

  Department Director

  • Managed a turnkey film and broadcast production house with sixteen employees.• Developed new sources of revenue, while reducing expenses resulting in the department’s first-ever budget surplus.• Earned eight national awards while producing both scripted and documentary projects. • Oversaw the transition from tape-based media to a digital production house.

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  Oklahoma City Dodgers

  Apr 1998 - now

  Live Event Producer

  • Show Control Operator / Technical Director / Replay Operator / Camera Operator.• Collaborated with the Dodgers Baseball Club, the City of Oklahoma City, and the stadium's architects to design and then select a vendor to install an HD multi-camera, broadcast control room for the stadium upgrades in 2016. • Collaborated with the team's marketing department to create in-game social media highlight posts, and live streaming to the MiLB online Network.

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  Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

  Dec 2005 - Jan 2018

  Freelance Producer

  • Provide 4K digital media production of Bowl week activities and press conferences.• Video packages uploaded to Cotton Bowl FTP server for media affiliate distribution.• Live streaming of the game week and post-game press conferences.• Video upload to the Cotton Bowl social media platforms.• Gameday highlights production.• Game week and post-game press conference audio PA.

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  Island Grill Productions L.L.C.

  Mar 2012 - now

  Owner, Digital Producer, Project Coordinator

  Island Grill Entertainment:• A film and video production startup company, generating revenues above $500K a year.• Earned four national awards while producing content for terrestrial broadcasts and new media streaming.• Assist clients in seeking financing for their projects.• Collaborate with clients to produce and coordinate media projects that have raised over $250K in fundraising.• Created digital content and manage clients' social media platforms.

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  Warner Bros. Entertainment

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

  Story Research / Rose Rock Films

  • Research subjects for possible storyline development.• Develop potential business plans for projects that fit the Warner Bros. / Discovery media brand.