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Mornings with Allan & Ashley Woody the Producer Warm 106.9 Woody the Producer is the Hubbard newest member of mornings with Allan & Ashley joining the show in May. Originally from

Vancouver, WA, he re-unites

with Allan Fee at Warm 106.9

after working together for four

years on the morning show at

Q104 in Cleveland, OH.

In addition to Morning Show Producer, Woody has experience working as a night personality and in the promotions departments in markets such as St. Louis, and Grand Rapids, MI.

Allan Fee Outside of radio, Woody has also enjoyed Warm’s morning show co-host, Allan Fee grew working in the corporate fitness field as a Fitness up in the where he started his Specialist for both Starbucks and Verizon radio career at age 16 in Bellingham, Wireless. He enjoys competing in triathlons and . From there, he has made stops in marathons. Wyoming, Iowa, Michigan, Chicago and St. Louis. For the past decade, Allan has hosted Nick Beyer morning drive weekday mornings on Q104 in Senior Account Executive Cleveland, Ohio. Allan joined the staff of WQAL MOViN 92.5 KQMV-FM in 2001 as program director. Hubbard Radio Seattle

Ashley Ryan Nick started his radio career Ashley was born in raised in the Seattle area, the day after graduating from leaving only briefly to attend the University of high school in 2003 as the Southern California. Upon her return to the morning show intern at MIX Pacific Northwest, she began her career in radio 92.5 KLSY-FM. After a as a part time promotions assistant at Sports summer of being the brunt of Radio 950 KJR. She quickly moved into an on- morning show jokes and air role as a traffic reporter for iHeart Media and pranks, he attended Washing- continued to build an on-air presence as a ton State University where he contributor to the Ian Furness Show and Dave was the program director and sales manager of “Softy” Mahler show. station KUGR. Nick returned to Hubbard Radio Seattle (formerly Sandusky Allan and Ashley are on the air weekday Radio) two years later to take the promotion mornings from 5:00-9:00am. coordinator position at MIX 92.5 KLSY-FM and

AM 880 KIXI, while finishing his BA from WSU of General Manager at KCWU-FM and, by online. establishing a culture of creativity, teamwork, excellence and fun, the station went through a In 2007 Nick moved into the sales department at period of unprecedented growth, both in student Hubbard Radio Seattle as an account executive participation and national recognition. During the while moonlighting as a weekend on-air fall of 2013 and until now (Spring of 2016), the personality on MOViN 92.5 KQMV-FM. Nick has station and student broadcasters have been led Hubbard Radio’s Seattle cluster in direct nominated for 23 national awards and accolades, billing every year since 2009 and is the top digital winning 9, including Best College Station of the biller in the cluster. Active in the Seattle media Year in 2015. Outside of his duties at the radio community, Nick has served as a board member station, he serves as Co-Advisor to the CWU and Vice President of the Seattle Advertising Active Minds Club, dedicated to removing the Industry Emergency Fund since 2011. stigma of mental illness and bringing awareness A self-described radio nerd, Nick’s head is full of to suicide prevention. useless radio facts. If you need to know what contests KUBE 93 ran in 1995, or who the last Becky Brenner three program directors of KIIS-FM were, just ask Partner Nick. Albright & O’Malley & Brenner Consulting Seattle Travis Box Becky has over 39 years of General Manager Radio experience. She has KCWU 88.1 The Burg worked several positions in Central Washington University multiple formats, including

Travis is a 20+ year Pacific Country, , Northwest broadcast profes- , Progressive sional. An Emmy nominated Talk, Light Rock, Top 40 communications specialist, and more.

Travis currently holds the Brenner has held manage- position of General Manager ment, programming and on-air positions with of KCWU-FM, Central Wash- Midwest Family, EZ Communications, ARS, ington University’s award Infinity and CBS, all in Seattle. Her primary winning college radio station for 26 years was KMPS-FM, named the program. His career began in 2004 CMA and the 2010 ACM Major Market 1992 in Portland, at legendary KGON- Station of the Year. FM. He went on to work at multiple stations/formats in Portland (KEX, KUFO, Earth- Becky was also the VP of Programming and a 105, Z100) over a 10 year span. Travis moved to Country Consultant for Broadcast Programming Seattle in 2002 to work for Fisher & BP Consulting Group from 1992 to 1995, Communications, where he was promoted to where she consulted Country clients and Executive Producer for Talk Content at KOMO supervised Program Directors and Music News radio in 2006 and Program Director for KVI Directors in 30+ formats delivered to over 800 radio in 2007. In 2013, Box accepted the position clients around the world.

She has served on the Country Radio and programs: Campus Life, which includes Broadcasters Board of Directors for over 16 Union Building, KCWU-Radio, Campus years (three years as President) and is a twelve Activities, Campus Life Diversity Initiatives, The year member of the CMA Board of Directors. Male Success Initiative and Brother 2 Brother Brenner is a Seattle native who graduated from (B2B), and University Recreation, The Publicity the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a Center, The Center for Community Engagement, degree in Radio-TV-Film. She continues to do The Veterans Center, The Student Medical and voice work for and can be heard Counseling Clinic. on radio stations around the country and internationally in Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of the prestigious Sports Management Institute and is a member of the For multiple years running, Brenner was selected Sports Lawyers Association. He has completed as one of the Top PD's (all formats) in America the NASPA Richard Stevens Institute and the according to Radio Ink Magazine. In 2004, 2005 NACDA-NCAA- Sports Management Institute. & 2006, 2009 and 2010 she was named Radio His professional interest includes research in the Ink’s #1 Country Programmer. She was also following areas: Sports Management, Inter- awarded the 2010 MIW Radio Group’s collegiate Athletic Leadership, Leadership and “Achievement in Programming” Award, and she Diversity, Critical Race Theory Issues, Social has been named one of the “Most Influential Learning Theory, and Social Cognitive Career Women in Radio” by Radio Ink 2016. Theory. He is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Africana and Black Studies Program. Brenner has two children, Jessica, 29 and Andrew, 27. When she is not listening to the He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Com- radio, she enjoys volunteer work, golf, reading, munications, Public Relations from Loyola travel and bowling. University, New Orleans and a Masters of Science Degree in Communications and Media Keith Michael Champagne Manage-ment from Clarion University of Associate Dean, Student Development Pennsylvania, and he has a doctorate in Central Washington University Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis in Intercollegiate Athletic Keith Michael Champagne, Leadership and Sports Management from the PhD, previously served as . the Associate Vice President for Student Scott Drummond Affairs at Central Associate Director of Campus Life / Washington University. He Director of Campus Activities has spent the past 24 years Central Washington University working in student affairs, university athletics and Scott has been in the college and university academic and student life. profession since 1979. He is Associate Director As the Associate Dean for Student Development, of Campus Life and the Director of Campus Dr. Champagne is responsible for providing Activities at CWU, and he’s proud to work closely leadership, management, supervision and with the 2015 Best College Station of the Year-- administrative oversight for the following units KCWU-FM 88.1 The Burg.

A graduate of Central active in his church and community. He is Washington University in especially proud to be the husband of Cheryl, Secondary Physical Edu- father of Sarah and Leah, father-in-law to cation and Recreation with Cameron, and incredibly proud to be grandfather minors in Special Education to Atticus J. Grant!!! and Coaching. He began his career in the fields of Alexandria English Residence Living and Promotion & Marketing Director Housing working at San KMPS-FM Jose State University, Saint CBS Radio Seattle Martin’s College, and Central Washington University. In 1992, Scott moved into the area of Alexandria is the Promotion Campus Activities at Central where he trains and & Marketing Director for advises student event programmers in their CBS Radio Seattle’s preparation of events ranging from open mic Country station 94.1 KMPS. nights, movies nights, lectures and larger events, She is a 2008 graduate of like concerts with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Pacific Lutheran University Ben Folds, Jay Leno, Iliza Schlesinger, Steve majoring in Public Relations Miller, among others. He is a long standing & Advertising with a Minor in member of the National Association of Campus Business Marketing. She Activities (NACA), and Association of College began her career in radio after an internship her Unions-International (ACUI). For ten years, Scott senior year with the station. During the last few was also responsible for Showcase Selection weeks of her internship, the Promotion and Stage Management for the regional NACA Coordinator position opened up and she jumped conference for which he received the Pacific at the chance to be a part of the team. After a Northwest Service Award. few years as the coordinator, she was promoted to Promotion & Marketing Director and now Along the way, Drummond also worked in the oversees all station events, promotions and concert industry starting in 1990, working in a marketing related initiatives for KMPS. variety of venues, most notably The Gorge Amphitheater, the perennial winner of Polstar's Working in radio has allowed Alexandria to fuel Best Large Amphitheater in North America. He her passion for music, event planning, concerts has worked in nearly every area of concert and and having a job that is more than just a ‘9 to 5’. venue management -- helping build stages and Last November, Alexandria married her longtime 94 foot tall towers and then setting as many as love Andrew, and they are looking forward to 15,000 chairs for a Paul McCartney concert, honeymooning later this year. When she’s not at working stage crew, working with production and a station event or concert, she enjoys visiting stage management and house management for family back in her hometown of Port Angeles, shows ranging from Guns and Roses, Metallica, reading and travelling whenever she can. Lollapalooza, Sasquatch, and...wait for it...New Kids on the Block!!!

Of a personal note, Scott has worked with youth groups, coached high school football, and is

Erica Farber Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio President and CEO Group, a group she was a founding member of in Radio Advertising Bureau its inception in 1999. In 2012 she was named one of the Giants of Broadcasting by the Library As President and CEO of of American Broadcasting. the Radio Advertising Bureau, Erica Farber leads She currently serves as Chair of the Radio Radio’s advocacy efforts by Creative Fund. She serves as a Director on the helping to drive business, following Boards: Ad Council, Advertising Week, grow advertising revenue, Broadcasters Foundation of America and the and communicate Radio’s Library of American Broadcasting. She is also on digital transition. the Alliance for Women in Media advisory board.

Farber joined the organi- Fitz in the Morning zation in January 2012 as Executive Vice 100.7 The Wolf President, responsible for membership, services and professional development. Most recently, Entercom Seattle she was the CEO of the radio consulting and After high school, at the Internet service provider, The Farber Connection age of seventeen, Fitz LLC, a firm she founded in 2010. During her started hounding the fifteen year tenure at Radio & Records, Farber program director of KNIN held various positions including COO, President, in Wichita Falls, TX. His Publisher and CEO. persistence finally paid off when they allowed Farber has held nearly every position in Radio him to have a few hours Sales & Management, including rising through on the weekend, but just the ranks at the INTEREP Companies and as things started to get serving as Executive Vice President/Radio going in the right direction, the station was Development Director. During the early years of bought by a different company and Fitz was let her career, she held positions at KRTH-FM, go. It’s no surprise, though, that when the new KABC-TV, and KIIS-AM in . Her owner found a tape of Fitz’s weekend show, he radio management career grew quickly when she immediately realized that a mistake had been was appointed General Sales Manager and made, and he promptly called Fitz and offered General Manager of WROR-FM in in the him the morning show…and at the tender age of same year. Her success then led to an eighteen. His dream had come true, and “The appointment as Vice President/General Manager Fitz Radio Program” was born! of WXLO-FM, In New York. Fitz was always striving for the next best thing, In 2000, Ms. Farber received an American so he made a demo tape and sent it off to a Broadcast Pioneer Award from the Broadcasters' station called 93Q in , TX. They offered Foundation and has consistently been voted one him the co-host position for their top-rated of "The Most Influential Women in Radio" by the morning show. From there he had stints in readers of Radio Ink Magazine. In 2009 she was Oklahoma City, OK, and , TX, where at the awarded the inaugural Trailblazer award by the age of 23, he was the host of his own morning

show and the youngest ever to accomplish that in In 2010, Pete was named News Director of KIRO a top ten radio market. Radio and in 2013 he was promoted to Program Director of KIRO Radio. In January 2011, Fitz was chosen from thousands of radio hosts throughout the nation to Pete was born in Tacoma, WA and is married fill in for Regis on Live with Regis and Kelly and has two children. where he impressed producers and ABC executives with his interview of Sir Anthony Carl Gardner Hopkins and other segments on the show. Vice President & Market Manager Elsewhere on the small screen, he was also the Bonneville Seattle Media Group host of the nationally syndicated show “Fitz on Fox Allaccess USA”. Bonneville’s senior exec- utive in Seattle, Carl He is currently the host of the top rated, “Fitz in Gardner is Market Man- the Morning” show on 100.7 The Wolf in Seattle, ager for the company’s WA, along with the host of his 3 Nationally radio and digital media Syndicated shows with Sun Broadcast Group; assets in the Pacific “The Fitz Show”, “The Hit List with Fitz”, and Northwest: 97.3 KIRO- “Nashville Minute with Fitz”. FM, 710 ESPN Seattle, AM 770 KTTH and Pete Gammell www.MyNorthwest.com. Director, News and Programming Gardner joined Bonneville in his current capacity KIRO Radio in July 2008. Charged with overhauling and Seattle repositioning the business for future growth, he Pete began his career in has led through a period of extensive change: radio as an intern for Moving KIRO’s legacy news-and-talk program- KIRO Radio in 1997 ming to FM and retooling the product for a new while studying philosophy generation of audience; launching an all-new at Seattle University. sports format on 710 AM and building a partner- ship with the Baseball Club; After graduation he took growing MyNorthwest.com from infancy to a full-time News desk job become a significant player in the local online as a Desk Assistant, media space; and guiding the operation through eventually becoming an a combination of deep cyclical recession along Editor and then a Reporter and Executive with secular change in the advertising and media Producer for KIRO. industries.

In 2006 he took his first management job as Prior to joining Bonneville, Gardner served Associate News Director at KCBS in San seventeen years with Journal Communications of Francisco. In 2008 he moved back to Seattle Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There he filled several and KIRO Radio as Content Manager of the new executive roles, including Executive Vice Bonneville Seattle website MyNorthwest.com. President of and Radio Operations,

President of Radio Operations, and Vice

adjustments. “What matters is what comes out of President of Digital Media across the company’s the speakers, and broadcasting and publishing divisions. He was a member of the private Program Directors are responsible for that company’s board of directors for nearly five sound.” years. Harrell was exposed to radio at the age of nine Gardner is a 1977 graduate of the University of when his father, a pastor, gave his son five Washington in Seattle, where he earned a B.A. in minutes to present a prepared speech on his Communications. His media career began in Sunday morning show in New Orleans. The vibe Seattle, and included service in and never left him and he created radio shows on a Portland before his long tenure in Milwaukee and cassette player in the garage with his neighbor- subsequent return to the Northwest. hood friends.

He is an active Board member of the Washington Ron’s first radio job was in Missouri at age 15. State Association of Broadcasters, With the exception of taking off a year to explore Radio Broadcasters Association, and Seattle the newspaper business after college graduation, Sports Commission; past chairman of the NAB he has been hanging out around radio stations Radio Board and member of the NAB Executive nearly every day since the high school Committee; and past member of the Radio experience. Advertising Bureau Board and the Associated Press Advisory Board. “Town to town, up and down the dial” has led him to Abilene, Little Rock, Mobile, Jackson, Carl and his wife Kim have been married since Nashville, Denver, Detroit, Dallas and Seattle. 1986, and have four children ages 29, 27, 25 and 21. They are expecting their first grandchild in Harrell considers the current state of radio to be August! robust and positively challenging. “Social Media, instant information access and a thirst for content from the consumer has created an opportunity in Ron Harrell radio station branding we haven’t seen in 60 Program Director years.” Warm 106.9 KRWM Hubbard Radio Seattle Ron’s current position is Program Director, KRWM Seattle. He accepted this challenge in Ron Harrell has been January 2016 and is refreshed by the Hubbard leading Programming Radio commitment to producing quality, result- teams in radio for 27 driven radio. years. Although his titles have included Program Warm 106.9 is a heritage station developing an Director, Operations audience trust over the with an enter- Manager, Station Man- taining presentation of Mainstream Adult ager and Regional Contemporary music. Whether the most popular Director and VP music of the day is Michael Jackson, Celine Programming, he has always maintained daily Dion, Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5 programming duties during those job and title or Adele, Warm 106.9 has evolved with audience tastes and trends.

Talent development, audience research, com- munity service and brand consistency are the Doug Harvill foundation markers for success at Warm 106.9 Senior VP & Market Manager CBS Radio

Shellie Hart Doug Harvill is the Senior Air Personality Vice President and KRWM – Warm 106.9 Market Manager for CBS Hubbard Radio Seattle Radio in the San Francisco Bay area. In Shellie Hart is a long- his position, Doug time and Seattle’s oversees all operations leading Midday Radio for All News Radio Air-Personality and is KCBS, [email protected], LIVE widely known in the 105 and 99.7 NOW FM. Northwest. She’s also known for her work as In addition, he oversees digital operations for the On-Court CBS Local Media San Francisco. Doug was part Entertainment Emcee for of the corporate management team that Seattle’s 2X WNBA Championship Team, the successfully launched the NASDAQ IPO for EZ Seattle Storm. Communications. Prior to his management career, Doug was a successful on-air A Seattle native who takes pride in audience broadcaster in his hometown of Washington, DC. engagement and lends her services to several local community centers, charity events, gala’s Doug serves or has served on boards and and auctions; some of which include: PAWS, NW advisory boards including St. Jude’s Children’s Hope & Healing, Powerful Schools and Walk with Hospital, Jefferson Awards Foundation Reg-ional Friendship. Advisory Board, River Oak Center for Children, and the Niello Concours d’Elegance in El Dorado Shellie is also committed to Children’s Hospital Hills, CA. In addition, he also provides news where she’s a weekly participant in their Child reports from automotive events such as the Life Program, dedicating over 100 hours of Indianapolis 500. volunteer time annually. Doug is a graduate of the University of Maryland A respected and trusted voice in the Northwest, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. she’s a personality-brand who can currently be He lives in San Francisco, CA and is the father of heard weekdays from 9-2 on The New WARM a student at the University of San Francisco. 106.9 FM. Connect with her on her Facebook &

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Karen Heric Since 2013, Huard has General Sales Manager been the color com- Hubbard Radio Seattle mentator for Seahawks pre-season games with For over 25 years, Karen Curt Menefee of Fox has sold, managed, Sports / Fox Sports trained and developed 1 doing play-by-play. account executives in TV and Radio in the Seattle Huard does numerous . She is radio and television gigs, and has done color accomplished in serv- commentary for Fox Sports Networks on icing clients’ needs and their Pac-12 games, and has been an marketing goals in announcer for ESPN Pop Warner hundreds of business categories. She is football specials live from Disney's Wide World successful in achieving budgets and hiring, of Sports. training and motivating media sales account Prior to his broadcasting career, Huard was a executives and has extensive experience in member of the from 2000– Broadcast TV, Cable, on-line and the Sports 2001 and of the Indianapolis Colts in 2002-2003. Sponsorship business His first pass attempt in the NFL (in a pre-season She served as a Mentor to the University of game) resulted in a touchdown. In 2004 he Washington Business School Program for ten signed to become the 3rd string quarterback for years and currently serves on the Washington the Seahawks, but spent the entire 2004 season State University Murrow College of Com- on Injured Reserve, the last year he played munications Professional Advisory Board. She professional football. He ended with career NFL thrives on training and believes we, in the stats of 60 of 109 for 689 yards with 4 industry, need to encourage the next touchdowns and 2 interceptions. generation’s passion for our industry. Brock and Damon became the NFL's first set of

brothers to start at QB on the same weekend in Brock Huard league history on November 26, 2000. Damon Co-Host, The Brock and Salk Show opened against the Indianapolis Colts as a 710 ESPN member of the Miami Dolphins, while Brock Bonneville Broadcasting Seattle started against the Denver Broncos for the Seahawks. Brock is currently co-host of the talk show “The Brock and Salk show”, with co- host Mike "The Pug" Salk, 710 ESPN, KIRO Marc Kaye Seattle. He is also the color analyst with play- Vice President / Market Manager by-play announcer Bob Wischusen for ESPN Hubbard Radio Seattle college football broadcasts, primarily in the SEC. Marc Kaye’s radio career began in 1973 after graduating cum laude from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He joined Susquehanna Broad-

casting’s WGBB Long Island as an account After four months of r&r, which included golf and executive. beach every day, Marc teamed up with Sandusky Radio to manage Sandusky’s five-station cluster At the same time his in Seattle. Now Marc is VP/GM of KQMVFM, sales career was KIXI AM, KVRQ FM, KKNW AM and KRWM FM beginning, he held on to and the station group is part of the Hubbard his sports broadcaster Radio family of stations. dreams by working as the radio voice of the St. In the 17 years he has managed the stations, John’s University and the last 2 ½ under Hubbard, the properties Redmen, and worked for have seen major ratings and revenue increases. the brand new (at the The five station formats include Top 40, A/C, time) cable sports channel, ESPN. Marc did Rock, Nostalgia and Lifestyle Talk. The five play-by-play of college basketball and soccer. stations are consolidated into a single Bellevue location. In his eight-year run at WGBB, Marc was promoted from A/E to Local Sales Manager, to Marc’s family includes wife, Susan, whose butt General Sales Manager, and then to General he has dragged to seven cities in 35 years, Manager. daughter Jennifer (who now resides in Istanbul

In 1981, he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida as with her husband and three children) and Marc General Sales Manager of Harte-Hanks news and Susan play mom and dad to cats Spook and operation, WNSI. From there, he was transferred Screech. as Sales Manager to WRBQ, the infamous Q105, home of the original Q-Z00. Rob “Gator” Kendrick Reporter, Total Traffic & Weather Network In 1983, Marc moved into Westinghouse’s KODA Seattle in Houston, where Dave Pearlman hired Marc as From 2015 to present General Sales Manager, and to head up the day, Rob is working as a selling effort for the Houston Oilers play-by-play. reporter with Total Traffic Later that year, Pete Schulte, Kaye’s old boss in Weather Network in Tampa, came calling and persuaded Marc to Seattle. move across the street to Gannett’s KKBQ. This He is a graduate of Green began a 15-year career with Gannett Co. Inc., River College and which included GSM in Houston at KKBQ, GM of received his Associate KNUA in Seattle, GM of WUSA Tampa on two Pre-Professional Broad- separate occasions, and President/GM of KIIS casting Degree in 2015. Los Angeles. Before attending Green River College, Rob was In December of 1996, Jacor Broadcasting bought in the U.S. Navy; was a singer, performing with WUSA Tampa and decided to throw Marc out former members of Heart, Queensryche, Bad with the bathwater, and for the first time in 24 Company and Steppenwolf; worked as a years, Marc was literally and figuratively on the construction worker; and was with Hubbard beach in Redington Shores, Florida. Radio Seattle from 2013 – 2015.

Tom Evans Krause Tom lives in Lynnwood, Washington and is Director of Broadcast Operations married to wife, Nicole. They have two children, and Instructor Andrew and Allison. Green River College Auburn Kevin Martinez Following a successful Vice President, Marketing 17-year career as a radio Seattle Mariners personality, program director and station Kevin Martinez is in his operations manager in 25th season with the markets such as Salt Mariners, his 15th since Lake City and Tampa being promoted to Vice Bay/Florida Suncoast, President of Marketing in Tom settled in the December 2001. He Seattle area in 1990. over-sees the Mariners During the 90’s he worked as a national marketing and promotions consultant for radio, record labels and recording active-ities, including artists, published a regional industry newsletter, branding, advertising, and even managed a Seattle-area rock band. social media, research, in-park entertainment, fan experience and special events. The Mariners In 1994, Tom was named director of the Green television ad campaign has been featured River College Broadcasting Department, where nationally and recognized for advertising he teaches today while supervising the excellence in the sports industry by USA Today operations of KGRG-AM & FM Radio. KGRG- Baseball Weekly and at the ProMaxBDA Sports FM’s “Today’s Rock” format has launched the Media Marketing Summit and the National Sports careers of Nirvana, MxPx, Modest Mouse, Death Forum. Martinez was originally hired as the Cab for Cutie, My Chemical Romance, and so club’s Promotions Manager in 1990. He was many others. The station has been nominated promoted to Director of Promotions in 1993. multiple times as college radio station of the year, and was one of the first stations invited to be part Kevin was the Boston Celtics Director of of the college menu on iHeartRadio. Promotions & Special Events from 1994-96; responsibilities included planning and executing In addition to radio and music, Tom is passionate promotions and marketing for the final season in about baseball. He is president of the non-profit Boston Garden and the Inaugural Season in the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League (PSSBL), Fleet Center, now the TD Banknorth Garden. one of the largest adult baseball leagues in the U.S. with over 1,000 members. Martinez returned to the Mariners in 1996 as Director of Marketing. Prior to joining the Tom has been part of ten divisional Mariners, Kevin worked for the ABC Television championship teams, won two national World Network in New York. Series rings, and in 2012 was inducted into the Men’s Senior Baseball League (MSBL) National Hall of Fame.

A native of Edison, New Jersey, Martinez Jeff is known for graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of developing remarkable Public Communications at Syracuse University. talent for radio, He resides in Seattle. and television. He brings an uncommon mix of Kevin McCarthy positivity, creativity and Senior VP/Market Manager strategy to the shows that KJAQ / KMPS / KZOK / KFNQ he coaches.

CBS Radio Seattle He created Portland’s top-

Kevin McCarthy is the rated “Daria and Mitch” show in afternoon drive Senior Vice President/ at KRSK, featuring the market’s first female-led Market Manager for CBS drive time show as well as that city’s first openly Radio’s four station gay man on the air. Seattle cluster. He coached ’s “Steve and Vikki” at B 98.5, His radio career has had decade-long relationships with Jack Murphy spanned thirty-five years, at WKZL and with “Two Guys Named Chris” at beginning as a morning WKRR in Greensboro, and he worked with show host in Helena, “Mason and Remy” at 937 The Bull in St Louis as Montana. He eventually segued into sales, rising they prevailed over the long-time country leader, into sales management positions in Houston and Cornbread at WIL. Jeff also worked with urban Los Angeles. Kevin has been a market manager AC legends Tony Scott and Tammie Holland at for twenty-three years, having run clusters in KMJM St Louis and with “Nelson and Terry” at Minneapolis and San Diego prior to his current KRSK Portland. role in Seattle. With a degree in Marketing from the University of Outside of radio, Kevin has held sales North Carolina, Jeff has gone on to complete management positions with digital entities courses at The Babcock School of Management HipCricket and City Grid Media. at Wake Forest University, The Center for Creative Leadership and The Landmark Jeff McHugh Forum. He has a research certificate in focus Media Talent Coach group moderation from RIVA in Washington DC and has taken the certificate program for Internet The Randy Lane Company Marketing at Emory University. Los Angeles, CA Jeff served as VP, Marketing, for the American As a young student at Lander University busi- Marketing Association, worked on the Board of ness school in 1982, Jeff returned home one Directors for the Music Academy of North weekend raving excitedly Carolina, and has worked outside of radio with to his parents about his new internship at a lululemon, athletica, a fitness wear company daytime AM radio station. As Jeff left the room, based in , BC, where he directed Dad turned to Mom and said, “I think the boy’s regional fitness events and social media. found what he wants to do.”

Jeff’s infamous Sunday dinner parties in In 2011, Morris led downtown Portland have been covered in the Hubbard’s acquisition of Oregonian newspaper. He’s performed stand-up 17 radio stations from comedy, screenwriting, and improv and lived to Bonneville International tell about it. He is a serious athlete, running half- Corporation, strengthening marathons, participating in CrossFit and Hubbard’s national reach practicing all forms of yoga. and significantly expand- ing its industry footprint. Tim McNamara In 2013, the company Vice President/Market Manager followed with the Entercom Media Portland acquisition of 10 stations from Sandusky.

McNamara is Market Part of the Hubbard family, pioneers in the Manager for Entercom’s broadcast industry, Morris originally joined the six-station cluster of family owned and operated company in 1982 and Classic Rock KGON, worked her way to management positions before Alternative KNRK-94/7fm, becoming president and general manager of Hot AC KRSK-105.1 The KSTP-FM and KSTP-AM in 1995. Buzz, Country KWJJ-99.5 Highly regarded in broadcasting circles as well as The Wolf, KYCH in the Minnesota business community, Morris -97.1 Charlie FM and currently serves on the Board of the Radio Sports KFXX-1080 The Advertisers Bureau (RAB), Broadcast Music Inc. Fan. Tim has almost 30 years of broadcast (BMI) and the Library of American Broadcasting. experience under his belt, including time in the She also serves as a board member for market as President of Rose City Radio, as well MinnCAN, the University of Minnesota as VP/GM of Kaye Smith Enterprises, where he Foundation and the University of St. Thomas. oversaw four stations in Portland, Seattle and Morris is a former chair of the NAB Radio Board Spokane. In 2005 Tim was named to Radio Ink's and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. list of the 20 best managers in the large-market category. He also spent time as the Chief Morris is consistently listed among the most Marketing Officer and VP/Marketing & Sales for influential women in radio as well as among the ADPEARANCE digital ad agency. most powerful people in radio by Radio Ink. The Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal named Ginny Morris her one of the Twin Cities’ most influential Chair and CEO women in 2002. In 2013, Ginny received the Hubbard Radio Minneapolis NAB National Radio Award.

Ginny Morris is Chair and CEO of Hubbard Radio Morris has two grown children and lives in St. LLC, and has more than 30 years of broadcast Paul, Minnesota in-dustry, business and general management experience. In her role, she is responsible for strategic direction for Hubbard’s 41 radio stations throughout the .

Brian O’Connell Literature and Political Science, Janna began her Director of Broadcasting career at a technology start-up where she Seattle Seahawks learned the business of digital marketing, project management, social media, and product Brian O’Connell is the development by working her way up from ad Director of Broadcasting creation coordinator to product manager. for the Seattle Sea- hawks. Joining the club in Her transition to the radio industry has pushed 2000, the 7-time NW her passion for technology, communication, and Emmy Award winner is creativity to new levels, and she is excited to see currently the Executive what the future will bring for digital in the radio Producer for all of the space. Janna and her husband live in Seattle, club’s ancillary TV pro- and while they do not currently have any pets, grams, produces its they do have a large collection of Seahawks preseason telecasts as well as their game memorabilia. broadcasts on radio. Lauren Rice O’Connell was also instrumental in the Promotions Assistant & Board Op successful launch of Seattle Sounders FC, 1090 The Fan serving as the Executive Producer for its TV CBS Radio Seattle broadcasts for the club’s first 6 seasons. Coming to the Seattle Seahawks from the Arizona Lauren Rice graduated Cardinals, O’Connell has also worked for the from Central Washington Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers after University in December earning his BA in Communication Arts at 2013 and was an On-Air Villanova University. DJ at 88.1 The Burg all 4 years of college. She Janna Ramer started training as a DJ Digital Operations Manager during her first week as a Hubbard Interactive Seattle college Freshman. During her time at The Janna Ramer joined Burg, she was a member of the street team and Hubbard Radio in 2015 hosted numerous shows, from rock to hip hop. as the Digital Operations Manager for the Seattle Her favorite show she hosted was Northwest Market properties: Breakfast, featuring hip hop from the PNW. She KQMV-FM, KVRQ-FM, also got the chance to interview many of her KRWM-FM, KIXI-AM, and favorite artists while at The Burg, including Allen KKNW-AM. Stone, Star Anna and The Physics.

After graduating magna After graduating from Central, Lauren moved cum laude from Central Washington University in back to Seattle where she is now working for 2010 as a Douglas Honors College Scholar with CBS Radio. She has worked for 2 years at CBS Bachelor of Arts degrees in English Language & Radio as a promotion assistant and also a Board-

Op for 1090 The Fan for a year. Lauren loves University of Illinois, she working for CBS Radio and has enjoyed learning worked at WPGU while so much about the industry. She hopes to one earning a degree in Media day be behind the mic again! Studies.

After stops in Madison, Curtis “C-Rog” Rogers WI; Savannah, GA; and Co-Producer, The John Clayton Show Columbia, MO in various KIRO-AM / 710 ESPN on-air and programming Seattle Seahawks & Seattle Mariners positions, Leslie joined

Curtis got his start in radio Entercom Seattle in 2012 as Assistant Program at Green River College's Director of KMTT. She was elevated to Digital broadcasting program in Program Director of the cluster in 2013 and was named Program Director of KNDD in 2015. 2012 at KGRG-FM. After starting out as an intern, Leslie has been recognized by the John Bayliss two years later he gradu- Broadcast Foundation as a Bayliss Broadcaster ated from Green River (2004) and by Edison Research’s 30 Under 30 with his Associates in Arts (2011). degree and was also named KGRG-FM's 2014 Keith Shipman Broadcaster of the Year. President/CEO Shortly before graduating, Curtis parlayed that Washington Association of Broadcasters success into an internship at 710 ESPN Seattle Olympia, WA and was hired at 710 shortly after the completion On January 1, 2016, Keith of his internship. Currently, Curtis is the co- Shipman became the producer of The John Clayton Show, which airs President/CEO of the weekdays from 10a-Noon, as well as a Studio Washington State Associ- Coordinator for the broadcasts of the ation of Broadcasters. Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners. Shipman has an Leslie Scott extensive history in the Digital Program Director Entercom Seattle broadcasting industry in

Program Director, 107.7 The End Washington and Oregon. Entercom Seattle He began his broad-casting career in high school Leslie Scott is Digital Program Director of as an on-air personality at KPUG-AM Bellingham Entercom Seattle and Program Director of 107.7 in 1978. Upon graduating from Washington The End (KNDD). She specializes in digital State University’s Edward R. Murrow School of marketing to grow brands and drive ratings. Communication in 1983, Shipman embarked on 17 years in Seattle broadcasting. Growing up in St. Louis, Leslie began her radio path as a promotions intern. In college at the In 1999, Shipman co-founded Horizon Broad- casting Group of Bend, Oregon and helped

a stable of 12 radio stations and has successful beer via a licensing agreement overseen the daily administration of that Central between the radio station and a local brewer. Oregon radio cluster since the company began operating in 2000. He is President-CEO of HBG. Eric never talks about himself in the third person unless he is writing a biography. Shipman has served on the Oregon Association of Broadcasters board of directors and finished Greg Strassell his term as the chairman of the OAB Board in Senior Vice President/Programming 2015. He also serves on the professional Hubbard Radio Minneapolis-St. Paul advisory board of the Murrow College and was inducted into the Murrow College’s Hall of Greg was brought up at Achievement in 2009. first in the on-air side of radio, working at top 40 Eric Simantel radio stations across the General Sales Manager Midwest, before jumping into the programming Entercom Radio Portland chair. Eric graduated from San Diego State University in Strassell had successfully 2000 with a BS degree in led programming teams & Marketing and Manage- product launches at lead-ing radio brands in ment. He went on and Minneapolis and Boston, later joining the spent the next 2 years at corporate programming leadership of the 90+ the University of Oregon stations at American Radio Sys-tems. As (Go Ducks!), where he American Radio Systems was acquired by CBS earned a dual MBA in Radio, he was elevated to SVP/Programming, both Sports Marketing leading the company efforts to expand and Management. He lived in Eugene for contemporary music formats from New York to Los Angeles. another year while his wife was finishing at the University, when he heard a recruitment ad on In 2013, he joined iHeartRadio out of New York the radio about working in advertising and the overseeing their National Strategic Services unit rest is history. as SVP. Overall, Greg has worked with at least a

He has been with Entercom Portland since 2004, hundred major radio brands across the country where he started as an Advertising Executive. In over the past 25 years.

2009, Eric was promoted to Local Sales Manager In 2015, he joined Hubbard Radio corporate as and in 2010 was promoted to General Sales SVP/Programming. Hubbard owns and operates Manager where he now leads 3 radio stations as radio stations in Chicago, Washington DC, well as a Daily Deals website called Minneapolis-St.Paul, Seattle, Phoenix, PortlandPERKS.com. Entrepreneurial in spirit, , and St. Louis. Eric has launched various lead generation websites inside of Automotive, Health Care, and Tax industry. He has even launched a very

Ron Upshaw When he’s not out watching or playing sports, The Ron and Don Show he’s hitting up any concert or comedy show he KIRO Radio can. He’s been on the Seattle radio scene since Bonneville International Seattle 2006 and takes pride in being the jack of all trades. You might catch him On-Air, MC’ing, or “Ron Upshaw is one half spinning turn tables at any MOViN 92.5 event! of the Ron & Don Show on 97.3 KIRO FM in Ricky has officially been the Program Director for st Seattle. Ron and Don MOViN 92.5 since November 1 , 2014. Prior to were recently named as that, he was the Music Director / Assistant st the 25th Most Influential Program Director from November 1 , 2012 – st Radio Show in America October 31 , 2014.” by Newsmax. For more, go to: Jackson Dell Weaver http://www.newsmax.com General Manager /TheWire/influential-talk-radio-hosts- KAYO 96.9 FM / KGY 95.3 FM shows/2015/06/30/id/652849/ Olympia, WA

They were also ranked 59th in Talkers Magazine “I guess you could say it Heavy Hundred shows in the country. was the influence of Tang. Yes…the orange flavored Over the last 20 years in broadcasting, Ron has powdered drink that the worked in many formats and markets: Sports, astronauts used in the News Talk, and Music formats in San Francisco, early 60s. Coming home Dallas, Seattle, Phoenix and New Orleans. from little league baseball games as a 10 year old, Ricky Villa I’d mix a glass of Tang Program Director and sit down in front of my KQMV / MOViN 92.5 parents big Magnavox radio, tune in The Big 89 – Hubbard Radio Seattle WLS in Chicago - and listen to Art Roberts countdown the Silver Dollar Survey.” “Ricky lives and breathes the The excitement that came across those airwaves Seattle lifestyle. from the “big city” hooked Weaver on how cool He loves Radio, radio was and the way radio connected to him as Music, and any- a listener. So today, a few years later and having thing Seattle dropped his Tang habit, he has a company sports. You’ll find (InTown Media) that runs radio stations on the him out at Mariners west coast. His biggest client is family - owned and Sounders radio stations KGY 95.3 and KAYO 96.9 in games all summer, Olympia, WA. He also work with stations in as well as Seahawks games all winter, and he’s Oregon and California. been praying the Sonics would come back ever since they left Seattle!

Weaver went to the Pacific Northwest in the 80s preference in drinks has migrated from Tang to a to turn around a legendary station that had fallen peaty single malt scotch – one ice cube please.” on hard times, KJR 950AM/95.7FM in Seattle. And between Tang and KJR, Jackson says he Adam West programmed one of the first Top 40 FMs in the Production / Imaging Director country (WIFC, Wausau, WI), moved to Salt Lake Hubbard Radio Seattle City, graduated from the University of , was a Top 40 jock on the market leader KCPX Adam was born and 1320AM, hosted a daily TV show on the ABC raised in West Palm affiliate, bought and sold a radio station (KPRQ Beach, FL where he 1230AM), put a TV station on the air (KUPX, grew up listening to TV16), launched Radio Ink magazine and AM to a developed a jingle production company guy named Lee (AudioGraphics). Fowler. “Amazing guy!” When West Weaver left radio for the better part of a decade was 17, he started to do franchise development for several different working at a local AM country station in Salem, companies from kids gyms to coffee houses. As MO where his family moved just before his senior the internet boom hit in the 90s, he launched a year in high school. Then, he took a job as night city-site for Cox Media, called Seattle Insider and host at a new station in Rolla, MO where he then partnered in a VC funded company, quickly became the Production / Imaging Locality.com, which was an early version of Director; and Adam says, “Really, because Google search for local businesses. After selling they had no idea what they were doing and I Locality, Weaver developed a local real estate liked making loud noises.” search program with TV stations – KIRO TV Homes, KUTV Homes, etc. Adam has worked around the country over the last 20 years and, after a short 8 year stint as a In 2006, a group of investors approached bartender/dj/event promoter in Portland, OR and Weaver to run a company called eTagz that held freelance imaging guy for stations around the the patent to digital material attached to a retail country, he is now one of the leads in Production item. Essentially, we attached CD discs to retail at Hubbard in Seattle as well as handling the items…and developed programs for drug Imaging for Movin' 92.5. He also has a companies, QSR outlets and magazines. successful freelance imaging career that he has Weaver says, “And – didn’t this story start simply maintained for 15 years. with a glass of Tang? As the digital landscape Adam lives in Renton, WA with his partner of 4 changed I became a partner in OneAccord years, our 8 month old Rotweiller named "Dart" Partners, an interim management company in and our 8 year old fat cat named "Jumbo." Seattle. Working with this team led me to an assignment running a group of radio stations in receivership and, suddenly, I was back where I belonged. In a radio station. However, my

Larry Wilson President and General Counsel of Combined Founder and Chairman Communications. He joined Combined Alpha Media Commun-ications after finishing his law degree at the University of Arizona and being a part of As Founder and Chair- Snell & Wilmer Law Firm. At Combined man of Alpha Media, Communications he handled all acquisitions and Larry Wilson oversees mergers and oversaw the broadcast, newspaper the company that and outdoor billboard divisions. Larry received currently owns 135 radio his undergraduate degree in accounting at stations in 27 markets Northern Arizona University. across the US. Alpha Media specializes in Live Larry was inducted into the Hall of and Local radio content, Fame in 2014 at the Country Radio Seminar. He community involvement served on the Board of Directors of the Country and creating live events. Music Association from 1999 to 2001 and was honored in 2001 by the National Association of Wilson, along with Endeavor Capital and other Broadcasters when he received the National partners, formed Alpha Broadcasting in 2009, Radio Award. Twice, he has been voted which originally operated 6 radio stations in “Executive of the Year” by Radio Ink; once in Portland, OR. In 2012, Larry formed L&L Broad- 2002 and again in 2016. In 2007 he received the Casting and began to acquire additional radio Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award from the stations across the country. Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. for his work

In July 2014, the two companies merged, and monetary contributions to numerous charitable organizations over the years. creating Alpha Media covering all formats, including Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Spanish, Larry resides in Bigfork, Montana with his wife, Urban, News Talk, Sports, Rock, Country and Lynn, his dogs, “Bear” (who is the face of the more. In addition to the radio stations, Alpha Alpha logo) and Muddy. Along with various other Media owns the intimate live performance philanthropic work, Larry is a major advocate and venues: Skype Live Studio in Portland, Oregon contributor to the Northwest Montana Humane and Alamo Lounge in , . Society, the Montana Land Reliance (for the

Earlier in his 35 year radio career, Larry co- preservation of open space for people and founded Citadel Communications in Phoenix, AZ. wildlife) and the Kalispell Regional Medical There, he assumed the roles of Chairman and Center in Kalispell, MT. CEO and took the company public in 1998. Citadel expanded its radio presence to 26 states and ultimately grew to own and operate 205 radio stations in 42 markets. He then sold Citadel Communications to the Wall Street Investment firm, Forstmann Little & Co. in 2001.

Larry first began managing and investing in radio stations while he served as Executive Vice

Andy Winford Dan Vallie Brand Manager President, National Radio Talent System KIT-AM / KATS-FM Founder, VallieRichardsDonovan Townsquare Media Yakima Consulting

“I am originally from Los Practitioner in Residence, Appalachian Angeles, but grew up in State University , . In Boone, NC

between I spent two years Dan Vallie, a lifetime of my childhood in broadcast veteran, is Montana, one in Great the founder of the Falls and the other in National Radio Talent Havre. My mom married a System™, the only Canadian when I was 9 program of its kind in and we moved to . the world, an incubator Because the winters in Edmonton were too cold, of well-rounded and I moved back to California once I was 21. My well- educated college radio career has taken me to Casa Grande, AZ., talent who have a and to Palm Springs, Fresno and San Luis passion and desire for a Obispo, CA, and back to Edmonton, and Yakima. career in broadcasting.

I play poker, basketball and flag football in my The National Radio Talent System and its Radio free time. My claim to fame is that my wife Talent Institutes were established to be the Monica is sisters with the former Miss El answer to the long stated question of “where are Salvador 1996, who came in sixth in that year's the future generations of broadcast talent coming Miss Universe competition. Of course I think my from”? More and more broadcasters agree, the wife is prettier than her sister! I also have a 12- National Radio Talent System is the answer to year-old daughter named Noel who is in junior that question. high and was the fifth-grade champion high jumper.” Dan is well known as the founder of Vallie RichardsDonovan Consulting, a premier radio “My radio career has taken me from Casa consulting firm began in 1988. Over the years, Grande, AZ (KFAS) and a station owned by the consultancy can list almost all the large Frank Sinatra, to Palm Springs (KCHV), Fresno broadcast groups in America among its where I was the Program Director for KKBZ and impressive clientele; having worked in all top ten KHIT, San Luis Obispo, CA where I was the markets and most all of the Nielson Audio rated Director of FM Programming for Clear Channel markets in America. and back to Edmonton, Canada where I was the Program Director for (CHBN) 91.7 The Bounce. Dan has worked in practically every level of I’m currently the Program Director/Brand broadcasting, beginning as an air talent, sales, Manager for 94.5 KATS-FM and News Talk 1280 programming to operations, vice president of a KIT in Yakima where I also co-host mornings on broadcast group, to ownership. Dan’s successful KATS, the rock station.” career has been relentlessly innovative, developing the idea of conceptualizing radio

stations, coining the term “stationality”, and working in various formats. He is a non- traditional thinker who believes creative discoveries are best maximized when they have practical application.

He is a frequent speaker at various industry events, including the NAB Show and BEA Convention in Las Vegas, the NAB Radio Show, (and is an NAB Radio Award Selection Academy member), the NAB Executive Group Owner Fly- In, The Midwest Conclave, Morning Show Boot Camp, The Gallup World Conference, and GMA Convention.

In 2015, Jacobs Media honored Dan with its “Radio’s Most Innovative” award, and also in 2015 he received the Rockwell Award, a Lifetime Achievement reward from the Conclave in Minneapolis.

Dan is often asked to contribute articles and comments to leading industry publications, including Radio Ink, Inside Radio, Tom Taylor Now, Radio-Info, Radio On-Line, FMQB, JockLine Daily and others.