Whit Adamson running, Don brings together hundreds of the top President personalities from throughout the US and Tennessee Association of Broadcasters abroad for his highly acclaimed Morning Show Nashville, TN Boot Camp. It has become radio’s largest Whit Adamson is gathering of its type. President of the Tennessee Association of Following the success Broadcasters, Nashville, of Morning Show Boot Tennessee. Mr. Camp, he began Talk Adamson holds a B.S. Radio Boot Camp, now degree in Economics and in its 7th year. Talk Finance from MTSU Radio Boot Camp was (1971). During his immediately successful. Don brings in the fourteen year career with leading Talk Radio talent in America, as well as the Nashville NBC Affiliate, WSM-TV/WSMV-TV, internationally. he earned the President's Trophy from the Through his conference, his monthly publication Nashville Advertising Federation, was the Silver for talent, and his daily talent search operation, Medal recipient in 1992 and holds the titles of Don has developed a unique and well-honed Past Vice President and Committee Chairman, insight into the inter-workings and elements of as well as a position on the Board of Directors. successful radio shows. As President of the Tennessee Association of Jockline is a daily newsletter for air talent and Broadcasters, he is a lobbyist for tele- the radio industry, and one you can read daily at communications and advertising issues to the www.themorningmouth.com. United States Congress, State General Assembly, and Federal Communications Commission. Alan Austin Grand Pooba of Creative Mr. Adamson is the founding member and Production incorporator of the Tennessee Association of WBVR/WUHU/WLYE/WBGN Communications. and WBVR Air Talent Forever Communications Don Anthony Bowling Green, KY Founder & President, Talentmasters; Publisher, The Morning Mouth Alan is the afternoon Magazine & Jockline Daily; drive talent on #1 Creator & Host, Morning Show Boot Country, WBVR-The Camp & Talk Show Boot Camp Beaver 96.7, as well as Atlanta, GA the “Grand Pooba of Creative Production” at As the titles suggest, for over 25 years, Don’s Forever Communi- life has been consumed by the business of cations in Bowling personality radio. Each summer, 25+ years Green.

Alan’s life-long passion for all types of music led Kristin Cantrell him to his career in radio. Growing up in Owner/CEO Frankfort, KY, he often listened to many local air CapCity Communications & talent from the area, including Lexington, Seven Mountains Media Louisville and Cincinnati. Alan would record Kentucky & Pennsylvania some of his favorite morning show teams, and make home recordings of himself playing the Born in Annapolis, part of a DJ. When it came time for college, Maryland to a TV dance Alan knew that broadcasting was the path he show host and his wife, wanted to pursue. Kristin has lived in Maryland, Pennsylvania, While studying at Western Kentucky University, Arkansas and Georgia he was active in operations of the student-run before landing in campus radio station, WWHR-FM, covering Kentucky. Frankfort is several on-air shifts over the years, and taking the final stop on a on roles as music director and program director. whirlwind tour through a He also worked part-time at several local very fulfilling radio career, spanning 25 years stations, including WFKY-AM in Frankfort, and a myriad of roles, from on-air talent to WLOC-AM in Munfordville, and WBVR-FM, corporate trainer and everything in-between. which was then located in Russellville. Kristin is currently the owner and operator of Alan graduated from WKU in 1992 with a CapCity Communications in Kentucky and Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcasting and Seven Mountains Media in Pennsylvania, was soon hired full-time at WBVR-The Beaver, operating 16 radio stations focused on live, local where he has now worked for over 20 years. He and compelling content for the communities they has won several industry awards for his serve. commercial copywriting and production, and considers his night as a guest host at the Grand She has volunteered in various local Ole Opry a career highlight. organizations in every market along the way, including the Chamber of Commerce, United Alan is very proud of the fundraising efforts he Way, Habitat for Humanity, Girl Scouts, has been involved in with WBVR for St. Jude Rotary, and community leadership programs for Children’s Research Hospital. He also serves both youth and adults. on an advisory board for the WKU campus radio station to ensure the curriculum of the university Kristin married the microphone and her and the station is giving students the tools they husband, Steve, both in 1987 after they met at need to achieve a career in radio. their alma mater, Berry College in Rome, GA. Kristin and Steve have two wonderful children, Katharine, living in Pennsylvania, and Carter, who considers himself a voice actor and an

intense student of the trombone and other

instruments.

Kelly Carls royal’s lineage, Alex said her career seemed Regional Senior VP of Programming destined.

Program Director, Newsradio 840 WHAS After an ex-boyfriend told her she was insane for News/Talk Brand Coordinator predicting her future, Alex followed her gut to the iHeart Media spotlight. “Six months later, I started interning in Louisville/Nashville/Lexington/ radio. I always thought I was going to do Somerset something big, I just didn’t know what media or

Kelly Carls has worked form it was going to be in,” she said. “It makes in the radio industry sense to me now that it’s radio.”

continuously since his Alex grew up first part-time job at the Southern Indiana age of 16 in his and attended Floyd hometown of Central High School Springfield, Illinois. where she studied He graduated with radio/TV and University High Honors journalism. After a from Southern Illinois brief internship at 102.3 WXMA-FM during a University, majoring in Radio/Television. Carls semester at Ivy Tech Community College, she has worked in programming and management was encouraged to go on an audition to be a positions in various markets, including Tulsa, traffic reporter on The Ben Davis and Kelly K Kansas City, Houston, Austin, Albany, and Show on 99.7 DJX. The whole idea sounded far- Nashville. fetched. “I had no experience, I had been an intern for a month, and I didn’t even finish. I In 1998, he joined iHeart Media, Inc., as didn’t know anything,” Alex said. She landed the Program Director of NewsRadio 840 WHAS in gig anyway and quickly worked her way up to Louisville, a position he still occupies today. where she is now on the morning show, as well Carls also serves as Regional Senior Vice- as 99.7’s midday host 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. President of Programming, and News/Talk weekdays. Brand Coordinator. He is a past Vice-Chairman of the Board for the WHAS Crusade for Kelly K describes Alex as unpredictable, fun, Children, which has raised more than $160 crazy and “like a box of chocolates: you never million to benefit special needs children in know what you’re going to get with her.” That’s Kentucky and Indiana. exactly why people like her”, Kelly added.

Alex’s candor is something she strives to convey Alex Clark on air, a trait that mimics her off-air personality Air Talent as well. “I’ve had a lot of embarrassing things 99.7 DJX / WDJX-FM happen to me on air, but I don’t mind because it sets me apart that I’m so real with my listeners Alex Clark may not be a pop princess like her and I’m so honest,” Alex said. “I have cried on idol Taylor Swift, but her listeners on 99.7 the air, I have peed in my pants on the air. I WDJX-FM know her as the self-proclaimed don’t hide anything about who I am.” “Chicken Nugget Princess,” and much like a

My favorite part of the morning show is the events such as the World Series and Kentucky intricate role I’m playing in people’s lives that I Derby, and is a frequent contributor to CBS don’t know about,” she said. “To know that in Radio and Fox News Radio. Will lives in New some way, shape or form I’m making them Albany with his wife and dog. happy and act like a friend to them in a way makes it really worth it for me.” Charlie Cook

You may have also seen Alex on the new FOX Operations Manager reality dating show, “Coupled.” Alex says she is Cumulus Radio Nashville obsessed with all things beauty and fashion and Program Director, WSM-FM & NASH-FM that Taylor Swift is her spirit animal. Nashville, TN

Charlie is Operations Will Clark Manager for Cumulus Anchor/Reporter/Social Media Editor Radio Nashville and WHAS Radio Program Director for iHeart Media Louisville WSM-FM and NASH-FM 103.3. He has program- Will is originally from med radio stations in Fort Branch, Indiana, New York City and Los but moved to the Angeles. Previously, Louisville area in 2007. Charlie was VP of Before joining Programming for Westwood One and owner of NewsRadio 840 WHAS McVay/Cook and Associates consultancy. in 2013, he worked in Evansville in a variety of Charlie was inducted into the Country Radio Hall capacities ranging from of Fame in 2011 and currently serves on the morning show “man on Board of Directors of both the Academy of the street” to news Country Music and the Country Music anchor. His body of work includes coverage of Association. the November 6, 2005 Evansville tornado, provided coverage of Vice President Dick Tincy Crouse Cheney’s first public appearance after 9/11 and General Manager & National Sales provided comprehensive reporting on the Manager September 11 attacks. Cromwell Group Nashville Will has also been part of the broadcast team for Tincy is a 30+ year veteran in sales and Evansville’s “Thunder on the Ohio” hydroplane management in a number of markets, including races, a team which was honored by the Indiana Ocean City, MD; GM in Wilmington, NC; GM in Associated Press twice as best sports play-by- Charleston, WV; GM in Lexington, KY; President play team. He has also covered major sporting and GM in Charleston, SC; GM in Washington,

DC; Senior Account Executive in Nashville, TN; AE/NSM & Market Manager for a four station group.

Prior to joining the Cromwell Group in Nashville, Willy Daunic she was in sales at CBS Radio’s Classic Rock Radio Play-by-Play station in Washington, DC where she had the NHL Nashville Predators privilege of working with radio icons Doug “Greaseman” Tracht and Wolfman Jack. Willy Daunic is the Washington, the 8th largest radio market, Predators radio play- provided her with a wealth of experience that by-play announcer on has served her well. game broadcasts on 102.5 The Game, after Tincy has been in taking over play-by- Nashville for 15 years play duties in the fall of and has witnessed 2013. Prior to joining amazing growth of the the game broadcasts, city and of the Daunic, who has Cromwell Group, which worked on Predators includes a heritage radio since the team’s inception in 1998, hosted rock station, pregame, intermission and postgame radio WBUZ/1029 The Buzz, shows. Nashville’s rock station, WPRT/1025 The In addition to his work with the Predators, Game; ESPN Radio Nashville and the home of Daunic has been hosting an afternoon sports the NHL Nashville Predators; Sunday, Monday talk show in Nashville since 1993 and joined the and Thursday night NFL football; MTSU football Predators’ flagship station, 102.5 The Game, and basketball; the Nashville Sounds AAA when it became an all-sports station in 2011. baseball and Lipscomb basketball; the Super He has co-hosted Fox-17’s “The Game,” a 30- Bowl and NCAA basketball tournament. minute sports magazine show on Sunday nights, since 2007. WPRT HD2 1021 and 1019 The Light, thelightnashville.com, your gospel motivation Daunic has performed a wide variety of play-by- station, carries Tennessee State football and play and color duties on both radio and basketball. WQZQ-AM Sports Talk 830 is a television in Nashville, including Vanderbilt daytime AM that carries NBC sports. University (football, baseball and basketball), Belmont University basketball, Nashville As general manager, Tincy currently oversees Sounds, TSSAA (Tennessee) State all aspects of the operation, including sales, Championship games (football, baseball and operations, promotions, digital department, basketball) and more. engineering, traffic and billing and customer service. A 1993 graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor’s Degree in history, Daunic attended Tincy says, “Every day is different and presents Vanderbilt on a basketball scholarship and opportunities to grow our business and develop lettered in both basketball and baseball. positive relationships both inside and outside our building.” Daunic lives in Nashville with his wife Erin, his daughter Evans, and son Mahoney.

Ben Davis Terry Forcht Program Director & Co-Host of the Founder, Chairman, CEO The Ben Davis & Kelly K Show Forcht Group of Kentucky 99.7 DJX Terry E. Forcht, one of Alpha Media Louisville Kentucky's leading Ben Davis has been in entrepreneurs, is the radio since 1997. While founder, Chairman and at Capital University in CEO of Forcht Group of Columbus, OH, he Kentucky, a shared became an intern at services company that WSNY; from there he provides advisory and was hired full time as support services to the Assistant Morning Show companies he founded. Producer. After making This group of stops in Terre Haute and companies now employs over 2,100 people in Indianapolis, Ben joined Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois.

WDJX and has been there since 2003. He Mr. Forcht is a native of Louisville, KY and holds spent four years as their very successful two degrees from the University of Louisville: a evening personality. Bachelor of Science degree and a Juris

In 2008, he was promoted to Program Director Doctorate degree from the University’s School of and morning drive personality paired with Law. He also earned an MBA from the University of Miami, FL. partner Kelly K, where they were immediately recognized as one of the best local morning In 1964, he came to the Williamsburg, KY area radio shows by Louisville Magazine and The to serve as a chairman of the Commerce LEO. Since then, The Ben Davis and Kelly K Department at Cumberland College (now Show and WDJX have consistently been at the University of the Cumberlands). Three years top of the ratings. later, he began a law practice in Corbin, KY.

Ben is the father to three girls, has a wife, a dog In 1972, Mr. Forcht built what is considered the and a cat. first building block of the Forcht Group – Hillcrest Nursing Home in Corbin. Today, First Corbin Long Term Care, Inc. owns nine health and rehabilitation centers in south-east Kentucky. That same year, he became involved in banking when he was appointed to the Board of

Directors of Corbin Deposit Bank and Trust Company. As his interest in community-based banking grew, Terry and a group of investors founded Tri-County National Bank in 1985 with $1.5 million in assets. As a testament to his business acumen, that one community bank has grown to 30 Forcht Bank locations in twelve

Kentucky counties, with total assets of (Shaping Our Appalachian Region), among approximately $1 billion. others.

Today, the Forcht family of companies also Terry and his wife, Marion, believe in giving back includes 26 radio stations, 19 finance company to their church, schools, and community. In locations, two insurance companies – Kentucky addition to being active members of Grace on National Insurance and Kentucky Home Life, the Hill Methodist Church in Corbin, their major two newspapers, a pharmacy and a diagnostic gifts have included: $3 million to their alma lab, Forcht Insurance Agency, a retail furniture mater, the University of Louisville, to establish and gift store, a construction company, real the Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship in the estate and Forcht Commercial Properties. School of Business; $1 million to the University of the Cumberlands to fund the Forcht Medical Although no longer practicing law, Mr. Forcht Studies Wing of the science building; $300,000 remains a member of the Whitley County and to the State of Kentucky to finance the Kentucky Bar Associations. He is a past completion of the Capitol Rotunda murals in president of the Whitley County Republican Frankfort; and $4 million to build a wing at Grace Party and a former candidate for a seat in the on the Hill Methodist Church in Corbin, KY. Kentucky House of Representatives. He is also Terry and Marion Forcht have four children, Ted, a member of the Kentucky Broadcasters Brenda, Laurie and Debbie, and are the proud Association and the University of Louisville grandparents of 11 grandchildren and two great Alumni Association, and currently serves on the grandchildren. Board of Directors of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Economic Development Board. Billy S. Garland Promotions Director Mr. Forcht has received numerous awards 102.3 The Max & 99.7 DJX through the years, including: the 2004 City of Alpha Media Louisville Corbin Lifetime Achievement Award for Visionary Leadership; 2005 Giving Spirit Award Billy Garland may by the Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation; 2006 have been born in Ira O. Wallace Award for Outstanding Leader- Georgia, but being ship from the Kentucky Association of Health the son of a Care Facilities (KAHCF); 2008 Ralph Gabbard Southern Baptist preacher, he Distinguished Kentuckian Award by the moved a lot. Now Kentucky Broadcasters Association (KBA); Billy calls Louisville 2011 Ronald Reagan Award from the home. Republican Party of Fayette County; 2012 Boy Scouts Bluegrass Chapter Daniel Boone It was while Visionary Award; 2012 University of Louisville attending the College of Business Entrepreneurship Circle of University of Louisville that Billy found his Fame, 2012 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of passion for the media. After trying his hand at Fame, 2014 he was appointed by Governor print, video broadcast, radio and digital, he spent Steve Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers to the early years of his career in hospitality/event the Development Committee of S.O.A.R. marketing for two major global corporations. Then in August of 2015, Billy got the chance to

bring his skills, talents and personal drive to as Executive Vice President of Forever Alpha Media as the Promotions Director for Broadcasting in Pennsylvania for ten years. 102.3 WXMA and 99.7 WDJX in the Louisville She became a partner in the Kentucky/ market. Tennessee company in 2003 when Forever Billy is more passionate and more driven than Communications, Inc. was created. Over ever now because of the evolution taking place the past ten years, Forever Communications has in broadcast due to new technologies and social owned and operated 18 stations. The company application. He also enjoys bubble baths and currently has 7 stations in Kentucky and 5 long walks on the beach. stations in Jackson, TN.

Christine Hillard John Ivey President/COO Program Director, KIIS-FM Forever Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President, Programming Bowling Green, KY iHeart Media Los Angeles

Christine Hillard has John Ivey currently holds thirty-nine years of multiple key positions at experience in the radio iHeartMedia Inc., broadcasting industry, including: Senior Vice beginning her career as a President of receptionist and news Programming, CHR reporter in Corpus Christi, Brand Manager and TX. She worked in Program Director for various markets in PA LA’s KIIS-FM. Having and Upstate New York been in the Los Angeles prior to moving to Bowling market since 2001, John Green in 2003. has spent time as VP Programming Los Angeles cluster and Program Director of KYSR & KHHT. She has been actively involved with the American Advertising Federation and has John Ivey began his radio career as an on-air served on many community and professional talent and Music Director in his hometown of boards, most recently the Bowling Green WOMI, Owensboro, Kentucky. From 1976 to Warren County Humane Society and the Barren 1988 he expanded his reach to Top 40 stations River Area Safe Space. in Nashville, Omaha and Evansville, Indiana. His first Program Director’s job was in The Quad Christine began her broadcast ownership in Cities. Since that time, he has programmed 1987 in Harrisburg, PA. After selling several WPXY in Rochester, NY, Y107 in Nashville and stations, she joined her current partners, Kiss 108 in Boston, where he led the station to Kerby Confer and Donald Alt in 1992 and served the #1 Arbitron rated position in town.

At Kiss 108, he was responsible for one of the nation’s legendary radio festival concerts, “Kiss Concert”. This charity event raised money annually for the Genesis Fund in Boston and hosted as many as 35 celebrity performers each

year. Past performers have included Elton John, his wife Barb, and daughter Katie live in John, Britney Spears, Rod Stewart, *NSYNC, Bell Canyon, California and Brentwood, Tom Jones, Aerosmith, Cher, Mariah Carey and Tennessee. many, many more. It was televised nationally for many years on ABC TV with John as Dan Jackson Executive Producer. WBVR Radio Personality & Since arriving at KIIS-FM in LA, the station has Creative Genius been restored to the #1 Arbitron ranked position Forever Communications in the market and is the most listened to station Bowling Green, KY in LA with about 4,000,000 weekly listeners. Dan has always loved The KIIS morning show has been anchored by listening to the radio. Ryan Seacrest since 2004. Ivey and Seacrest From being a also worked together prior to arriving at KIIS-FM, youngster, back when just across the cluster at KYSR (where Ivey was the DJ’s actually played PD and Seacrest the afternoon drive host from records, to the digital 2001 to 2004). age of today, radio has John Ivey has co-produced the “iHeartRadio always been a constant Music Festival” and continues to be responsible for Dan. If the radio for KIIS-FM’s legendary “Wango Tango” and was on, it was already a “Jingle Ball” tour each year. These shows have good day. It wasn’t played host to artists like Taylor Swift, Justin until Dan’s senior year of high school that he Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Sam Smith would find out radio was about to mean a lot and many more. He has also served as more.

Executive Producer for Jingle Ball’s NBC TV Dan found his calling creating his own radio productions. show in his high school speech class. That led Under John’s leadership, KIIS-FM won the 2010 him to attended Vincennes University in Indiana, and 2012 NAB Marconi award for “CHR Station graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor’s Degree in of the Year”. Ivey was named “Top 40’s Most Broadcast Production Technology. He later Powerful Programmer” by Billboard Magazine in attended WKU with a focus in public relations.

May 2015, “100 Most Powerful People in the Dan’s radio career has lasted more than 30 Music Business” by Billboard Magazine in 2012, years, much of it in the Bowling Green area. has won numerous PD of the Year honors from He’s worn many hats, won several industry Radio and Records and the Gavin Report. He awards as a creative director and has seen a lot was one of the first Top 40 radio programmers of changes in the industry over the years. The to be named the Friday Morning Quarterback one thing that hasn’t changed for Dan is his love Hall of Fame. John has also been inducted into for radio that started at a young age and his love the Nebraska Radio Hall of Fame and is a for his two children, Micah and Abby. member of the Academy of Country Music and a Lifetime Member of the Country Music Association.

Sarah Jordan and WAVE 3 TV, host on Program Director & Air Talent "Shopping Kentuckiana" WXMA / 102.3 The Max and “Shop! Shop!”, host of Alpha Media Louisville "Kentuckiana Wedding Planner" and co-host Raised in Southern "Secrets of Louisville Indiana, Sarah Jordan Chefs" with Kevin Harned brings a fun, freshness to on CW Louisville. Kelly Middays on 102.3 The was also a national finalist Max, as well as in her in July 2010 to guest host role as Program Director on “Live with Regis and Kelly” thanks to a fan for the station. Sarah has nomination and listener votes! been on the Louisville airwaves for 10 years, She has an AWRT On-Air Personality of the after starting at the radio Year award, and is consistently named in the top station while she was still three Favorite Radio Personalities on the annual in college at the University of Louisville. Louisville Magazine’s Best of Louisville and Leo Reader’s Choice awards year after year. Kelly Southern Indiana is still her home where she also had the honor of giving the commencement and her husband, Brian, have two awesome address this past April at Sullivan College of kiddos, her son, Camp, and her daughter, Technology and Design. In her spare time, she Kennedy, and two crazy corgis. appears at numerous charitable events throughout the year and talks to classrooms Sarah’s passion lies within the community where about reading and literacy. she was once a Kentucky Derby Festival Princess, and where you will often find her Her husband, Michael, popped the question live volunteering at local schools to teach about on-air in February 2006, and they married that radio! She is a massive Harry Potter nerd, a October. They are parents to son, Jacob, and sucker for a good ballad, cries at musicals, and daughter, Ava. lives for a good cup of coffee every morning. Mike Keith Voice of the Tennessee Titans Kelly K Nashville The Ben Davis & Kelly K Show 99.7 DJX Keith began his Alpha Media broadcasting career as Louisville, KY a high school junior, calling games and Kelly K. has been one half of the Morning Show hosting a talk show on a on 99.7 DJX for the last 14 of her 20 years in local cable-access TV radio. A Purdue University grad, she moved to station. When he Louisville to work at MIX102 radio in August enrolled at the 1996. She went on to serve stints at WLRS, University of Lite106.9, B96, and HOT104 before landing at Tennessee, Keith WDJX. You catch her on TV a lot, having immediately became part of the student radio served as a feature/guest reporter for WHAS 11 station, WUTK. He parlayed that experience

into posts with the Vol Radio Network, WIVK Keith lives in his hometown of Franklin with his Radio and WBIR-TV. Known for his work ethic, wife, Michelle, and their two children, Abby and preparation, and entertaining style, Keith had Matthew. remarkable success over the next 10 years. Henry Lackey Then, in early 1998, the call came from President/CEO Nashville to join the Mid-South’s new NFL team. Keith jumped at the new challenge to be “The Kentucky Broadcasters Association Voice of the Titans”. Frankfort, KY

It didn’t take long before Keith was recognized (RET) Senator Henry G. as one of the NFL’s most exciting announcers. Lackey is the current In January of 2000, Keith called one of the Kentucky Broadcasters greatest plays in NFL history, “The Music City Association (KBA) Miracle”, a last-second touchdown that gave the President/CEO. Henry Titans an improbable playoff win over Buffalo. serves as only the fourth ESPN named Keith’s description of that historic leader of the KBA in the play as one of the 10 greatest play-by-play calls past 75 years. in American sports history. Henry is no stranger to Since that time, Keith has called many other radio in Kentucky. His family was among great Titans moments, with his signature calls of Kentucky’s earliest pioneers in broadcasting. “Touchdown Titans!” and “Sacked!” having His father and two uncles founded radio stations become favorites of Titans fans everywhere. in Paducah (1930), Hopkinsville (1940), and Henderson (1941) and were instrumental as In addition to his play-by-play duties, Keith hosts founding fathers of the KBA in the early 1940s. Mike Munchak’s weekly radio show, serves as Henry is a former board member and Chairman host/executive producer of the Titans All Access of the KBA and is also a recipient of the television show, emcees all official Titans events Kentucky Mic Award, KBA’s highest honor. and works closely with the 50+ Titans Radio stations throughout the region. Henry began working in radio when he was eight years old. From engineering to sales to play-by- Keith also travels extensively, speaking to play, Henry has literally done every job inside a countless school, civic and professional groups. radio station. After earning his B.A. in In 2013, Keith made well over 100 appearances Telecommunications from the University of on behalf of the Titans. Kentucky and his M.A. in Broadcast Management from Michigan State University, he Mike has been named as Tennessee worked briefly in television in Lexington, Dayton, Sportscaster of the Year 10 times since 2000, and Louisville before returning to manage the has won over 20 Associated Press state awards family stations, WSON-AM/FM, in Henderson. and has captured two national honors, including He sold his FM in 1985 and continued to build the industry’s most prestigious award: the WSON-AM into one of Kentucky’s most Edward R. Murrow Award for nationwide successful community radio stations before excellence in sports reporting. He is a member selling it in 2010. of the Battle Ground Academy Hall of Fame and the University of Tennessee Baseball Hall of Fame.

In addition to his many accomplishments in contest. It is the largest and most prestigious broadcasting, Henry has a distinguished record contest of its kind in Latin America. Langton and of public service. He has served his hometown Corral also co-directed the highly successful as both a city commissioner and Mayor of Discovering Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands Henderson. He also represented the folks back book project and organized a number of home by serving eight years in the Kentucky workshops throughout Latin America. State Senate. Most recently, Henry served as Deputy Commissioner of Aviation for Kentucky His 2009 book, Photojournalism and Today’s under Gov. Steve Beshear. News, has received numerous international reviews and is used in college classrooms Henry is an aviation enthusiast. He has held a across the Americas. Langton received his private pilot’s license for 39 years and is Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University instrument certified, having logged more than of Texas School of Communication. 7,500 hours of flight time. He keeps his plane hangered in Frankfort. Lynn M. Martin President Dr. Loup Langton LM Communications Lexington Director School of Journalism & Broadcasting Lynn M. Martin is the owner, president and Western Kentucky University chief executive officer Bowling Green, KY of LM Communications

Broadcast Media Loup Langton serves as Group, and currently the Director for the owns 14 radio stations; School of Journalism & 6 stations in Lexington; Broad-casting at 5 stations in Western Kentucky Charleston, WV; and 2 University. Prior to stations in Charleston, WKU, Langton directed SC, and one TV station in Louisville, KY. the Visual Journalism program at the University Martin began his career in broadcasting in 1971 of Miami. working for Reams Broadcasting in Toledo, OH and Flint, MI. He purchased his first station ten His career reflects a balance between creative years later in Charleston, WV. work and research with a particular passion for Latin America. As a freelance photographer and He attended and played football at the University editor, Langton contributed to several photo- of Virginia and the University of Toledo. He graphic books and was published in numerous resides in Lexington where he is actively international publications. In addition, his work involved in the community and supports from Haiti, North Carolina and Ecuador numerous charitable organizations, including appeared in exhibitions in New York and Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Lexington Washington, DC. Cancer Foundation. He is an avid golfer and loves University of Kentucky basketball and He and friend Pablo Corral Vega created and football, as well as Alabama Crimson Tide currently direct the POY Latam visual journalism football.

Meredith Mazanek Gary Moore Marketing Director Afternoon Drive Host Mix 92.9 & 96.3 Jack FM 95-5 KLOS Midwest Communications Nashville Cumulus Media Los Angeles

Meredith Mazanek is the Gary is currently the Marketing & Promo-tions afternoon drive time host Director for Mix 92.9 and from 2-7pm on The Rock of 96.3 JACK-fm in Southern California, 95-5 Nashville, Tennessee. KLOS-FM: L.A.'s premiere She began her radio rock station since career with Cumulus 1969. His top-rated show Media Nashville and has is fueled by all the great also worked for CBS rock classics, plus tickets to Radio as the Promotions L.A.'s hottest concerts and Director for WQYK 99.5 in Tampa, Florida. attractions, the daily 5 O'Clock Funnies, with all Meredith's industry accomplishments include the great comics and conversations with music promotional features in the Nashville Business and pop culture legends. Journal, Country Aircheck, and Radio Ink Magazine; she was also the recipient of the Gary has interviewed members of Led Zeppelin, 2012 Academy of Country Music's "Station of The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Van the Year - Major Market" Industry Award. Some Halen, The Who, Guns N' Roses, Black of her promotional campaigns have received Sabbath, The Grateful Dead, Steely Dan, recognition through the Achievement in Radio Crosby, Stills & Nash and countless Awards, a Certificate of Merit from the National others. He's hosted worldwide music specials Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award, and for record labels such as Universal Music and (most humbling) the 2009 Mike Curb Rhino Records for Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Eric Outstanding Community Service Award recipient Clapton, Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper and Mick for her philanthropic work in Nashville. Jagger, among others. Gary's covered the World Series, MLB All-Star Games, NASCAR, Meredith, a graduate of Middle Tennessee State NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA football/basketball/ University, received her Bachelor’s Degree in baseball, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Mass Communication (2004) and her Graduate Inductions/Concerts, the Academy Awards, the Degree in Sports Management (2008). Grammys, American Music Awards and Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion concert in London.

He's a proud WKU graduate and native of Murray, Kentucky, where his radio career began at age 14 with the highly-forgettable Murray High Tiger hour on Murray State's WKMS- FM

Gary and his fiancé, Georgia, live in La Crescenta, California, with their two cats (plus

one): Ernie, Queen Tut and Coco.

Steve Newberry Mr. Newberry was president of the Kentucky President/CEO Broadcasters Association in 1993 and Commonwealth Broadcasting received the Distinguished Kentuckian Corporation Award from the KBA in 2009. He is a Glasgow, KY frequent presenter on leadership develop-

ment and strategic planning, having worked Steve Newberry is President and CEO of with organizations in the economic Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation, a development, broadcasting, health care and 22 station radio non-profit sectors. In addition to his broadcast group with broadcast activities, Steve is a member of facilities throughout the board of directors of Citizens First Bank. Kentucky. He began his Broadcast career He was executive director of the Glasgow- at the age of 14, and Barren County Industrial Development owned his first radio Economic Authority and, for many years, he station at the age of chaired that organization. He also served as 21. president of the Glasgow Rotary Club, twice Radio Ink Magazine chaired the local United Way campaign, and has repeatedly named him one of the “40 he presently co-chairs a $3.4 million dollar Most Powerful People in Radio”. major gift campaign for the Glasgow-Barren County Boys and Girls Club. Newberry is a former Joint Board Chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters Newberry received his BA in telecommuni- (NAB), the premiere trade organization cations from the University of Kentucky. representing America’s radio and television stations and television networks. He was Bryan Sargent the 2011 recipient of the National Radio Assistant Brand Manager / PM Drive Host Award, the industry’s highest leadership WJXA - Mix 92.9 honor. He serves on the board of directors Midwest Communications Nashville of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in music rights management, and is “I’ll just do this radio thing until I find a real job.” That’s a Bryan Sargent quote from 1972. also a member of the International Today, he’s basically given up looking for that Broadcasters Idea Bank. real job. Bryan got his first taste of radio while Steve has also been active in public attending college at Virginia Tech. At the time, broadcasting; for six years he served as a he was studying accounting, so no wonder he’s a radio guy! If you grew up with Nashville radio, member of the National Board of Trustees of you’ve probably heard Bryan Sargent. His years America’s Public Television Stations and for in Nashville have given him a wealth of five years he served as Chairman of the knowledge about the city and what makes Authority for Kentucky Educational Nashvillians tick. Television.

Bryan says, “My radio tour has been quite Portland, OR, New Orleans, Dallas and Boston nomadic, as is the case with most radio people. in CHR, Rock, Talk, Oldies, AC and Sports Pulaski, Va., Bluefield, W.Va., 4 great years formats. (1975 – 1979) here in the Commonwealth working for He has also held the position of Operations Bristol Broadcasting at Manager for clusters in Augusta, GA, Flint, MI WKYX, Paducah - we did and Kalamazoo, MI for Cumulus Media from some great radio there. 1999-2002. He was also Program Director for Then, off to Augusta, Ga., Max Media’s Country WGH-FM from 2002 to 2011 Bristol, Va. (Tri-Cities), and finally to Nashville where I John serves on the Board of Directors for the have been fortunate to live Country Radio Broadcasters and, up until the and work since 1981. My end of 2015, was a part of the PD Advisory Nashville stops have Board for ESPN Radio. He is a member of included WWKX (KX-104), Leadership Music Class of 2010 105.9 WLAC-FM, and for the last 16 years, 2 – 7pm at Mix 92.9 (WJXA). I have a career I truly love. I have never “worked” a day in the radio Elaina Smith business.” Co-Host, NASH NIGHTS Live Cumulus / Westwood One Nashville

John Shomby A California native, Director of Programming Elaina Doré Smith NASH-FM graduated from San Cumulus Media Nashville Diego State University with a degree in John just moved to Journalism and Media Nashville on March 1st Studies. After working to become the Director with Entertainment of Nash Programming Tonight and The Insider for Cumulus Media. in Los Angeles, Elaina Before moving to found her true passion in radio when she got an NASH-FM, he was in audition and was invited to join the wildly Norfolk/Virginia Beach, popular San Diego morning show “Dave, Shelly VA for 13 years as and Chainsaw” on 100.7 JACK FM. She Director of became known for her singing as well as her Programming and humorous ad-lib ability. She created a close Operations for Max Media’s 5 station cluster, relationship with the listeners. including country WGH-FM, classic hits WVBW- FM, CHR WVHT-FM, All Sports WVSP-FM and She was soon discovered by Cumulus Media’s Gospel WGH-AM Terry Simmons at WA1A in Melbourne, Florida. She made the cross country trek and John received his Communications Degree from became part of the number one morning show in Penn State, and his first Program Director’s job Florida’s Space Coast, co-hosting with market was in Vidalia, GA at 98Q. Since that time, he legend Timmy Vee as they launched “Timmy & has programmed stations in Birmingham, AL, Elaina in the Morning”.

It wasn’t long before Elaina got a call from Potter College Dean’s Office staff in 2003 and Cumulus SVP of Programming Mike McVay became Interim Dean August 2015. asking her to join Shawn Parr for a new National show, Nash Nights Live, for the wildly popular Since its creation in 1965, Potter College of Arts NASH brand. She picked up her life again and & Letters has experienced remarkable moved to Nashville, TN! transformation and growth. Then, as now, the disciplines in the college remain central to Though her radio career has been relatively building students’ skills in communication and short, she has already interviewed more artists analysis and broadening their perspective on the and performers than most broadcasters do in world around them. their entire career. Elaina has also become a go-to person in the industry when it comes to Academic Units in the college include Art, social media, speaking at numerous events, Communication, English, Folk Studies & including the Country Music Seminar. Anthropology, History, Journalism & Broadcasting, Modern Languages, Music, In 2016, Elaina’s hard work was recognized by Philosophy & Religion, Political Science, the Alliance for Women in Media with a Sociology, and Theatre & Dance. prestigious National “Gracie Award”.

Elaina is known for her bubbly personality, social Dwight Spradlin networking, singing, her love of Barre, dog Zoey, Assistant Director of Media Relations and all things Disney. NFL Tennessee Titans

Dwight Spradlin is in his Dr. Larry Snyder 18th season in the NFL, Dean, Potter College of Arts & Letters his 17th season with the Western Kentucky University Tennessee Titans and his 12th season as Dr. Larry Snyder, Dean Titans assistant director of Potter College of Arts of media relations. & Letters, has considerable experience Spradlin’s primary and a clear responsibility is to help understanding of WKU’s coordinate media mission of teaching, coverage for the team, scholarship, and acting as a liaison for the front office, coaches services. and players with members of the local and national press. Among his other duties, he Dr. Snyder earned a authors the club’s weekly in-season press Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of releases, assists with the team’s social media North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined WKU in efforts, serves as co-editor of the annual media the Department of Philosophy and Religion in guide, contributes to TitansOnline.com and 1990. An outstanding teacher, he is a past coordinates the press box staff on game days. recipient of the University Award in Teaching, A native of University Park, Maryland, Spradlin and has made the classroom a priority graduated from Lipscomb University in throughout his career. Dr. Snyder joined the Nashville. He broke into professional football as an intern with the Arena Football League’s

Nashville Kats in 1999, and later the same year, Hilltopper Athletic Foundation, and is past he worked in the Titans’ entertainment president of the Barren County Education department as the team advanced to Super Foundation. He is a graduate of Western Bowl XXXIV. In 2000, he served as a season- Kentucky University, is married to Krista long intern in public relations with the Green Bay Steenbergen and has three daughters, Logan, Packers. He returned to the Titans in 2001 as Lyn Dawsyn and Landry. When he is not media relations assistant, a position he held working, Derron enjoys relaxing with a good through the 2004 campaign. cigar while fishing.

He and his wife, Natalie, reside in Brentwood, Tennessee, with their daughter, Harper, and Mike Tarter their two sons, Tucker and Cole. President/CEO Forcht Broadcasting Derron Steenbergen Somerset, KY

Chief Revenue Officer Mike Tarter has been Commonwealth Broadcasting President/CEO of Corporation Forcht Broadcasting Glasgow, KY

since 2005, operating Derron is Chief Revenue 22 radio stations in Officer for Common- eight markets in wealth Broadcasting Kentucky, Indiana and Corporation, which owns Illinois. and operates 23 radio stations in Kentucky. He In 2011, Mike was is also President and presented the Kentucky Mic Hall of Fame Founder of the Swagger Award by the KBA, the highest award given Institute, a sales and by the KBA to recognize accomplishments in leadership training Kentucky Broadcasting. Only recipients of company. this award are members of the KBA Hall of Steenbergen is a 20+ year veteran in the radio Fame. industry and served as Executive Director of the Big Red Radio Network. He is a member of the Prior to joining Forcht Broadcasting, Mike Kentucky Broadcasters Association Board of was general manager of First Radio, Directors and past presenter for the National managed the Clear Channel five-station Association of Broadcasters annual convention cluster in Somerset, KY and was an account in Las Vegas, Nevada. executive and sports director for First Radio.

Derron has assisted in sales training sessions He has served on the Small Market with Sean Luce, head national instructor for committee of the Radio Advertising Bureau, Luce Performance Group, a nationally recognized sales training company. He has is the past Chairman of Kentucky Broad- served on the board of directors for the Glasgow casters Association, and served on the KBA Barren County Chamber of Commerce, Junior board of directors. Achievement, Fellowship of Christian Athletes,

He is currently serving on the Small/Medium helped the company launch their Interactive Market Radio committee of the National Division, overseeing their website, streaming, Association of Broadcasters, is on the and social media efforts.

Kentucky Broadcasters Association In 2014, David left Forever Broadcasting, and Members Services committee, and is Pennsylvania, to grow his production business. Treasurer for the Kentucky Alliance for Since 2005, David has produced jingles, music, Radio and Television. and commercial production with his company, Breakpoint Productions. Every day, millions of people across the world hear their work on this Dave Taylor crazy little thing we call…Radio. Vice President Creative CapCity Communications & Today he is having more fun than he ever Seven Mountains Media thought possible as VP Creative of CapCity Kentucky & Pennsylvania Communications (Kentucky) and Seven Mountains Media (Pennsylvania). He has the It has been an pleasure of working with a passionate and unpredictable but innovative group that are making some mighty exciting path that has fine radio. led to Dave’s current life in Lexington, Dick Taylor Kentucky. Originally from Glasgow, Certified Radio & Digital Marketing Scotland, the most Consultant important years of his Assistant Professor - Broadcasting development were in Western Kentucky University

England. Falling in love with music in his late teenage years, David Dick joined the faculty of started DJ’ing and producing music. After WKU as Assistant graduating from Leeds College of Music with a Professor at the School Bachelor's Degree in Music Production, he of Broadcasting and immigrated to Pennsylvania in 2004. Journalism after a forty year career in radio. He Lady luck must have been shining on him as the teaches courses in small, nondescript town he moved to was also Broadcast Sales, the Corporate home of Forever Broadcasting. Broadcast Management, The ink on his green card was still wet when he Advanced Radio and became a full time Copywriter for the company. Fundamentals of Media At first, the appeal of the job was combining his Effects. Dick is On-Campus Director of this passion for audio production with his lifelong year’s fourth annual KBA WKU Radio Talent love of radio; very quickly he discovered that he Institute. had somehow stumbled into his true calling. In 2009, David became the Executive Creative Prior to joining WKU, Taylor was named one of Director at Forever Broadcasting, overseeing the the best managers in radio in 2009 by Radio Ink creative advertising services of the 10 market Magazine. He has a successful track record in group. As the Digital wave hit the industry, he managing radio stations for Clear Channel,

Nassau Broadcasting, South Jersey Radio, In 1982, Ulmer worked at WCII-AM and two Connoisseur Communications, Delmarva years later was recruited by WAMZ-FM. When Broadcasting and the H&D Broadcast Group. Clear Channel purchased WAMZ and WHAS His time with those groups included holding the from the Bingham family, they were two of the Market Manager positions in Lancaster, PA, company’s first 16 radio stations. As a senior Atlantic City, NJ, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, and account executive, Tom became one of the top- GM in Ocean City, MD. performing salespeople in the country for Clear Channel. He was an early member of Clear Taylor was certified in 1980 as a Certified Radio Channel’s Presidents Club, which recognized Marketing Consultant by the Radio Advertising the top-performing salespeople in the company Bureau; and in 2010 as a Certified Digital Marketing Consultant. He attained certification In 2000, Ulmer was recruited by Blue Chip from the Wharton School of Sales Management Broadcasting to become a general sales Training in 1982 and from the Wizard Academy manager for their Louisville properties, which are of Roy Williams in 2001. Today he remains a now owned by Alpha Media. It was at Alpha Board Member & Officer of the New Jersey Media where Ulmer had the opportunity to join Broadcasters Association where he is a life-time the board of the Kentucky Broadcasters member. Association. He served as chairman of the KBA in 2009 and has actively served on the board for He has an MS, Educational Communications, 10 years. from State University of New York-Albany, 1975 and B.A., Physics/Education, 1974. Tom has been a member of the Louisville Advertising Federation for over thirty years, Tom Ulmer served two terms on the board of directors and General Sales Manager one term as a VP on the executive board and a recipient of the Five Star Award. He has also Alpha Media Louisville served as secretary treasurer on the executive Tom has over thirty board of The Louisville Radio Broadcasters years of experience in Association since 2000. the radio industry, and His service includes being President for The the last fifteen years as Wildlife Officers Benefit Trust for over twenty a General Sales years. Tom is an Eagle Scout and has served Manager. In 2014, he as a consultant for the local council and served was inducted into the on the Parish council of his church for four Kentucky Broadcasters years. He has a BS in Recreation and PE from Hall of Fame. Ulmer Western Kentucky University. has 30+ years in the radio business. His first job in radio was wearing a sweaty walrus costume as the mascot for WLRS in Louisville in the mid-1970s. By 1979, Tom was hired as an account executive for the station. He also hosted Sunday afternoons on WLRS with Moondawgs Oldies Show.

Bud Walters been named Broadcaster of the Year in President Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. Cromwell Radio Group He has also been awarded the distinguished Nashville, TN Pioneer Award by Broadcasters Foundation Bayard H. (Bud) Walters of America. In September 2014, Mr. Walters is President/Owner of the received the National Radio Award at the 23-station Cromwell Radio Show in Indianapolis. Each year, the Radio Group, which National Radio Award honors an individual includes 100,000 watts WBUZ-FM/ BUZZ 102.9; who is an outstanding leader in the radio WPRT/ GAME 102. 5; industry.

plus WQZQ/Sports-Talk Bud is a graduate of DePauw University AM830 and LIGHT/ (BA), in Greencastle, Indiana, and Indiana Urban Gospel in Nashville. University (MBA) in Bloomington, Indiana. He served in the Air Force as an information Other stations include smaller markets in the officer in the 1960s in Korea and the United state of Indiana (2 stations); Illinois (13 States. stations); and Kentucky (5 stations); all of them can be heard on the App “iGoRadio”. Before starting Cromwell Radio Group, Bud worked in advertising as an account Cromwell Radio Group specializes in start-ups executive with Leo Burnett Company in and turnarounds and has built and/or rebuilt more than 20 radio stations from scratch. Since Chicago, Illinois. He later moved to Bud started the company with its first station on Nashville, TN where he worked at Noble November 7, 1972, Cromwell Radio Group has Dury and Associates. Bud has lived in owned and operated 35+ radio broadcast Nashville since 1974. He is married to stations. Rosemary Lab Walters.

Bud is active in the broadcast industry and in community work. He is currently serving on the Zigz Radio Music Licensing Committee, Radio Program Director Advertising Bureau Board (Executive 102.9 The Buzz Committee); Radio Advertising Bureau Board Cromwell Group Nashville and Executive Committee (Chairman); National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Chris Committee (Trustee); and DePauw University “Zigz” Cox is a Board of Trustees. 17 year Mr. Walters’ past work in the radio broadcast radio industry has included: National Association of veteran, Broadcasters Board; Tennessee Association of and has Broadcasters Board (Chairman); Kentucky spent the past 13 years in his hometown of Broadcasters Association Board; and many Nashville, Tennessee working with the Cromwell industry committees and task forces. He has Radio Group. He is the Program Director, Music

Director and Afternoon Host for Nashville’s Rock More and more broadcasters agree, the National Station, 102.9 The Buzz. Radio Talent System is the answer to that question. Zigz says what brought him to a career in radio was being bored of monotonous work. “When I Dan is well known as the founder of Vallie got into radio and saw how there are so many RichardsDonovan Consulting, a premier radio aspects to understand, and on top of that, that consulting firm begun in 1988. Over the years, it's constantly evolving, I knew I would never get the consultancy can list almost all the large bored. Then as I got into writing, producing and broadcast groups in America among its programming, then settled into my air shift ... I impressive clientele; never take for granted what I do, because I am having worked in all lucky to be doing it ... it goes back to the fact top ten markets and that I can make a career out of doing something most all of the Nielson I enjoy ... NEVER take it for granted. Audio rated markets in America. His first taste of radio was on his college radio station. His career has taken him to WWRQ in Dan has worked in Georgia co-hosting the morning show and as practically every level Assistant PD before moving back to Nashville to of broadcasting, WNPL, The Rooster. After a format change beginning as an air there, he started working part time at The Buzz talent, sales, programming to operations, vice in 2002 and in 2013, after filling in as APD and president of a broadcast group, to ownership. MD, was offered the PD position where is now Dan’s successful career has been relentlessly Program Director of 102.9 The Buzz in his innovative, developing the idea of conceptua- hometown of Nashville, Tennessee lizing radio stations, coining the term “stationality”, and working in various formats. Dan Vallie He is a non-traditional thinker who believes President, National Radio Talent System creative discoveries are best maximized when they have practical application. Founder, VallieRichardsDonovan Consulting He is a frequent speaker at various industry Practitioner in Residence, Appalachian events, including the NAB Show and BEA State University Convention in Las Vegas, the NAB Radio Show, Boone, NC (and is an NAB Radio Award Selection Academy member), the NAB Executive Group Owner Fly- A lifelong veteran broadcaster, Dan Vallie is In, The Conclave, Morning Show Boot Camp, founder of the National Radio Talent System™, The Gallup World Conference, and GMA the only program of its kind in the world, an Convention. incubator of well-rounded, well-educated college talent who have a passion and desire for a In 2015, Jacobs Media honored Dan with its career in broadcasting. The National Radio “Radio’s Most Innovative” award, and also in Talent System and its Radio Talent Institutes 2015 he received the Rockwell Award, a were established to be the answer to the long Lifetime Achievement reward from the Conclave stated question of “where are the future in Minneapolis. generations of broadcast talent coming from?”

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.