Whit Adamson Don Anthony President Founder & President, Tennessee Association of Talentmasters; Broadcasters Publisher, The Morning Mouth Nashville, TN Magazine & Jockline Daily; Whit Adamson is Creator & Host, Morning Show & President of the Talk Show Boot Camp Tennessee Atlanta, GA Association of As the titles suggest, Broadcasters, for over 25 years, Nashville, Don’s life has been Tennessee. Mr. consumed by the Adamson holds a business of B.S. degree in personality radio. Economics and Each summer, 25 Finance from MTSU (1971). During his years running, Don fourteen-year career with the Nashville NBC brings together Affiliate, WSM-TV/WSMV-TV, he earned the hundreds of the top personalities from President's Trophy from the Nashville throughout the US and abroad for his highly Advertising Federation, was the Silver Medal acclaimed Morning Show Boot Camp. It has recipient in 1992 and holds the titles of Past become radio’s largest gathering of its type. Vice President and Committee Chairman, as well as a position on the Board of Directors. Following the success of Morning Show Boot Camp, he began Talk Radio Boot As President of the Tennessee Association Camp, now in its 6th year. Talk Radio Boot of Broadcasters, he is a lobbyist for tele- Camp was immediately successful. Don communications and advertising issues to brings in the leading Talk Radio talent in the United States Congress, State General America, as well as internationally. Assembly, and Federal Communications Commission. Through his conference, his monthly publication for talent, and his daily talent Mr. Adamson is the founding member and search operation, Don has developed a incorporator of the Tennessee Association unique and well-honed insight into the inter- of Communications. workings and elements of successful radio shows. Jockline is a daily newsletter for air talent and the radio industry, and one you can read daily at www.themorningmouth.com. Alan Austin Grand Pooba of Creative Alan graduated from WKU in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcasting and Production was soon hired full-time at WBVR-The WBVR/WUHU/WLYE/WBGN Beaver, where he has now worked for over and WBVR Air Talent 20 years. He has won several industry Forever Communications awards for his commercial copywriting and Bowling Green, KY production, and considers his night as a guest host at the Grand Ole Opry a career Alan is the afternoon drive talent on #1 highlight. Country, WBVR- The Beaver 96.7, Alan is very proud of the fundraising efforts as well as the he has been involved in with WBVR for St. “Grand Pooba of Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He also Creative Produc- serves on an advisory board for the WKU tion” at Forever campus radio station to ensure the Communications in curriculum of the university and the station is Bowling Green. giving students the tools they need to Alan’s life-long achieve a career in radio. passion for all types of music led him to his career in radio. Growing up in Frankfort, Kristin Cantrell KY, he often listened to many local air talent Owner and General Manager from the area, including Lexington, Louisville CapCity Communications and Cincinnati. Alan would record some of his favorite morning Frankfort, KY show teams, and make home recordings of Born in Annapolis, himself playing the part of a DJ. When it Maryland to a TV came time for college, Alan knew that dance show host and broadcasting was the path he wanted to his wife, Kristin has pursue. lived in Maryland, Pennsylvania, While studying at Western Kentucky Arkansas and University, he was active in operations of the Georgia before student-run campus radio station, WWHR- landing in Kentucky. FM, covering several on-air shifts over the Frankfort is the final years, and taking on roles as music director stop on a whirlwind tour through a very and program director. He also worked part- fulfilling radio career, spanning 25 years and time at several local stations, including a myriad of roles, from on-air talent to WFKY-AM in Frankfort, WLOC-AM in corporate trainer and everything in-between. Munfordville, and WBVR-FM, which was then located in Russellville. majoring in Radio/ Television. Carls has worked in program-ming and management positions in various markets, including Tulsa, Kansas City, Kristin is currently the owner and operator of Froggy Radio in Frankfort and Shelbyville, Star 103.7 and Passport Radio 1490-AM. Houston, Austin, Albany, and Nashville. In 1998, he joined Clear Channel Media + She has volunteered in various local Entertainment as program director of organizations in every market along the way, NewsRadio 84 WHAS in Louisville. He also including the Chamber of Commerce, United serves as Regional Program Manager, Way, Habitat for Humanity, Girl Scouts, overseeing several of the company’s Rotary, and community leadership programs markets. Carls is a past Vice-Chairman of for both youth and adults. the Board for the WHAS Crusade for Kristin married the microphone and her Children, which has raised more than $160 husband, Steve, both in 1987 after they met million to benefit special needs children in at their alma mater, Berry College in Rome, Kentucky and Indiana. GA. Kristin and Steve have two wonderful children, Katharine, 21, living in Pennsyl- Charlie Cook vania, and Carter, 14, who attends Operations Manager Bondurant Middle School, where he is learning the wonders of basketball and NASH-FM archery. Cumulus Radio Nashville, TN Kelly Carls Charlie is Operations Regional Programming Manager Manager for Cumulus Clear Channel Media + Radio Nashville and Program Director for Entertainment WSM-FM and NASH-FM 103.3. He has Louisville/Nashvill programmed radio stations in New York City e/Lexington/ and Los Angeles. Previously, Charlie was Somerset, KY VP of Programming for Westwood One and Kelly Carls has worked owner of McVay/Cook and Associates in the radio industry consultancy. continuously since his Charlie was inducted into the Country Radio first part-time job at the Hall of Fame in 2011 and currently serves age of 16 in his home- on the Board of Directors of both the town of Springfield, Academy of Country Music and the Country Illinois. He graduated Music Association. with University High Honors from Southern Illinois University, InterNew s. Before joining WKU Public Radio, Joe’s career was in commercial TV news, including anchoring positions in North Carolina and Illinois before switching to management as News Director in Iowa, Illinois and Bowling Green. Joseph Corcoran Morning Edition Host, Reporter/Producer Joe and his wife, Patricia, who live in WKU Public Bowling Green, are reluctant “empty Radio nesters” with a daughter in TV program Bowling Green, development in New York City, a son in Los KY Angeles, and a daughter in Kansas City, MO, who has two children, making Joe and Joe Corcoran has Patricia very happy grandparents. been the “Morning Edition” host and news anchor for WKU Public Radio since Phillip David 2003. Based on the WKU campus in Program Bowling Green, WKU Public Radio, an Director/Air Talent affiliate of National Public Radio, serves B96.5 & Magic more than 60 counties in central Kentucky 101.3 as well as northern Tennessee and southern Indiana through transmitters in Somerset, Alpha Media Elizabethtown and Owensboro/Henderson, Louisville, KY as well as the main transmitter in Bowling Phillip is the Program Director for B96.5 and Green. Magic 101.3; you can hear his energy and quick wit Monday - Saturday from 3:00pm to Joe has had his work aired on NPR’s “All 7:00pm on Louisville’s Magic 101.3. He Things Considered” and has won numerous joined Main Line Broadcasting, recently Kentucky Associated Press awards over the purchased by Alpha Media, after years, including Best News Anchor, Best programming WIZF 101.1/The Wiz in Feature Reporting, and just last year, Best Cincinnati and launching WMOJ 100.3, the Sports Reporting, for a series of reports on first Urban Adult FM format in Cincinnati WKU swimmer Claire Donahue winning a gold medal at the London Olympics. Phillip has worked in small, medium and large radio markets, including stations in He has taught several Broadcast Journalism Georgia, North Carolina, Missouri, Alabama classes at WKU’s school of Broadcasting and Ohio as an on-air talent and program and Journalism, as well as being part of a director. He has mentored and started the team that taught inspiring journalists from careers of many radio professionals who Egypt, Indonesia and elsewhere through now entertain most of the country from L.A. to New York. Phillip has received many awar have ds for his programming accomplish-ments consistently been at the top of the ratings. and civic endeavors. Most recently, he Ben is a father to three girls, has a wife, a guided the B96.5 team to its first 12 plus No. dog and a cat. 1 Arbitron ranking Summer 2013. Scooter Davis He is currently a volunteer leader for the Music Director & YMCA Black Achievers Communications On-Air Talent Cluster; The Honorary PTA Membership Chairperson for JCPS and Member of the WBVR 96.7 The Emerson College Hall of Fame for Radio Beaver Broadcasting. Forever Phillip is the father of two teenage Communications daughters, Aurielle and Aliya. Bowling Green, KY Scooter Davis began Ben Davis his radio career while still in high school Program Director back in 1975. After 5 years in Nashville, he & Co-Host of the moved to Bowling Green, KY where he has Ben & Kelly Show been waking up folks for 32 years at the 99.7 DJX same radio station. Alpha Media Scooter was honored in 2013 by being Louisville, KY inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Ben Davis has been in Fame…the same night as Exile, The radio since 1997.