WSSR-FM RADIO/NEXTMEDIA, Crest Hill/Chicago, Illinois January 2008 to present WERV-FM RADIO/NEXTMEDIA, Aurora/Chicago, Illinois March 2004 to January 2008 Air Personality/Assistant Program Director/IT Director - Afternoon show on-air personality. - play an active role in the design, layout & daily operation of WSSR & WJOL websites. - produce station imaging, sweepers. voice and produce commercials, promos and PSAs. - make personality appearances and emcee station events. - work with RCS Selector, Linker, NextGen/Prophet, Audio Vault and DCS systems. - Proficient with Cool Edit/Adobe Audition, 360 short/cut, VoxPro, SoundForge editing software. - assist station staff with their questions or problems. - scheduled and critique/coached the weekend and fill-in air staff. - assist engineering department on technical issues, website and streaming content. - assist with the selection and scheduling of station music and playlist. - coordinated the station's public affairs programming, PSAs and community calendar. - booked and interviewed guests as co-host of the weekly show "The Bridge." - redesigned "The River" and WJOL-AM station logos. Designed "The Rapids!" logo. - Interim Program Director at WERV during program director's maternity leave. - responsible for the start up of the WERV HD-2 channel, "The Rapids!" - scheduled music and created imaging for "The Rapids!" METRO NETWORKS/SHADOW BROADCAST SERVICES, Chicago, Illinois December 1990 to September 1998 and January 2003 to December 2008 On-air anchor/Assistant Director of Operations/Studio Supervisor - anchored morning traffic reports on WFLD-TV (Fox 32) and WBBM-FM (B96). - anchored daily traffic, news and weather reports on Chicago radio, ie: WLS-AM, WGN-AM, WBBM-AM & FM. - oversaw daily operations: on-air, technical, production, aircraft and station affiliates. - was a sidekick on WJTW-FM’s Martini In The Morning”show and WCBR-FM’s midday show. - reported and gathered traffic conditions and breaking news from helicopters and airplanes. - overall, reported on more than fifteen Chicagoland radio and television stations. - returned in 2003 to anchor traffic and news on WBBM, WTMX, WUSN, WJMK and other Chicago stations. - served as traffic and sidekick to Dean Richards’ Sunday Morning on WGN-AM, since 2003. WALSH MEDIA - JINGLE PHONE PRODUCTIONS, Oak Brook, Illinois 1336 [email protected] e: www.scottchilders.comi: - March 1996 to present Voiceover talent/Production - voice and produce telephone call processing, business news, “on-hold” announcements CHILDERS and company bulletins for corporations nationwide. WTMX-FM RADIO, Chicago. Illinois December 2002 to June 2003 Air Personality - weekend and fill-in personality on “101.9fm The Mix.” 1964 708/287c: - WNND-FM/WPNT-FM, Chicago, Illinois March 1995 to December 2002 Air Personality - “Windy 100.3” fulltime midday on-air personality (July 1998 - December 2002). - at peak: #2 rated midday show - adults aged 25-54, #6 - all listeners aged 12 and over. h: 708/531 - before full-time, held weekend on-air shifts, was first string fill-in personality as WPNT. - hosted weekends and fill-in on “101.9fm The Mix” (February & March, 1998). - hosted the award winning Retro Saturday Night/Saturday Night Dance Party. - voiced and produced station spots and promos. SCOTT - made personality appearances and emceed station events. WXLC-FM RADIO, Waukegan, Illinois September 1994 to April 1995 Air Personality WWBZ-FM RADIO, Chicago, Illinois April 1991 to January 1993 Air Personality WJTW-FM RADIO, Joliet, Illinois October 1989 to April 1991 Air Personality PIA RADIO NETWORK, Chicago, Illinois August 1988 to December 1990 Assistant Production Director - produced, edited and mixed public affairs, sports and in-flight programming. COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Arts degree in radio 1988. 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998 A.I.R. AWARD FINALIST, Chicago, Illinois - named Best Midday Talent, Best Evening Talent, Best Regularly Scheduled Feature. 1997 A.I.R. AWARD WINNER, Chicago, Illinois - named Best Evening Talent. CHICAGO SUBURBAN RADIO ASSOCIATION, Westchester, Illinois - former President and Vice-President of this non-profit ham radio public service organization. - perform demonstrations, public service events and emergency communications when needed. 1336 e: [email protected] www.scottchilders.com i: - edit club newsletter "TXT," design and maintain the website and coordinate promotion of the group. - WEBMASTER: WLS RADIO HISTORY WEBSITE, www.wlshistory.com CHILDERS - design, write and compile information for this popular website. - the site has attracted over 100 thousand visitors since its debut. - built and maintained from the ground up, beginning in 1998. - serve as Lead Historical Consultant and one of the coordinating producers of the WLS Musicradio Rewind in 2007 and 2008 on WLS-AM. 1964 1964 c: 708/287 - FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN AND LOGO ARTIST - have designed logos and graphics for many businesses, websites, organizations and individuals. - recent work includes WERV “River” and “Rapids” logos/web, WJOL-AM logo, Chicago FM Club, h: 708/531 Chicago Suburban Radio Association, Six Meter Club of Chicago, Greno Aurora, WBAC-AM logo. 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