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Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications
Oklahoma Christian College; Oklahoma City, OK
May 1979

The Bachelor's degree was received three years into a career in television and radio broadcasting. Began a ten-year career in broadcasting by working as student manager of the campus radio station on the Oklahoma Christian College campus. Over the summer of 1976, completely moved and rebuilt the station studios. By graduation in 1979, had served as Station Manager for 3 of his 4 years at college, longer than any other student.

In 1978, completed the application with the FCC to upgrade the station from Closed Circuit AM to non-profit FM broadcast. Also designed and rebuilt the studios in a new building. Part of this redesign was the assembly and operation of a multi-track audio studio.

Before graduating, was a DJ at several local radio stations and served as a transmitter engineer at KOKH-TV in Tulsa (making the 90-minute commute twice every for day three months before graduating). In the following years, served at several TV stations in the Oklahoma City area, building ever-increasing responsibility and status. Worked as an on-air operator as well as video and audio production at many stations. Designed and built control systems for satellite operations, audio and video systems for on-air and remote broadcasting and radio and television broadcast and production studios.

In 1986, worked a Supervisor of Operations at Gene Autry Broadcasting, Inc. (KAUT TV). Managed Operations at the Oklahoma City TV station and was responsible for personnel (20), scheduling, trafficking, on-air operations. During this time, also managed uplink operations for the national VEU Entertainment satellite subscription service. Managed nationwide satellite distribution of pay-per-view programming and was responsible for trafficking, personnel (10), schedule and affiliate relations.

In 1988, left broadcasting to pursue a career in computer technology with Control Data, but served as managing chief engineer at KOKC and KOCC radio stations for several years on a part-time basis.

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Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications Oklahoma Christian College; Oklahoma City, OK May 1979 The Bachelor's degree was received three years into a career in television and radio broadcasting. Began a ten-year career in broadcasting by working as student manager of the campus radio station on the Oklahoma Christian College campus. Over the summer of 1976, completely moved and rebuilt the station studios. By graduation in 1979, had served as Station Manager for 3 of his 4 years at college, longer than any other student. In 1978, completed the application with the FCC to upgrade the station from Closed Circuit AM to non-profit FM broadcast. Also designed and rebuilt the studios in a new building. Part of this redesign was the assembly and operation of a multi-track audio studio. Before graduating, was a DJ at several local radio stations and served as a transmitter engineer at KOKH-TV in Tulsa (making the 90-minute commute twice every for day three months before graduating). In the following years, served at several TV stations in the Oklahoma City area, building ever-increasing responsibility and status. Worked as an on-air operator as well as video and audio production at many stations. Designed and built control systems for satellite operations, audio and video systems for on-air and remote broadcasting and radio and television broadcast and production studios. In 1986, worked a Supervisor of Operations at Gene Autry Broadcasting, Inc. (KAUT TV). Managed Operations at the Oklahoma City TV station and was responsible for personnel (20), scheduling, trafficking, on-air operations. During this time, also managed uplink operations for the national VEU Entertainment satellite subscription service. Managed nationwide satellite distribution of pay-per-view programming and was responsible for trafficking, personnel (10), schedule and affiliate relations. In 1988, left broadcasting to pursue a career in computer technology with Control Data, but served as managing chief engineer at KOKC and KOCC radio stations for several years on a part-time basis.