Tim's Resume & Air Check

Timothy C. Ellerbee
E-mail: bemo@wgmu.gmu.edu

Objective:

To obtain employment in the radio industry that will allow me to develop and refine my skills in broadcast communication and production, and contribute to the mission and vision of the station.

Relevant work experience:

AIRCHECK

Citadel Broadcasting Corp.
State College, Pa
April '99 - Present

Director of Con-Manage the writing and production of commercials and promotional announcements for a four station combo in a top 125 size market.
Act as liason between radio stations and advertizing and promotion organizations.
Produce commercial and promotional announcements using BE Audio Vault and SAW along with DGS and DCI products.
New World Radio Inc.
Arlington, Virginia
August '98 - February '99

Production Coordinator-Manage and coordinate scheduling and airing of Multicultural specialty programs.
Supervise production of several of these programs.
Produce and edit commercials in several different languages.

WGMU Radio
AM 1370,
realaudio1.gmu.edu via internet
Fairfax, Virginia
September '94 - May '98

Air-talent - Worked on air in both Alternative and Seventies Retro formats.
News Director [8/97-5/98]- Supervised daily newsbreak production by workshop students, assigned special assignments to advanced workshop students. (Paid Position)
Production - Produced weekly intro segments, bumpers, commercials and promos for station projects, as well as other speciality shows.
Webmaster - Write and maintain website for http://wgmu.gmu.edu/.
Engineer [2/96-2/99]- Maintain and troubleshoot equipment in air and production studios. Design and implement second production studio. (Paid Position)

WINC Radio
FM 92.5
Winchester, Virginia
October '97 - February '98

Air-talent from Midnight to 6 am on Sunday mornings. Responsible for playing music from play list, scheduled advertisements and promos, read weather, and take hourly transmitter readings.

WWZZ Radio
FM 104.1 Marlow Heights, Maryland
January '97 - May '97

Production intern for PM drive and evenings from two PM to ten PM for #2 station in #6 market (Washington DC).

Retreieved news and information from AP news wire,
Wrote jokes,
Ran phones i.e request and contest lines,
occasionally ran air studio board, and
Performed clerical chores - photocopying discrepancy log and prize winner logs,
Pulled CDs and carts for upcoming programming and replacing previous hour's program materials.

WDCT Radio
AM 1310
Fairfax, Virginia
June '96 - September '96

Air talent - playing CDs, PSAs (live and carted), and commercials, and reading weather.
Board-op for satellite programs and tape delays

WPRZ Radio
AM 1250
Warrenton, Virginia
June '94 August '95

Air talent playing CD's, ad carts, breaking for satellite news at the top of the hour,
Board-op for satellite programs, ran tape delay programs.

1982 - 1988 Various club DJ jobs in Washington DC and Arlington, as well as weddings and private parties.

Education:

George Mason University,
Fairfax, Virginia

B.A. in Speech Communication with a concentration in radio broadcasting

Personal:

Knowledgeable of many genres of music including classic rock, alternative, jazz, blues, and classical...Strong on-air presence...Good cold reading ability...Excellent organizational skills...Work well unsupervised... Computer literate...Fast learner...Loyal...Honest

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Citadel Broadcasting Corp. State College, Pa April '99 - Present	Director of Con-Manage the writing and production of commercials and promotional announcements for a four station combo in a top 125 size market. Act as liason between radio stations and advertizing and promotion organizations. Produce commercial and promotional announcements using BE Audio Vault and SAW along with DGS and DCI products.
New World Radio Inc. Arlington, Virginia August '98 - February '99	Production Coordinator-Manage and coordinate scheduling and airing of Multicultural specialty programs. Supervise production of several of these programs. Produce and edit commercials in several different languages.
WGMU Radio AM 1370, realaudio1.gmu.edu via internet Fairfax, Virginia September '94 - May '98	Air-talent - Worked on air in both Alternative and Seventies Retro formats. News Director [8/97-5/98]- Supervised daily newsbreak production by workshop students, assigned special assignments to advanced workshop students. (Paid Position) Production - Produced weekly intro segments, bumpers, commercials and promos for station projects, as well as other speciality shows. Webmaster - Write and maintain website for http://wgmu.gmu.edu/. Engineer [2/96-2/99]- Maintain and troubleshoot equipment in air and production studios. Design and implement second production studio. (Paid Position)
WINC Radio FM 92.5 Winchester, Virginia October '97 - February '98	Air-talent from Midnight to 6 am on Sunday mornings. Responsible for playing music from play list, scheduled advertisements and promos, read weather, and take hourly transmitter readings.
WWZZ Radio FM 104.1 Marlow Heights, Maryland January '97 - May '97	Production intern for PM drive and evenings from two PM to ten PM for #2 station in #6 market (Washington DC). Retreieved news and information from AP news wire, Wrote jokes, Ran phones i.e request and contest lines, occasionally ran air studio board, and Performed clerical chores - photocopying discrepancy log and prize winner logs, Pulled CDs and carts for upcoming programming and replacing previous hour's program materials.
WDCT Radio AM 1310 Fairfax, Virginia June '96 - September '96	Air talent - playing CDs, PSAs (live and carted), and commercials, and reading weather. Board-op for satellite programs and tape delays
WPRZ Radio AM 1250 Warrenton, Virginia June '94 August '95	Air talent playing CD's, ad carts, breaking for satellite news at the top of the hour, Board-op for satellite programs, ran tape delay programs.
1982 - 1988	Various club DJ jobs in Washington DC and Arlington, as well as weddings and private parties.