Timothy C. Ellerbee
E-mail: ******@*****.***
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 AIRCHECK
Citadel Broadcasting Corp.
State College, Pa
April '99 -
October '99
Copywriter/Production Director - Write and produce commercials and
promotional announcements for a four station combo in State
College/Johnstown Pa.
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-Managed and coordinated scheduling and
airing of Multicultural specialty programs.
Supervised production of several of these programs.
Produced and edited 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]- Maintained and troubleshot equipment in
air and production studios. Designed and implemented 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
Monday through Friday.
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