Ben Root

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Location: Aberdeen, SD

To reach client call STAA:
(949) 215-6713

Radio Demo

1. Sportscast 4:51
2. Newscast 2:30
3. Baseball Highlights 1:46
4. Basketball Highlights 1:57
5. Football Highlights 1:58
6. Volleyball Highlights 1:56
7. Football 10:26

8. Baseball 8:33
9. Basketball 11:51
10. Volleyball 7:15
11. Interview 7:36
12. Voice Over and Production :46
13. Basketball Promo :29

Writing Sample

Sportsgram

Radio Play-by-Play
•   High School Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball
•   Junior College Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball
•   NAIA Division I Basketball, Baseball, Softball
•   NCAA Division II Football and Baseball
•   NCAA Division I Softball

Additional Radio Experience
•   Program Director
•   Sports Director (manage team of four announcers)
•   Sports Broadcast Producer
•   Daily Sports Talk Show Host
•   Fullerton Flyers & So-Cal Baseball Post-game Report
•   News Director
•   Remote Sales Broadcast
•   Commercial Production
•   On-Air Talent (Morning, Afternoon Drive, Evening, Overnight – Adult Hits, AC,
    Oldies, Country, CHR)
•   Board Op
•   Voice-tracking

Television Play-by-Play
• Junior College Football and Basketball

Related Experience & Skills
•   Update Website with Local Sports & News Information – including Audio & Video
•   Adobe Audition, Sound Forge, Sony Vegas
•   NexGen, Smartcaster, ENCO DAD, Maestro, Simian, Arrakis Digilink, WaveCart,
    SpotMax
•   Comrex equipment, Marti, JK Audio Remote Mixer, Telular, Zercom Max-Z, Skype,
    VNC
•   Write Daily Sports- & News-grams
•   AP WireReady, AP Exchange, Adobe Premiere
•   AP Stringer for Election Results

Awards
•   January 2011 Employee of the Month for Big Stone Radio
•   July 2007 Employee of the Month for The Radio Network
•   2006 Broadcaster of the Year for 90.1 FM KBPK
•   2005 Sports Broadcaster of the Year for SportsNetUsa.net

Education
• A.A. Radio Broadcasting - Sports Broadcasting Certificate, Fullerton College, 2006
• A.S. in Civil Engineering, Orange Coast College, 1999

References
•   Ed Ford - Operations Manager at 90.1 FM KBPK
•   Maureen Carrigg - Wayne State College Professor
•   Wade Fisher - Station Manager at KCED 91.3 FM
•   Andy Kahn - Music Director/Afternoon Personality at KNLR
•   Al Harris - President & CEO of The Radio Network

ARMADA MEDIA CORP.
Aberdeen & Milbank, SD
2010 - present

LIVE 95/1420 KITI
Centralia, WA
2006 - 2007, 2009 - 2010

WAYNE RADIO WORKS
Wayne, NE
2008 - 2009

THE RADIO NETWORK
Green River, WY
2007 - 2008

KCED 91.3 FM
Centralia, WA
2007

KBPK/SPORTSNETUSA.NET
Fullerton, CA
2003 - 2006