Erick Olson

STAA Member
Location: Hermiston, OR
To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA
 

Relevant Experience:

News/Sports Director at KOHU/KQFM Hermiston, June 2007 - Present
- Write and deliver daily newscasts on KOHU and KQFM
- Co-host "The Morning Update" on KOHU
- Broadcast Hermiston High athletics
- Produce and co-host weekly high school sports talk show

Oregon School Activities Association Broadcaster, Nov. 2006 – Present
- Broadcast baseball, softball, football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, swimming and soccer high school state championships on the OSAA Radio Network

News/Sports Director at KWVA Eugene, Sept. 2005 – June 2007
- Produce, engineer, and anchor live newscasts
- Coordinate station news programming and talk shows

Host of Sports Talk Radio Show, Sept. 2004 – June 2007
- Co-host a sports talk show on the University of Oregon campus radio station

Oregon Ducks Softball and Volleyball Broadcaster, April 2005 – May 2007
- Broadcast Internet Play-by-Play for the University of Oregon on goducks.com
- Produce broadcasts and provide Play-by-Play and analysis

Freelance Reporter for the Hermiston Herald, Oct. 2009 - Present
- Cover high school sporting events for Umatilla County
- Write a weekly sports column for the Saturday paper

Education:

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Sept. 2004 – June 2007
School of Journalism and Communication

Relevant Skills:

- Audio producing primarily using Pro Tools, Cool Edit, and Audacity
- Page layout and design on Adobe PageMaker and InDesign
- Web publishing with Microsoft Front Page

References:

Mrs. Angela Pursel
General Manager
KOHU/KQFM, Hermiston

Mr. Jeff Walker
Programming Director
KOHU/KQFM, Hermiston

Mr. Bob Akamian
Coordinating Producer
OSAA Radio Network

Mr. Peter Weber
Assistant Executive Director
Oregon School Activities Assoc.

Mr. John Strong
Broadcaster
95.5 The Game, Portland

Ms. Charlotte Nisser
General Manager
KWVA, Eugene