James Westling

Experience

KIUL/KYUL, 1240 & 1310 AM, Garden City, KS 2008-2009
Operations Manager & "Voice of the Broncbusters"
- Provided play by play for all Garden City Community College football, men's/women's basketball, & baseball games including the 2009 NJCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
- Compiled features, player/coach interviews for "Countdown to Kickoff" and "Countdown to Tipoff" pregame shows
- Host of "Busters Weekly", a 90 minute Coaches Show dedicated to Garden City Community College athletics
- Host of daily AM talk show, "Kansas This Morning" - included sports, news, weather, entertainment, agricultural reports, market updates, and live interviews with important community figures
- Host of "The Noon Report" featuring agricultural information, market updates, sports, news, weather, and entertainment
- Oversaw daily programming; uploaded/corrected logs through NexGen, timed out hours, and created/added events
- Wrote, voiced, and produced daily sports and news updates
- Responsible for all station imaging including but not limited to Spots, Promos, ID's, Liners, and Intros/Halftime/Outros for sporting events using Adobe Audition
- Hosted and board operated Live Remotes
- Constantly monitored and updated satellite receivers for national talk shows and Denver Broncos football
- Filled in as play by play announcer for Garden City High School basketball & football, GCHS wrestling, and Holcomb basketball
- Supervised and scheduled all sports programming and part time employees

KSDB-FM, 91.9, Manhattan, KS 2004-2008
Sports Director
- Supervised Sports Department operations, including scheduling assignments, performance analysis, and training for 20 staff members
- Served as the station's primary Play by Play announcer for Kansas State football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball
- Host and produced a weekly talk show program titled "Sports Talk" that included play by play highlights, player/analyst interviews and enthusiastic opinions on local and national sports topics
- Host and produced pregame, halftime, and post-game shows using Wavecart and Scott Studios
- Wrote and produced daily "Sports Updates"
- Created audio production for Sports Broadcasts using Adobe Audition
- Received 1st Place Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards of excellence for Play by Play, Sportscast, and Sports Feature in 2007

JUNCTION CITY GENERALS BASEBALL ORGANIZATION, Junction City, KS 2006-2008
"Voice of the Generals" Play by Play Announcer
- Provided play by play for 80+ regular season games
- Held live pre-game and post-game interviews with players and coaches
- Served as an internship, Summer 2006

KSDB- FM, 91.9, Manhattan, KS Summer 2007 & 2008
Assistant Underwriting Director
- Spearheaded 2008 sponsorship campaign by creating proposal, meeting with businesses and selling sponsorship for 2008 Junction City Generals radio coverage
- Helped put together 8-page proposal for local Manhattan/Junction City businesses in 2007

Education

Kansas State University - B.S. in Mass Communications with a minor in Leadership Studies, May 2008

REFERENCES

Danny Havel, General Manager, KZUH/KVOB/KDJM, Salina, KS

Aaron Leiker, Program Director, KMAN 1350, Manhattan, KS

Steve Smethers, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies, Kansas State University