John Kurtz

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Location: Manhattan, KS
To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA
 

Education:
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Expected Graduation: May 2011

Broadcast Work Experience:
KMAN-AM, Manhattan, Kansas (January 2009-Current)
Play-by-Play Talent
• Kansas State Baseball
• Serving as one of the Play-by-Play voices during the 2011 season
• Area High School Game of the Week
• Play-by-Play voice for high school football

Sports Anchor and Talk Show Host
• Responsible for providing regularly scheduled morning sportscasts
• Serve as co-producer and fill-in host for afternoon sports talk show

News Reporter
• Report on local news both on location and in studio
• Assist with live election coverage

KSDB-FM, Manhattan, Kansas (January 2008-Current)
Executive Staff
• Served as Sports Director and currently Talk/Specialty Show Director
• Responsible for a staff of twenty members
• Responsible for working with university Sports Information Directors
• Host a weekly sports talk show
• Provide Play-by-Play of K-State football, basketball and baseball games

Junction City Generals Summer League Baseball
• Served as the lead Play-by-Play voice for the Junction City Generals
• Broadcasted and produced over 40 games in the summer of 2009 and 2010

KDJM-FM, Salina, Kansas (Winter 2010-2011 Season)
Play-by-Play
• Fill-in Play-by-Play voice for Bethany College Men’s and Women’s basketball

WHB-AM, Kansas City (Summer 2010)
• Assisted with the production of segments for afternoon sports talk shows
• Helped organize live remotes and promotional events for the station

Kansas State Collegian, Manhattan, Kansas (January 2009 to May 2009)
• Worked as a beat writer and columnist

Computer Skills:

Adobe Audition
Avid
Maestro
Audacity
Final Cut Pro
Microsoft Office
KLZ Newsroom
Scott Studios

Awards/Honors:
• 2010 Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA) All-America contest honorable mention
• 2011 STAA All-America watch list
• 2011 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts honorable mention award for Specialty Program
• 14 Kansas Association of Broadcasters student awards in undergraduate and intern radio

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