Matt Tarnawa

STAA Member
Location: City
To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA
Radio Demo
1. Baseball PBP Highlights 1:22
2. Baseball PBP 13:05
3. Baseball PBP 6:24
4. Baseball PBP 12:26
5. Postgame Interview 4:01
6. Production Sample 2:33
TV Demo
1. Anchoring 9:23
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE
Sports/News Programmer, KWIX/KRES/KIRK/KTCM Radio, Moberly, Missouri; 1/10 - Present.
  • Broadcast, produce, and engineer over 100 live high school and collegiate sporting events annually.
  • Write and edit sports and news content for air and centralmoinfo.com; organize news coverage for all stations.
  • Host three hour daily air shift on KRES, a 100,000-watt FM country station.
  • Produce advertising spots and imaging for all stations.
Lead Broadcaster, Schaumburg Flyers Baseball Club, Schaumburg, Illinois; 5/08 - 9/08.
  • Broadcasted 93 games for the Flyers, a professional baseball team in the former Northern League.
  • Wrote all game wrap-ups and issued daily press release/E-mail blast on game results.
  • Managed and updated team website, including live scoreboard updates, game stories, and player profiles.
  • Compiled statistical packets, game notes, and media materials for games.
Reporter/Anchor/Producer, KOMU-TV8, Columbia, Missouri; 9/07 - 8/09.
  • Reported and wrote sports and news stories for NBC affiliate and KOMU.com.
  • Edited video in Avid NewsCutter for packages and highlights.
  • Anchored live sports and news segments for award-winning operation.
  • Produced sportscasts for nightly news, booked satellite windows, and sent KOMU video across the country.
Reporter/Anchor/Producer, KBIA 91.3 FM, Columbia, Missouri; 1/07 - 1/09.
  • Hosted and produced weekly "Business Beat" program.
  • Edited multi-track audio in Cool Edit Pro.
  • Posted and managed online podcast content.
  • Anchored and produced four afternoon newscasts one day a week.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Field engineering experience with Tieline systems, Marti, Skype, live internet streaming, and other broadcast standards. Proficient in Adobe Audition, GoldWave, Cool Edit Pro, UDS II Automation, RadioSuite, Microsoft Office, AVID NewsCutter, INEWS, FTP, and Constant Contact. Social media-savvy (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), with content management experience via Vortal (Intertech Media). Proven record of excellent communication, writing, customer service, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.

HONORS & ACTIVITIES
Randolph County Relay for Life - KRES Team Member, 2011
SPJ Mark Of Excellence Award - Region 7, Radio Sports Reporting - First Place '07
Walter Williams Scholar - University of Missouri

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Journalism with Broadcast Emphasis; Minor in Business
University of Missouri-Columbia

REFERENCES

Sarah Eichenberger
Director of Marketing/PR
Joliet Slammers

Will Palaszczuk
Host, "The Big Show"
KTGR 100.5 FM/1580 AM

Chris Gervino
Sports Director/Anchor
KOMU-TV8