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Karen L. Hall Broadcasting Engineer/Announcer
Karen Lynn Hall
karenlynnhall@iadc.zzn.com karenlynnhall@netzero.com
(213) 227-9111
RADIO AND TELEVISION: FCC License (no expiration date)
1982 PHD Radio and Television Broadcasting and Communications
1982 CBS Internship (Certified)
Time Magazine Internship 1982
Newspaper Association of America Internship 1982
Announcer
Broadcast News Analyst
Reporter and Correspondent
Public Address System Announcer
Duties:
Talk on radio stations. Interview guests, act as mistress of ceremonies, read news flashes, identify station by giving call letters, and announce song titles and artists.
Prepare and deliver news, sports and weather reports, gather and rewrite material so that it would convey required information and fit specific time slots.
Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
Identify station, close shows using memorized or read scripts and or ad-libs.
Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes or requests from the public.
Study background information in order to prepare for programs or interviews.
Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.
Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
Discuss various topics over the telephone with listeners.
Make promotional appearances hosting civic events.
Rehearse rolls from scripts in production studio.
Produce Public Service Announcements and Commercials in production studio.
Maintain daily logs or records.
Evaluate length, content or suitability of program for broadcast.
Required using hands to handle controls.
Required awareness of competitive pressures.
Required ability to make decisions without supervision.
Required being highly accurate.
Required working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
Required giving full attention to what other people were saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Required monitoring and assessing my performance to make improvements.
Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Watching guages to make sure that the equipment is working properly.
Focus:
Communications and Media
English Language
Telecommunications
Computers and Electronics
Customer Service
Equipment:
Cart Machines
Microphones
Headphones
Turntables
Pots
Cassettes
Reel to Reel
Editing machine
UPI machine
Computer
Electric typewriter
Telephone
Switchboard
Karen Hall was nominated for the 2008
Air Force Radio News Contributors Award.
Birthdate: 12/12/53
Age: 55
Hometown: Saginaw, Mi.
FCC License (no expiration date)
Motion Picture and Television Screen Test PBS 1968
Age 10 years old
Central Michigan University WCMU-TV Studio
Karen L. Hall representing Holy Family Parochial School
5th grade (Saginaw, Mi.)
Heldref Rocks and Minerals
Television Announcer:
WCMU-TV
Central Michigan University
Television Broadcast Studio
1999 E. Campus Dr.
Mt. Pleasant, Mi. 48859
(800) 727-9268
10/1968
Science Program
Radio Broadcasting Engineer/Announcer (disc jockey):
On-air 4-6 hour live-radio show announcer, handle all broadcasting equipment, keep a log, provide music, news, sports, weather, commercials and PSA's, produce radio commercials and PSA's, answer phones
Disc Jockey
WHUR-AM 990 KHz Radio Station
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Mi. 48197
Jazz music program (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
1/1973-2/1973
Disc Jockey/News Director
WWWS-FM 107.1 MHz Radio Station
Dixie Hwy.
Saginaw, Mi. 48601
General Manager, Robert O'Bannon
Program Director, Kermit Crockett
Saginaw, Mi
Jazz music program "Jazz-Flite 107" (10:00 PM - 2:00 AM)
2/1973-6/1973
1/1979-2/1979
$3.75/hour
Disc Jockey
KESE-AM 1240 KHz Radio Station
Monterey, Ca. 93940
General Manager, Robert Moraga
Monterey, Ca.
Easy listening music program (6:00 PM - 11:00 PM)
1/1979-2/1979
$3.75 per hour
News Correspondant
Air Force Radio News (Presently)
Music Programming/General Manager
Military Affiliate Radio Stations (MARS)
GMBR Broadcasting Network (Presently)
Broadcasting Skills:
Monitoring, research and information processing, making estimates of amounts, distances and time, information processing, public speaking, interpreting information, organizing information, analyzing information, compiling information, catagorizing, planning and priorityzing, documenting or keeping records, activity scheduling, interviewing, looking for defects, judging quality.
Freelance Announcer Advertising Agencies
Radio and Television Commercials: (freelance)
Keight, Cowman & Abram Advertising Agency
Columbus, Oh.
1974
$125.00 per commercial
Tri-Ad Advertising Agency
Columbus, Oh.
1974
$125.00 per commercial
Ken Keller Advertising Agency
Columbus, Oh.
1974
$125.00
Public Relations:
Interview on-air
US Olympian and Ice Capades skater, Charlie Tickner
Public Relations:
Interviewer/Concert Hostess
Les McCann and Eddie Harris (Delta College, University Center, Mi.)
Roy Ayers Band (Mott Community College, Flint, Mi.)
WAR with Lonnie Jordan Band (Ramada Inn, Saginaw, Mi.)
Keith Jarrett with Band Members Airto Moriera, Herbie Hancock, Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman (Detroit Music Hall, Mi.)
Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius Weather Report Band (Delta College, University Center, Mi.)
Stanley Turrentine Band (Saginaw Civic Center, Mi.)
Donald Byrd and The Blackbyrds (Saginaw Civic Center, Mi.)
Grover Washington, Jr. Band (Saginaw Civic Center, Mi.)
Lonnie Liston Smith Band (Saginaw, Mi.)
Other Skills: Supervisory
Team Development
Retail
Coordinating Others
Conflict Resolution
Consulting or Advising
Problem Solving
Coming up with new Approaches to Problems
Presently:
Music Programmer
GMBR-AM and GMBR-FM
Gorilla Mountain (US Minor Island)
gmbr@radio.fm
Personal References:
Mr. and Mrs. Tosh
Big Sur Lodge
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
47225 Hwy. 1
Big Sur, Ca. 93920
(800) 424-4787
$3.25 per hour cashier
Bob Businger
Monterey County Sheriff Office
1414 Natividad Rd.
Salinas, Ca. 93906
(831) 755-5111
Samantha Brown
Ventana Restaurant
48123 Hwy. 1
Big Sur, Ca. 93920
(831) 667-0573
$3.75 per hour hostess
Karen Hall News Correspondent Air Force Radio News Los Angeles AFB SMO
Karen Hall
James Brown Music Playlist
Karen Hall General Manager GMBR-AM and GMBR-FM US Minor Island
Send E-Mail to: afrn@radio.fm
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