Experience

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  CNN

  • New York, NY

  • Occasional Contributing Reporter to HLN's "Nancy Grace Show"

    • Apr 2014 - Present
    • New York, NY

    I am not employed by CNN, but I report information for select stories on behalf of WJRW.

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  Cumulus Media/Citadel Broadcasting

  • Grand Rapids, MI

  • News Director - 1340 WJRW-AM

    • Aug 2009 - Present
    • Grand Rapids, MI

    I am a founding member of the news operation at WJRW radio. I also do drive-time traffic reports for other stations in the Cumulus Media cluster, including WLAV, WTNR.

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  Great Lakes Waterproofing

  • General Sales Mgr

    • May 2000 - Aug 2011

    Sold Basement Waterproofing, organized data, directed sales, coordinated voice, print and archival information.

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  MacDonald Broadcasting

  • Lansing

  • News Director - WILS Radio

    • Oct 2008 - May 2009
    • Lansing

    News Director and morning-drive anchor.

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  Cutlerville Self-Defense Academy

  • Cutlerville, MI

  • Owner, Instructor

    • Nov 2007 - Jun 2008
    • Cutlerville, MI
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  Metro Networks

  • Grand Rapids

  • Airborne Traffic Reporter; News Anchor/Writer; Studio Traffic

    • Nov 1996 - Sep 2005
    • Grand Rapids

    I worked 3 separate stints for Metro over a 9-year period. Initially, I did airborne-traffic reporting from a Cessna-210 for Metro's client station, WOOD Radio. Then, when Metro launched a national news wire, MetroSource, I wrote/anchored news. Later, I did studio-based traffic.

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  MiBiz

  • Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo

  • Business News Reporter

    • Apr 2003 - Apr 2004
    • Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo

    I wrote stories for this business publication. Covered such stories as the opening of the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, Gov. Granholm's Manufacturing Summit, etcetera

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  WBBL Radio "The Ball"

  • Grand Rapids

  • Sports anchor/talk-show producer

    • Feb 2002 - Feb 2003
    • Grand Rapids

    I wrote/edited/anchored morning-drive sportscasts. Also, I produced a morning sports talk show.

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  Vinova LLC/Blackjack Enterprises Inc.

  • Grand Rapids office

  • Associate General Manager

    • May 1999 - Apr 2000
    • Grand Rapids office

    Sold contracts for redemption-gaming machines to bars and other venues.

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  WOOD Radio

  • Grand Rapids

  • News Anchor

    • Aug 1994 - Jun 1999
    • Grand Rapids

    Anchored news for 5 years; also, field-reported, won MAB award for spot-news reporting.

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  KCBS Radio

  • San Francisco

  • Correspondent

    • Jun 1993 - Jun 1998
    • San Francisco

    Field-reported breaking news from around the Midwest, on a spot-news basis, only.

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  WKGH Radio

  • Allegan

  • News Director/Morning-Drive Anchor

    • Mar 1994 - Aug 1994
    • Allegan

    Directed news staff, wrote/edited/announced news.

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  WOW-FM (WOWF)

  • Detroit

  • Anchor/street reporter

    • Jan 1993 - Jun 1993
    • Detroit

    Anchored night & overnight news, and either field-reported or did live studio reports in morning drive.

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  WKZO Radio ("News-59")

  • Kalamazoo, MI.

  • Afternoon-Drive News Anchor/night reporter

    • May 1992 - Jan 1993
    • Kalamazoo, MI.

    Co-anchored news with Michelle Blencoe during afternoons, and covered government meetings at night.

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  1480 WMAX-AM ("All-American News/Talk")

  • Grand Rapids

  • News Director

    • Jun 1991 - Jan 1992
    • Grand Rapids

    News Director/Morning-Drive News Anchor for this former AM news/talker.

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  WNWN/WHEZ

  • Kalamazoo, MI

  • News Anchor, Play-by-Play Announcer

    • Jun 1990 - Jan 1991
    • Kalamazoo, MI

    Anchored afternoon news for WNWN/WTVN, and did high school sports play-by-play for WHEZ-AM

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  WJPW Radio

  • Grand Rapids, MI

  • News Director/Talk-Show Host

    • Jan 1990 - Jun 1990
    • Grand Rapids, MI

    Anchored news/sports; hosted a talk show

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  Jacor

  • Tampa

  • WFLA

    • Jan 1989 - Jan 1990
    • Tampa

    News Anchor

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  WJR Radio

  • Detroit

  • Stringer-correspondent

    • Sep 1986 - Apr 1989
    • Detroit

    Provided occasional correspondent coverage from Lansing/Grand Rapids.

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  Midwest Family Broadcasting

  • WITL

    • Jan 1987 - Jan 1989

    News Director for two years. I anchored morning news, directed news staff, served as assignment editor, compiled records, and also field-reported.

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  WKMI-AM

  • Kalamazoo

  • News Anchor

    • Sep 1986 - Jan 1987
    • Kalamazoo
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  WQXC Radio

  • Otsego

  • News Anchor

    • May 1986 - Sep 1986
    • Otsego

    Turned down a job offer to be the top stringer for the Grand Rapids Press, to accept a part-time radio position. I figured I had a lot of newspaper experience, but no radio experience. So, I gave it a try and enjoyed it.

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  Grand Rapids Press

  • Grand Rapids

  • Reporter

    • Jul 1985 - May 1986
    • Grand Rapids

    Covered Gaines & Byron townships as the regular beat reporter; was offered the newspaper's top correspondent position covering city of Kentwood, but turned it down.