Radio & Television Credits

  • On-air broadcast talent over a 25-year radio and television career. Formats include talk, full-service, and music radio, and TV feature reporting.
  • Creative Director, KSEA, Seattle. Responsible for creative conception and production of broadcast advertising campaigns and station promotions, ad copywriting, staff management, and department budgets.
  • Free-lance on-camera/voice talent. Credits include Warner Bros. feature-film “Assassins”, NBC mini-series “Pandora’s Clock”, Disney feature film “The Sixth Man”, NBC’s “Unsolved Mysteries”, KING-TV’s “Evening Magazine”, KIRO-TV entertainment reports, on-camera host of KCTS-TV’s live pledge-drives 6 consecutive years, numerous on-camera and voice roles as corporate and commercial spokesperson (client list available).
  • President/Executive Producer, Dave Young Communications, Inc.; a broadcast programming and Internet development company. Developed sponsorship opportunities for specialty broadcast programming. Negotiated affiliate contracts, hosted live syndicated and local radio talk shows, directed broadcast programs and hosts.
Station History

KJR-FM, Seattle, WA
Clear Channel
2005-
Weekends - On-air
Classic Hits
PD: Jay Kelly
KKDV-FM, San Francisco
Bonneville Communications
2001-2003
Mid-days/Producer
Classic Rock
PD: Allan Hotlen
KOMO-AM, Seattle
Fisher Broadcasting
1994-1998
Mid-days/Producer
News/Talk
PD: Paul Duckworth
KJR-FM, Seattle
Ackerley Communications
1994
Mid-days
Classic Rock
PD: Scott Ingram
KLTX-(K-Lite)-FM, Seattle
Ackerley Communications
1990-1994
Mid-days
Adult Contemporary
PD: Glen Martin
KJR-AM, Seattle
Ackerley Communications
1990
Mid-days
Personality Oldies
PD: Rick Scott
KIRO AM/FM/TV, Seattle
Bonneville Broadcasting
1986-1990
Creative Director, Mid-days
MOR/AC
PD: Grant Nielsen
KMPS-AM/FM, Seattle
EZ Communications
1986-1987
Mid-days
Personality Country
PD: Jay Albright
KBAY-FM, San Jose
United Broadcasting
1975-1986
Production-Evenings
MOR
PD: Bob Kohtz
KOIT-AM/FM, San Francisco
Bonneville Broadcasting
1985-1986
Weekends, Fill
Adult Contemporary
PD: Mike Phillips
KLOK-AM, San Jose
Allied Radio, Inc.
1984-1985
Weekends, Fill
Full-service / AC
PD: Jim Phillips

Education

San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Film & Television Acting/Entertainment Law 1983
West Valley College
Saratoga, California
Theater/Stage Acting 1982-1984
Foothill College
Los Altos, California
Mass Communications 1972-1974
Greg Snazelle Film School
San Francisco, California
Commercial Acting 1983
J.P. Held, Voice Coach
San Jose, California
Voice & Diction 1984