Rich Richards

Experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/15/2003 – 06/24/2004   Monroe Radio Partners/KZRZ         Monroe, LA.

Hot/AC

The Work-Release Program

APD/MD/PM Drive Personality

§         Showing strong increases across the board in the 18-49 and 25+ demos!

12/09/2002 – 06/24/2004   Monroe Radio Partners/KXRR        Monroe, LA.

Mainstream Rock

The Big-Ass Night Show

Night Personality/Image Director

§         Showing dramatic increases from previous book in nearly all 25+ demographics!

10/2001 – 1/25/2002   Regent/WPPY-WRVP                            Peoria, IL.

Mainstream CHR

Morning Personality

§         Promising, albeit brief, stint as AM drive host for Regent/Peoria CHR 101.1/98.5 “The Party”. Thus, being my first venture outside the of rock format, proving my marketability and adaptability.   

6/2000 – 5/2001             Travis Media Corp./WZZI               Roanoke, VA.

Modern Rock

Night Personality

§         First in the market in both Persons and Men (core) 18-34 demos! With dramatic increases in AQH share & ratings in nearly all 25+ demo’s!

06/01/2000 – 9/06/2000   Travis Media Corp./WZZI                Roanoke, VA.

Modern Rock

Morning Personality

§         Singularly hosted AM drive against a well established syndicated morning team until the beginning of the Fall/2000 book  at which time I was  relocated back to nights where I totally kicked-ass because I’m a “team player”.

 

09/18/9703/06/2000    Clear Channel/KMJX                   Little Rock, AR.

Classic Rock

Night Personality

§         Wrote and produced nationally syndicated comedy bits and parodies for Todd Pettengill’s Satellite Comedy Network®. 

§         Consistently #1 rated nighttime rock radio program.

§         Parents were congratulatory yet unimpressed. Insist that I consider career change “…before it’s too late!”

03/31/9709/18/97       Clear Channel/KMJX-FM             Little Rock, AR.

Overnight Personality

§         Precocious wit gives way to hardened cynicism.

11/29/953/30/97         Clear Channel/KMJX-FM             Little Rock, AR.

Weekend Personality

§         Precocious and witty radio man-child moves up in the food chain…kind of.

06/06/9511/29/95       US Radio/KMJX-FM                    Little Rock, AR.

Swing/On-Call Board Op.

§         Naïve, wide-eyed man-child of radio.

 

Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall/1987                       Arkansas State U. - Beebe                Beebe, AR.

Psychology

§         Chose Major on a dare

§         Discovered that attendance in most college classes is optional.

§         No undergraduate degree received.

1988 – 1989                  U of A - Little Rock                     Little Rock, AR.

Radio, Television and Film

§         Averaged a record 3.5 speeding citations per semester.

§         Academic Probation…enough said.

§         No undergraduate degree received.

1990 – 1991                  University of Central Arkansas         Conway, AR.

Mass Communication/Radio Broadcasting

§         Began Internship at campus radio station, KUCA-FM.

§         Wrote and produced two (2) weekly shows culminating to almost twenty (20) hours of on-air time, in addition to full class schedule, per week.

§         No undergraduate degree received.

 

Technical Skills

 

 I have very strong production skills and I’m proficient with most editing and broadcast software including, but not limited to:  Prism’s Spectral Express®, Cool Edit® 96/2000/Pro v1.2/Pro v2.0/Pro LE, SAWPlus32®, Samplitude®, SoundForge®, BSI’s Stinger v2.0®, ArrakisDigilink v4.0®, Smartcaster® , Profit ®, Audiovault ® and Selector®.

 I have extensive knowledge of most P.C.-based systems and software including, but not limited to: MS-Windows® 3.xx/95/98/ME/NT v4.0 Workstation, 2000 Professional and XP Professional, MS-Office® 6.XX/97/2000/XP/2003 Professional, Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe PageMill®, Adobe GoLive® not to mention all known versions of MS-Internet Explorer® and Netscape Navigator®.