On Air Afternoons on Y107 and Social Media Coordinator for Programming
Zimmer Communications: Columbia, MO
January 2021- Present
- Host a daily show from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. each weekday
- Host a show on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Publish content on websites and social media
- Participate in station-sponsored philanthropic events
- Miracles for Kids Radiothon
- Holiday Wish
- Food Drive
- Broadcast live from remotes
- Voice and produce commercial spots
- Coordinate the Social Media strategy for Programming
- Meet with Program Directors to discuss goals and direction and give updates on progress to goal
- Provide training to airstaff about the changing social media landscape
On Air Mornings, Assistant Program Director, and Music Director for Q103
Summit Media: Louisville, KY.
May 2019- December 2019
- Hosted a solo morning show on Q103.
- Previous time slots and shows: Afternoons on Q103
- Helped create and execute station promotions
- Also helped brainstorm promotions for all stations in the cluster
- Scheduled Music Logs for Q103
- Helped decide the music adds and conversions for Q103
- Managed relationships with label representatives
- Wrote and distributed liners to all jocks on the station
- Wrote imaging for the station
- Publish content on websites and social media
- Participate in station-sponsored philanthropic events
- Bikes or Bust- I lived in a Scissor Lift for 5 Days, broadcasting live, asking people to bring out bikes for kids! We collected 2,460 Bikes for Toys for Tots of Louisville and the Salvation Army of Southern Indiana!
- Broadcast live from remotes
- Voice commercial spots for all Summit Media Markets
Kristin with Nash Next 2016 Winner, Todd O'Neill
On Air Middays and Assistant Program Director on 97.3 Nash FM, On Air Afternoons on Peoria’s 92.3, Digital Program Director for Radio Peoria
Cumulus Media: Peoria, IL.
February 2016- May 2019
- 1/17-5/19- Hosted a midday show on 97.3 Nash FM (Country), and hosted an Afternoon Show on Peoria’s 92.3 (CHR-R)
- Previous time slots and shows: Produced Ty, Kelly, and Chuck mornings, Led Nash Mornings with Kristin and Matt, Co-hosted Nash Mornings with Jim and Kristin
- Coordinated and executed station events
- Coordinated Teddy Bear Drive
- 2017- Goal: 2,500 bears, Actual: 4,500 bears
- 2018- Goal: 5,000 bears, Actual: 5,023 bears
- 2019- Goal: 6,000 bears, Actual: 7,498 bears
- Coordinated Nash Next 2017 and 2018 for 97.3 Nash FM in Peoria, and B104 and 93.7 Nash Icon in Bloomington, our local winners ended up national finalists both years
- Was the contact for all the artists in the competition
- Coordinated with the Venue for the local finale
- Managed all jocks during the local finale
- Created sales packages, presented to sales, attended client meetings to help pitch the competition
- Helped with scheduling 97.3 Nash FM Music Logs
- Directed, edited, and published videos
- Published content on websites and social media
- Participated in station-sponsored philanthropic events, including but not limited to the St. Jude Dream Home, the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer, Easter Seals Run/Walk/Roll, Teddy Bear Drive for the Children’s Hospital of Illinois
- Broadcasted live from remotes
- Voiced and produced commercial spots
- Worked with Program Directors for all stations in Radio Peoria to manage websites
- Worked with Market Manager to come up with innovative digital sales opportunities
- Educated on-air staff on social media and website best practices
- Created Facebook headers and social media images
- Created Snapchat Filters to promote our stations for big events in town
- Compiled and send out weekly newsletter to opted-in members for four stations
- Coordinated Teddy Bear Drive
On-Air Afternoons and Weekends on WBNQ
Cumulus Media: Bloomington, IL.
June 2013- February 2016
- Co-hosted top rated on-air show from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Hosted a weekly top rated show on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Filled in on other shows as necessary
- Managed social media pages, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, SoundCloud, and more
- I have the highest viewed post in WBNQ’s Facebook Page history, with over 44.4 million people reached, and 3.5 million engagements.
- Helped plan and execute show events for afternoon show
- Wrote, recorded, edited, and published videos
- Wrote and published blogs on the station website
- from remotes
- Voiced and produced commercial spots
- Participated in station-sponsored philanthropic events for organizations such as American Cancer Society, St. Jude (including Radiothon), Make-A-Wish Foundation, Special Olympics, Easter Seals, Bloomington-Normal Jaycees, and more.
- Both ran the board for remotes as well as broadcasted live
Tim Taylor and Kristin at Relay For Life 2014
BNQ Staff at Meijer Trick-or-Treat
Social Media Marketing Manager
Millikin University- Department of Theatre and Dance: Decatur, IL.
August 2010- May 2011
- Created and maintained Official Theatre and Dance Department Facebook and Twitter Pages
- Updated prospective students, current students, and alumni on shows, projects, panels, and anything else happening within the department
- Researched and shared what notable alumni were up to
- Collected blogs and posts from students in all different majors and parts within the Theatre department to post on social media to attract potential students and give the current students an insight into other majors.
Education:
Millikin University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.),
Theatre Administration
2006-2011
Activities:
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
V.P. Membership Development (2008)
V.P. Intellectual Development (2010)
Awards & Nominations:
Peoria Journal Star: Best of the Best
Nominated for Best DJ (2017, 2018)
Country Radio Seminar
Rusty Walker Scholarship Recipient 2019
