The Georgia Association of Broadcasters has released details for its 2018 Beasley Media Group Radio Talent Institute. The nine-day event is Monday, May 7 through Wednesday, May 16 at the University of Georgia Grady College in Athens. Nineteen students will train and learn from media professionals and college professors. This year, the program will graduate its 100th student. “Students learn from the very people in our industry that do the hiring,” said GAB
President Bob Houghton. “These young broadcasters are engaged, talented, and are developing a passion for our industry. I am thrilled we are doing this in Georgia and am grateful to Beasley Media Group for its support as the official sponsor of the Institute. It’s good for our industry, and hopefully will be done all over the country.” “We are honored to support the Georgia Association of Broadcasters in this important initiative that underscores our company’s commitment to educating future broadcasters,” said Beasley Media Group Chief Executive Officer Caroline Beasley. The students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of sessions, including a tour of SunTrust Park to meet with the Atlanta Braves marketing team and Atlanta Falcons play-by-play commentator, Wes Durham. Speakers will include: – Janice Hume/Professor & Journalism Department Head/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication/University of Georgia – Dr. Charles Davis/Dean/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication/University of Georgia – Bob Houghton/President/Georgia Association of Broadcasters/Atlanta, Georgia – Dan Vallie/President/National Radio Talent System/Charlotte, North Carolina – Karen Andrews/Director of Special Events and Student Leadership/Grady College/University of Georgia and On-Campus Director/GAB Radio Talent Institute – Heidi Raphael/Vice President of Corporate Communications/Beasley Media Group – Zac Morgan/Digital Content Manager/Cox Media Group Atlanta – Mike Watkins/Media Consultant/Cox Media Group Atlanta – Mark Haddon/Director of Sales/Beasley Media Group Augusta – Jennifer Newman/Market President/iHeart Media Columbus & Albany, GA – Sanders Hickey/Partner/Golden Isles Broadcasting, Brunswick, GA – Adam Zimmerman, Vice President of Marketing/Atlanta Braves – Mike Conti/Managing Editor, 92.9 the Game and Play-by-Play Voice of the Atlanta United FC/Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Host – Wes Dunham/Voice of the Atlanta Falcons/ACC Network/Fox Sports South – KJ Allen/President and Managing Member/Oconee Radio Group/Northeast * Middle Georgia – Mike McVay/Senior Vice President of Content & Programming/Cumulus Media & Westwood One Atlanta – Lori Flowers/Marketing Director/Urban One Atlanta – Mike Lawing/Director of Engineering/iHeart Atlanta – Frank and Wanda in the Morning with Frank Ski & Wanda Smith/V103/WVEE/Entercom Radio Atlanta – Rick Caffey/Senior Vice President & Market Manager/Entercom Radio – Kent Dunn/Vice President and Market Manager/Beasley Media Group Augusta – Brian Thomas/Program Director/KICKS 105/Cumulus Media Group Atlanta – Ellen Reinhardt/Director of Radio Programming/GBP Media Atlanta – Don Anthony/Talentmasters Jockline Daily Morning Show Boot Camp/Talk Show Camp Atlanta – Madison James/Afternoon Drive B98.5/Cox Media Group Atlanta – Louie Diaz/Operations Manager/Atlanta Market and Program Director/WWWQ/Q100 Cumulus Media Atlanta – Sandra Parrish/Reporter/WSB Radio/Cox Media Group Atlanta – Jared Yamamoto/Lead Researcher/Producer/The Von Researcher/Doctrine/WSB/Cox Media Group Atlanta – Doug Turnbull/PM Drive Airborne Traffic Anchor/Triple Team Traffic, News 95.5/AM 750/97.1 The River and WSB/Cox Media Group Atlanta – Kelley Buttrick/Voice Over Talent/KB Voiceovers, LLC Athens – James Fairley, Production Director/Entercom Radio Atlanta – Brian Michel/Regional SVP Programming/iHeartMedia Atlanta – Dr. Dale Van Cantfort/Chair/Mass Communications Department/Piedmont College, Demorest, GA – Emily Ward/Account Executive/Entercom Communications, Chattanooga – Kelly Bradshaw/Morning Co-Host, US 101/WUSY-FM/Entercom Communications, Chattanooga – Joel Silverberg, Producer/Sports Radio WNML 99.1 FM/990 AM/Play-by-Play Broadcaster/Knoxville Ice Bears/Cumulus Media Knoxville – Chris Eagan/Director of Branding and Programming/Cox Media Group Atlanta – Adam Bomb/The Adam Bomb Show/Westwood One Network and Afternoon Drive /Q 100 Cumulus Atlanta – Allen Power/Senior Vice President/Salem Media Group Atlanta
