About me
My career started on the docks of the Chesapeake Bay. My father owned WYRE in
Annapolis MD, and he would take me on remote broadcasts to give away boat baggies
when I was 5 years old. We moved to Williamsport when I was 7, and Dad would take me
to the radio stations WILQ/WLYC to record commercials. When we moved to Little Rock I
was 10 years old and I started participating in theatre productions. Dad launched KSSN FM
and he would walk around draped in KSSN and Razorback gear. I was completely
embarrassed and I did not appreciate Country music AT ALL. So I didn’t go to the radio
station, but I did spend a whole summer ironing red KSSN transfers on to yellow t-shirts
for giveaways at the station. Dad paid me 50 cents a shirt. I was in business!
Attending Berry College, I met my husband and we got married in 1987, when I was a
sophomore. I needed money. The local radio station needed a board op, so I applied. I
have been working in a radio station ever since. Rome, GA (Southern Broadcasting).
Altoona, PA (Vital Communications, Forever Media).Steubenville OH (Keymarket
Communications). And now Frankfort KY (CapCity Communications and Seven Mountains
Media) and beautiful towns all over Central PA and Southern NY.
I have participated in every aspect of the operation of a radio station. I even got the radio
station back on the air, in the middle of a storm, when I was working in Rome, GA. The
tower was located on a pig farm and I was scared out of my mind. But the engineer talked
me through it via telephone and then my owners promptly installed a remote start
generator.
Currently I own and operate CapCity Communications in KY and Seven Mountains Media
in PA and NY. I also serve as the GM in KY where I carry a client list, provide client consults
for all our platforms and creative service products and manage the community
relationships that allow us to thrive. I believe very strongly that our radio stations should
be the hub of the communities we serve, so I actively participate and partner with
organizations and clients to achieve positive outcomes for our listeners.
