Mark Deska
25910 Chapel Ridge, Spring, TX 77373
281-380-5325

Summary

/ ·  Play-by-play and color commentator for High School Football
·  Producer of a top-5 morning show in the Houston-Galveston market for almost 4 years.
·  Acted as the first line of contact between station and listeners on the phone and social media.
·  Proficient knowledge of the following programs: Sony Vegas, VOX Pro, Adobe Audition, MAESTRO, Audio Vault, Pro Tools, MEDLEY web software, Microsoft Office

Education

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Bachelor of Arts, College of Mass Communications

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Majored in Electronic Media & Communications
Minored in Spanish. Graduated with a 3.3 GPA / 2009

Career History & Accomplishments

Sports Commentator (Legacy Sports Network, Texan Live, CMC Broadcasting)
·  Play-by-play and color commentary for high school sports.
·  Football, baseball, softball, and basketball, but willing to do other sports.
·  Connected and operated mixing board for live-streaming broadcast of the games.
Producer, The Dean & Rog Morning Show (The Eagle KGLK/KHPT) Houston, TX
·  Recorded show audio for re-play using MAESTRO and ProTools systems, and uploaded to web for online podcasting.
·  Facilitated interviews for the show, contacting artists and connecting them on-air.
·  Made regular appearances on-air for various show segments.
·  Created and maintained online “Under the Covers” web feature, analyzing “cover” songs against the original versions.
·  Controlled the social media outreach of the show on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
·  Named CMG-Houston Programmer of the Year, 2011. / 2014-present
2011-2015
Board Operator, COX Radio (KKBQ, KGLK, KHPT, KTHT) Houston, TX
·  Acted as on-air board operator, transitioning between songs and commercials in real-time (Auto-Seg and manually).
·  Operated remote broadcasts from the station, maintaining connections via Zephyr system and operating the production board.
·  Recording imete broadcasts from the station, maintaining connections and operating the production board.in reals.ommercial breakcall-in updates and recording calls from contest winners for broadcast. / 2009-2011
Intern, KGOW-AM 1560 The Game, Houston, TX
·  Recorded and edited audio using Sony Vegas software
·  Acted as on-air board operator on a limited basis, working the board to take calls and transition in and out of commercial breaks on time.
·  Researched and booked guests for on-air appearances.
·  Set up audio equipment for remote broadcasts, establishing remote connections via ComRex to the station for live broadcasts. / 2008-2009

References

Christi Brooks Assistant Program Director, KKBQ (713) 963-1283

Al Farb Morning Show Producer, KKBQ (713) 402-8959

Jennifer Tyler Air talent, KGLK (281) 793-1191

Dan Gallo Air talent, KTHT (281) 536-1946