Tara Shrodes
Resume
Objective:
To obtain a challenging position as an On-Air
Radio Host.
Career Highlights
On-Air Radio Host
. WGHN AM/FM CBS Broadcasting,
Grand Haven,
Michigan. Afternoon drive host on this news/AC station. Writes and
produces hundreds of news segments, commercial spots, and represents station at
local events.
Sales experience.
· WFMK-FM, Liggett Broadcasting, East Lansing,
Michigan. Hosted
adult contemporary, 7pm-midnight. Increased Arbitron ratings by 33% to all
time station record high. Wrote and voiced commercial spots.
Represented station in public appearances.
· WSNX-FM, Goodrich Broadcasting, Muskegon, Michigan. Hosted
Top
40, overnights. Wrote and voiced commercial spots. Represented station
in public
appearances.
· WVIC-FM, Goodrich Broadcasting, East
Lansing,
Michigan. Hosted Top 40 programming in 3pm-6pm time slot. Wrote and
produced commercial and public service announcements.
Television
· Club Connect, WTVS-TV, PBS, Detroit, Michigan.
Co-hosted and
produced national teen magazine television show, 6 years. Michigan Emmy
winner, 1991, Best Non-News Talent. Club Connect heralded in Time, People and TV
Guide. Wrote dozens of segments, interviewed national celebrities,
made public appearances.
Actor/Stand-Up
Comedian/Writer
· Represented by the Tyler-Karr Agency in Los
Angeles. Traveled
the city performing original material. Member of the writing and performing
group Telling
Tales Theater.
Teacher
· Classroom teacher, grades K-12, three
and a half years.
Full-time second grade teacher for one year in California. Improved
state standardized test scores. Responsible for planning and teaching
all subjects.
Education - Bachelor of Arts,
Communication
Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University, 1987.