30 Years of Media Experience

The Kat’s Resumé

Bad Kat Productions
Portland, OR 97223

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June, 1995 – Present

Bad Kat Productions, Owner

Writer, On-Air Personality and Voiceover talent for all media.

A partial client list includes: Modern West Media, Cowgirl Magazine, Visa, Chicago Tribune, Sears, AM PM, Maxicare, Athletesdirect.com, DotTV, PD Quick, Nextlink, the Orange County Register, and the Santa Barbara News-Press.

Studio & Field Audio Mixer in Film/TV/Video Production for: Fox, Warner Bros./KIDSWB, Sony Pictures, NBC, Disney, Right-Brain Films, Insight Film & Video, Broadcast Image, Eye Magic, Paul Zenk Productions, TNN, Media Makers, Van Ness Films, Santa Barbara Channels, plus many more.

November, 2005 – April, 2009

AM 1290 KZSB
Santa Barbara News-Press Radio
1317 Santa Barbara St.
Santa Barbara, CA

Afternoon News Anchor, Mon-Fri, 4-7pm PST

August, 1997 – July, 2000

Artis, Inc.
Aleene’s Creative Living
Buellton, CA

Studio and field audio mixer for a top-rated TV show featuring crafting maven Aleene Jackson, the original Tacky Lady, that ran for many years, finishing production on TNN.

January, 1992 – August, 1995

Magic 106, KMGQ
Santa Barbara, CA

Co-host of Jennifer & The Kat with Jennifer Quinlan on Magic 106.3 FM, KMGQ; Hot A/C. Santa Barbara’s #1 morning show from 1992 – 1995.

May, 1988 – February, 1989

Universal Studios
Universal City, CA

Show Announcer & Emcee

October, 1976 – Present

On-air personality for over 16 radio/TV stations around the country including (from most recent to first gig): KZSB, WTAP-TV, KTYD, KMGQ – #1 Morning Show, KKUR, KZTR – #1 Morning Show, KNJO, KMDY, WRZZ, WZGC, WXKX, WXIL – #1 Morning Show, WCEF, WPAR, WKYG, and WMOV.

October, 1978 – October, 1982

United States Air Force Intelligence Operations
Texas, Colorado, California, Nevada, Virginia, and Europe (Germany, Norway and Denmark)

Honorable Discharge

EDUCATION

June, 1980 – July, 1981

Victor Valley Jr. College
Victorville, CA

Macro-Economics, Algebra

May, 1977

Ravenswood High School
Ravenswood, WV

Diploma
Majored in: English, Journalism, Creative Writing, and British Literature.

SKILLS

Extensive PC experience; familiarity with Mac
30 years experience with audio technology – hardware and software
Expertise in OpenOffice, MS Word and other Office programs
Experienced with Adobe Audition, Cool Edit Pro, Adobe PhotoShop
Experienced with Web Design, blogs and WordPress
Data entry: 60 wpm

References available upon request

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Until we clean up Darfur, Iraq and a hundred other hell-holes, all insipid gossip should be stricken from the internet. — The Kat
If I Were King