ERIC S. BUENEMAN
631 COACHWAY LANE
HAZELWOOD, MO 63042-1347
OBJECTIVE: To have a paid position (full or part-time) as an announcer, on-air disc jockey or voice-over talent at a commercial radio station in the St. Louis market.
EDUCATION
Currently working on a Bachelor of Arts degree, Mass Communications, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
Associate of Arts, Communication Arts-Broadcasting, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, July 1993.
RADIO EXPERIENCE
Announcer, WSIE (88.7 FM)-Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL/St. Louis, MO, May 2000-August 2000. Responsibilities included handling occasional airshifts under a Jazz format.
Announcer/Board Operator, WFUN (95.5 FM)-Coltre Broadcasting Company, Bethalto, IL/St. Louis, MO, August 1997-May 1999. Responsibilities included handling occasional on-air shifts under a Pre-Teen format, production of station promos, PSAs and commercials, local production (board operation) duties for various high school and college sports teams, local production (board operation) duties for the St. Louis Ambush professional indoor soccer team, screening calls for two paid radio programs, and engineered occasional remote broadcasts.
Announcer/Studio Engineer, WGNU (920 AM)-Norman Broadcasting Company, Granite City, IL/St. Louis, MO, October 1996-August 1997. Responsibilities included reading newscasts and weather forecasts, production and engineering for various talk and paid religious programs on an as-needed basis.
Announcer, News/Sports Anchor, Production Assistant, KCFV (89.5 FM)-St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Ferguson, MO, August 1985-August 1988 and August 1992-August 1995. Responsibilities included handling airshifts under an Alternative Rock format, preparation, production and airing of news and sports reports on a regular and standby basis, board operator duties for occasional on-campus play-by-play sports broadcasts, and host of "The Alternative Time Machine", a program of New Wave, Punk, Underground and Alternative classics.
ORGANIZATION/HONORS:
Nominee for the Ted Vasilopoulos Award, International Radio Club of America, 2000.
Publisher, "DX Monitor", International Radio Club of America, September 1999-present.
Member, International Radio Club of America, March 1994-present.
Member, Worldwide TV-FM DX Association, November 1993-present.
Member, Suburban Radio Club (St. Louis County, MO), April 1993-present.
Dean's List, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Spring and Intersession 1988.
LICENSES HELD:
Amateur Radio License (Technician Class), granted October 6, 1992
Restricted Radiotelephone License, granted August 2, 1985
AUDITION MATERIALS/REFERENCES: Available upon request.