Bill Gardner

Objective

Morning Radio Personality and/or Program Director

Experience

“Bill Gardner delivers the perfect show.  Informed, aware, concise, fast paced, but unhurried.  From his first show in any town, he sounds like he’s lived in that town his whole life.”

Ron Chapman KVIL

2010                                92.7 Jill FM                           Southern California

Morning Drive Personality/Program Director

• Assumed responsibility for morning show and programming for four transmitters on 92.7 FM surrounding Los Angeles, with studios and programming thrust geared at Orange County CA. 
• Worked closely with consultant George Johns
  

 1999–2008                    KOOL-FM                                       Phoenix, AZ

Morning Drive Personality

• Improved 25-54 ratings from 13^th to consistent top five thru one.

• Finalist, Radio & Records Air Personality of the Year.

• Planned, executed, and steered local morning radio show with frequent management changes, (7 GM's, 7PD's in nine years)

"Your genius is that you’re the only on air talent I know who can exude personality and content over the intro of a song.” 

George Johns, consultant

1995–1999                    WESC-FM                 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Morning Drive Personality

• Assumed morning show after devastating loss of long time predecessor. The challenge  "no sane man wanted!"

• Reversed extreme downward rating trend, returning station to number one 12+.

• Voted Best of the Upstate, Radio Personality, Greenville News  readers’ poll over many names you know.

“I’m sorry to hear that CBS is letting such a great air talent get away.  Since moving to the Valley five years ago, I’ve enjoyed you all over again.” 

Jerry Del Colliano

Founder

INSIDE RADIO

1992–1994                    KFM-102.                                   Las Vegas, NV

Morning Drive Personality

• Returned morning drive to number one spot, from 7th.  Succeeded station manager in mornings, who remained as manager.

• Learned country radio; philosophy, and artists.  Broadcasted from CMA’s and met and interviewed many top artists.

• Worked closely with leading radio consultants.

Some Additional positions: 

President/GM/Owner -  KRVZ-AM/KQAZ-FM Springerville-Eagar AZ

PD/PM Drive/Middays -  KVIL/Dallas America's premiere AC station

PD/mornings - K-101/ San Francisco, their lone time at the top!

VP/Programming, SBI Inc., San Antonio & San Diego Class FM's

Mornings - WFYR-FM/Chicago

Mornings - KCBQ/ San Diego legendary top 40 AM, "the Q"

Mornings - KSAN-FM/San Francisco

Mornings - KMZQ Las Vegas.  AM start-up, deep cuts classic rock

WIBG/Philadelphia   WFIL/ Philadelphia  CFTR, Toronto

KLZ-FM/Denver, America's first FM Rock & Roll station, PD/On-Air

Airline Transport Pilot, Scenic Airlines, Las Vegas

Education

Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO, speech major                          

Interests

Small aircraft owner, travel, instructor Airline Ground School, new things

References

(Including three former Program Directors at KOOL)

Keith Hill, Consultant, South Padre Island TX, (956) 874-8981 

Shaun Holly, former KOOL Program Director (602) 828-0507   

Todd Wallace, former KOOL Program Director  (800) 528-6082

Tim Maranville, former KOOL Program Director (480) 250-1079

George Johns, Consultant, Fort Lauderdale FL  (954) 315-1509 

Bob Glasco, Consultant,  Cave Creek AZ  (480) 540-3707

Gary Cox, former GM KMZQ Las Vegas, Payson AZ (702) 480-5112