Bill Gardner

Objective

Morning Radio Personality and/or Programming Management

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     Los Angeles CA    

Morning Drive Personality/Program Director

• As the only "LIVE" voice on the radio station originating from Orange County, 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
• Personally operated on air music and commercials during live morning show via my laptop In Orange County via automation located 90 miles away in Thousand Oaks!
• 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 #1.

• Finalist, Radio & Records Air Personality of the Year
• Maintained daily full page web site updates.
• Planned, executed, and steered successful local morning radio show despite frequent management changes, (7 GM's, 7PD's over nine year tenure!)

"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 trends, returning station to number one 12+.
• Voted Best of the Upstate, Radio Personality, Greenville News  readers’ poll over many familiar radio 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 KFM102.      Las Vegas, NV

Morning Drive Personality

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

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

• Worked closely with leading radio consultants Rusty Walker and Bob Glasco.

Additional positions: 

Airline Transport Pilot, Captain, Scenic/Grand Canyon Airlines, Las Vegas 1995, and August 2015 to present.

Owner/President/GM -  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 only time at #1!

PD/Mornings - BJ-105 Orlando, #1 with a 16.1 share in mornings!

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

VP/Programming/Mornings KZBS-FM, Oklahoma City

Mornings - WFYR-FM/Chicago RKO Radio with PD Dick Bartley

Afternoon Drive - KING-AM Seattle

Mornings - KCBQ/ San Diego legendary top 40, PD Jack McCoy           Mornings - KSAN-FM/San Francisco 

Mornings - KLCY-FM Salt Lake City

Mornings - KSD St. Louis

Mornings- KDWB  Minneapolis St. Paul

Mornings-  WVBF-FM  Boston

Mornings-  KNUS-FM  Dallas

Mornings - KMZQ-AM Las Vegas.  AM start-up, deep cuts classic rock. WIBG, WFIL WMMR-FM Philadelphia  CFTR, Toronto,  WHB Kansas City

KLZ-FM Denver, America's first FM rock and roll station!

Middays - WMYQ-FM Miami, like KCBQ, for legendary PD Jack McCoy  

Afternoon Drive- KMLE-FM "Camel Country 108" Phoenix 

Instructor, Bill Phelps Airline Ground Schools, teaching aspiring airline   pilots the FAA Airline Transport Pilot and Flight Engineer tests.

Senior VP/GM Joy's Furniture Gallery/Ashley Home Store, Lakeside AZ,

a 64,000 square foot, 25 employee store in Arizona's White Mountains.

Education

Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO, speech major                          

Interests

New things, people and friends, small aircraft owner, travel

References

(Including three former Program Directors at KOOL)

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

Shaun Holly, former KOOL Program Director (520) 247-1364  

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

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

George Johns, Consultant, West Palm Beach 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