Jerry Minshall

ACCENTS ARE NOT MY FORTE'––BEING A NATIVE OF MISSOURI, I HAVE A TRADITIONAL MIDWESTERN ACCENT..BUT HAVE LIVED IN THE SOUTH LONG ENOUGH, I CAN DO A MATURE SOUTHERN MALE..

I STARTED IN RADIO WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL; AGE 15. THAT WAS 1957. I AM A CAREER BROADCASTER, STARTING FULL-TIME IN 1964. PRIOR TO THAT, I GRADUATED FROM TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN KIRKSVILLE, MO IN 1962, WITH A DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION, VOCAL EMPHASIS. I WAS THEN A PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER AND DRAMA COACH FOR 2 YEARS. BEGINNING IN 1965, I WORKED FOR A RADIO COMPANY, WHERE I COMBINED THE CAREERS OF NEWS ANCHOR, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL SINGER. I WAS A SOLOIST, AS WELL AS A TRIO AND QUARTET MEMBER; AND PERFORMED ON THE STAGE AS WELL AS SYNDICATED RADIO AND TELEVISION. I SANG IN DIFFERENT GROUPS, RECORDING AT PROFESSIONAL STUDIOS IN NASHVILLE, TN, KANSAS CITY, MO, TULSA, OK, AND OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. OVER THE YEARS, I PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS RECORDINGS––GOSPEL AND COUNTRY, PRIMARILY––RECORDING APPROXIMATELY 50 SIDES (SONGS). I WAS A MEMBER OF A GROUP ("THE MARKSMEN") THAT TOURED WITH ABC-TV STAR JIMMY DEAN IN 1966. DURING MOST OF THE YEARS FROM 1966 TO THE PRESENT, I VOICED MANY RADIO AND TV COMMERCIALS. ON THE JOURNALISTIC SIDE, IN ADDITION TO MY RADIO & TV ANCHOR WORK, I COVERED MANY POLITICAL EVENTS, INCLUDING WORKING AS A 'FLOOR CORRESPONDENT' FOR THE MUTUAL RADIO NETWORK AT THE REPUBLICAN & DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS IN 1968; AND THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN 1972. FOR 15 MONTHS, I WAS A PROFESSIONAL CHURCHMAN (MUSIC DIRECTOR) BEGINNING IN OCTOBER, 1975 AT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, WICHITA, KS. HOWEVER, I CONTINUED TO DO VOICE WORK IN THAT PERIOD. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, I HAVE A B.S. IN EDUCATION FROM TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY, CLASS OF 1962.. AND IT APPEARS VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING I'VE INCLUDED ABOVE, COULD ALSO BE LISTED IN THIS SECTION. I WOULD ADD, THAT I TWICE WON THE 'BEST RADIO NEWS ANCHOR IN NASHVILLE' AWARD. I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT WWTN-FM RADIO IN NASHVILLE, TN. THAT IS A PART OF CUMULUS MEDIA, AND THE OPERATION INCLUDES 5 RADIO STATIONS IN OUR BUILDING. THERE ARE 4 PROFESSIONALLY EQUIPPED PRODUCTION STUDIOS IN THIS BUILDING, WHICH I HAVE ACCESS TO. I AM A NEWS ANCHOR FOR WWTN, AND ALSO DO COMMERCIALS BY REQUEST. MY HOME STUDIO IS RATHER LIMITED: I HAVE A MACBOOK..WITH A USB MICROPHONE. I WOULD MENTION THAT I AM A NOVELIST, AND HAVE ONE BOOK PUBLISHED: "SANTA FE COCKTAIL." IT'S AVAILABLE AT ZEPHYRBULLETINPRESS.COM AND AMAZON.COM. IN ADDITION TO A SHORT STORY, AND SEVERAL POEMS, I HAVE ESSENTIALLY COMPLETED TWO MORE NOVELS (AND AM HOPEFUL FOR A PUBLISHER). 3 MORE BOOKS ARE IN THE WORKS.