• Lisa Braun (1987): Marketing Manager, Cincinnati Reds
• Nick Gorant (1984): President and Founder, Sealion Studio and Estates
• Stephen Kendall (1985): Director of Media Acquisition, Storage, and Distribution, WBGU-TV, BGSU, Bowling Green
• David Kennedy (1976): CEO, Flycast Inc. Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Kelli Kling (1992): Marketing, PR & Special Events, Wood County Historical Center and Museum, Bowling Green
• Ed Niemi (1996): Vice President, Affiliate Relations & Distribution, SportsTime Ohio, Cleveland, OH.
• Jay Schell (2006): IT and Broadcast Engineer, WTOL, Toledo, OH
• Jon Sinton (1977): Co-Founder and President, Progressive Voices, Inc.
• Patricia Silver (1976): President, Sphere Entertainment, Toronto, Canada
• Dave Skorupski (1985): Research Director, Fox Toledo
• Mitchell Waxler (2008): Studio Manager, Smash Studios, New York

Brian D'Aurelio, 1996
Brian D'Aurelio is Sr. Director of National Promotions and Events Marketing of Sirius XM Radio. Formerly he was an on-air personality and Operations Manager for three Emmis radio stations in New York City with a combined weekly listenership of over 6+million and $50+million in annual revenue. He has produced hundreds of concerts and events from Hip Hop to Rock & Pop, including shows at Madison Square Garden and Giants Stadium featuring acts like Aerosmith, Tool, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Diddy, Jay Z, Britney Spears and crowds of 50,000+. Along with his role as Operations manager for 101.9 RXP (1019rxp.com), Hot 97 (hot97.com) and 98.7 Kiss FM (987kissfm.com) in New York, he is an on-air personality 7pm - midnight on ROCK 101.9 RXP "The New York Rock Experience" and available via live stream worldwide at 1019RXP.com. Prior to this he has held various on and off-air duties in radio starting at BGSU on WFAL and working his way to Chicago and eventually New York where he has resided for the past 10 years. Brian's resume features over 15 years of experience managing media marketing, operations and brand building at brands such as Z100 (WHTZ NYC), HOT 97 (WQHT NYC), and 97.9 The Loop (WLUP Chicago)."
Social Gathering/Networking Committee

Lisa Braun, 1987
Marketing Manager, Cincinnati Reds  
Lisa  handles the advertising, strategic partnerships and media promotions for the Cincinnati Reds.  Her diverse background in media and entertainment includes serving as Vice President of Music Marketing & Promotion for MTV, as well as New Media Director for Clear Channel Cincinnati.  Lisa has experience in radio programming and on-air with several stations in Ohio and Indiana.  She has been inducted into the Matthew 25: Ministries Humanitarian Hall of Fame and named one of Billboard Magazine’s Most Powerful People in Hard Rock. Lisa is a former WFAL Program Director and has served as President of the BGSU Radio Alumni Society.
Social Gathering/Networking Committee

Ray Crawford, 1993
Ray Crawford is an on-air talent on programming produced by Fox Sports Ohio.  He currently works on the network's coverage of the NHL, college basketball and high school football. An internship led to Crawford's first professional job at a small TV station in Findlay.  From there, he made stops in Missouri and North Carolina before returning to Ohio at WSYX/WTTE in Columbus in 1998.  While there, he won an EMMY Award for his reporting and received recognition from the Associated Press. Crawford's career began in the studios of West Hall.  As a member of the BG Radio Sports Organization, he was a play-by-play announcer for various Falcons sports broadcasts.  He also reported sports on the first anchor team of BG 24 News in 1992.
Development Committee

Nick Gorant, 1984
President and Founder, Sea Lion Estates and Studio
Gorant founded Sea Lion Studio in Bowling Green in 2002 to bring media technology to the Bowling Green community.  The studio is a outgrowth of his Sea Lion Estate multimedia production company. He launched BGFile.com as a virtual storefront and local information portal.  All his employees are BGSU graduates.
Alumni Board Secretary

Joshua Gross, 2007
Marketing Solutions Manager, Comcast Entertainment Group
Joshua was one of the graduates who went through the E! internship program of the TCOM department and hired subsequently by Comcast/E!. He began as an executive assistant in the Marketing Solutions Department upon graduation. He was promoted to the current manager position in 2010.
Development Committee

David Kennedy, 1976, 1981
David is the CEO of Flycast, Inc.  FlyCast (www.FlyCast.fm) was founded in 2006 by a group of seasoned PC industry veterans to create advanced IP-based mobile delivery technology that focused on smart phones and other mobile digital media devices.  The company’s FlyCast application offers users over 1200 channels of entertainment, delivered to their smartphone over wireless connections. Prior to his work at Flycast, he was CEO/Vice Chairman of Interep National Radio Sales in New York. Interep (IREP.PK) is the nation's largest independent advertising sales and marketing company specializing in radio, the Internet, television and complementary media, with offices in 17 cities. During the 1970s, David held various radio positions at WMHE and WLQR until being promoted to Director of Program Research for Susquehanna Radio Corp. In August of 1989, he was named Senior Vice President and assumed direct responsibility for WFMS, Indianapolis, and WRRM, Cincinnati, while managing group planning and research operations for all Susquehanna stations. David has actively participated in, and received numerous accolades from, the National Association of Broadcasters, Radio Advertising Bureau, John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation, and the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation among many others.
Industry Outreach Committee

Ed Niemi, 1996
Ed Niemi is the Vice President of Affiliate Relations & Distribution for SportsTime Ohio (STO). STO is a regional sports network and the TV home of the Cleveland Indians. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ed is responsible for all aspects of the Affiliate Sales Department including negotiating distribution contracts and developing and maintaining strong relationships with STO’s cable and satellite affiliates. Ed has been in the cable industry since graduating with a BA in Communications, working in local ad sales for Cablevision and affiliates sales and marketing for Fox Cable Networks. While at BGSU, Ed was a member of the Men’s Golf Team.
Development Committee

Nick Ramos, 2005
Producer / Evolution Media ("Real Housewives of Beverly Hills") & Freelance Field Producer/Segment Director / CBS Television Studios , Los Angeles, CA
After graduating Bowling Green State University, Nick Ramos moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in television production. Having gained valuable experience at Fox Toledo News, during his senior year in college, Nick was able to bring such experience to his first job in Hollywood at E! Entertainment. Thanks in part to E!s internship program pioneered by former Senior Vice President of Production, Jeff Shore, Nick was able to learn the inner workings of a fast-paced production environment and in a short time made the transition from production assistant to supervising producer. With nearly seven years of television experience under his belt, Nick’s credits include television shows and short-form (New Media) programming for E!, E! International, Style, Reelz Channel, Sí TV, BET, Bravo, and several other established shows and production houses.
Industry Outreach Committee

Andy Nwoye, 2003
Broadcast Designer, Sinclair Broadcast Group
Social Gathering/Networking Committee

Mitch Waxler, 2008
Studio Manager, Smash Studios, New York
Mitch Waxler graduated from BGSU in May 2008 and immediately headed to NewYork City for his dream job at Smash Studios, a prestigious recording studio with a large clientele of music industry luminaries. Established in 1989, Smash was voted “The Best Studio In New York” by the Village Voice and named “Best of the East” by Mix Magazine. Smash is New York's largest rehearsal/recording facility with more than 10,000 square feet of music production facilities jam-packed with the highest quality gear and recording suites.
Career Development and Placement Committee

Ninette Widman, 1995
Ninette started at a LPTV station working as an Editor, on-air Talent, Producer/Director and Manager. In 1998 she joined Buckeye CableSystem in Toledo, Ohio. She has had an array of experience with Buckeye working in Master Control, Production and Traffic. Fall 2005 Ninette became Supervisor of the multichannel, multifunctional Master Control for Buckeye called Local Stations. She runs a 24/7 department which broadcasts for BCSN, The Community Channel & WT05-The CW as well as managing a range of functions for Ad Sales in Toledo & Sandusky, Marketing, Engineering and external entities.
Industry Outreach Committee

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