John-Daniel Berg
Chaska
Summary
Committed Operations Manager and Radio/Podcast Producer with extensive media knowledge, production experience and a broad skillset. Firm believer in hard attentive work and high standards.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager/Content Producer
Salem Media Group
04.2022 - 03.2025
- Hired, trained, coached, scheduled and lead local radio production teams
- Maintained four terrestrial radio station broadcast schedules, automated systems, remote satellite connections and local production studios and schedules
- Planned, coordinated and executed LIVE local remote broadcast events
- Planned, coordinated and executed major donor radio campaigns and events
- Created broadcast marketing campaign spots for clients
- Scheduled guest interviews
- Maintained full podcast production responsibilities for The Michele Tafoya Podcast including video editing and platform management
- Maintained public record files for all four terrestrial radio stations and composed and submitted quarterly compliance reports for FCC
- Coached client-hosts on the fundamentals of radio and podcast broadcasting
Assistant Operations Manager
Salem Media Group
04.2018 - 04.2022
- Hired, trained, coached and scheduled local radio production teams
- Maintained four terrestrial radio station broadcast schedules, automated systems, remote satellite connections, and local production studios and schedules
- Planned, coordinated and executed LIVE local remote broadcast events
- Planned, coordinated and executed major donor radio campaigns and events
- Coached client hosts on the fundamentals of radio broadcasting
- Co-produced and board operated LIVE daily local drive-time talk radio programming
Board Operator/Production Assistant
Salem Media Group
07.2015 - 04.2018
- Coached on-air talent and clients
- Provided production elements like show intros, audio drops and bumper music selections for both LIVE and pre-recorded broadcasts
- Operated broadcast equipment, monitored audio levels, signal quality and the local playlist schedule to ensure high-quality LIVE and pre-recorded programming
- Troubleshot technical issues
- Pushed listener participation in major charitable donor campaign drives through LIVE on air mentions and pre-recorded content
- Broadcast LIVE on-air news/talk elements like local weather and traffic reports
- Assisted at local station events if not in studio broadcasting said event
Education
No Degree - Liberal Arts
Normandale Community College
Minneapolis, MNNo Degree - Liberal Arts
Minneapolis Community And Technical College
Minneapolis, MNSkills
- Adobe Audition and Premier Pro proficient
- ENCO and Wide Orbit automation proficient
- XDS/Barix and other satellite network familiarity
- Secular and religious music and spoken-word audio curation
- Technical problem-solving and troubleshooting across multiple systems
- Broadcast schedule creation from scratch
- Positive organizational and management aptitude
- Listener call-screening
- Extensive media and broadcast historical knowledge
- Extensive familiarity with contemporary media landscape
- Highly musical
Accomplishments
2021 Employee of the Year - Salem Media Group Twin Cities.
Promoted from Production Assistant to Assistant Operations Manager to Operations Manager from 2015-22.
Selected to produce a new podcast for Emmy award-winning former NBC broadcaster signed to Salem Media in 2022.
Timeline
Operations Manager/Content Producer
Salem Media Group
04.2022 - 03.2025
Assistant Operations Manager
Salem Media Group
04.2018 - 04.2022
Board Operator/Production Assistant
Salem Media Group
07.2015 - 04.2018
No Degree - Liberal Arts
Normandale Community College
No Degree - Liberal Arts
Minneapolis Community And Technical College