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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, MN

No Degree - Liberal Arts

Minneapolis Community And Technical College
Minneapolis, MN

Skills

  • 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
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