Kyle Cooper -- Resume -- Feb 2016

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KYLE COOPER (423) 725-4033 [Landline] or (304) 961-6842 [Mobile] 705 Logan Ridge Road Elizabethton, TN 37643 E-mail: [email protected] FACEBOOK TWITTER WEBSITE EXPERIENCE BUCCANEER SPORTS NETWORK/EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS Johnson City, Tennessee October 2014-Present WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAY-BY-PLAY “Voice of the Bucs,” NCAA Division I member of the Southern Conference; host of pre-game, halftime & post-game programming PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER: Buccaneer Football, Baseball & Men’s Basketball PRINCETON RAYS: PLAY-BY-PLAY & SALES Southern Communications Corporation; Beckley, West Virginia January 2008-October 2013 L & P Broadcasting Incorporated; Princeton, West Virginia April 2014-Present “Voice of the P-Rays,” Appalachian League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, on the Princeton Rays Radio Network Producer & host of pre- and post-game shows Account Executive specializing in creation & marketing of specialty sponsorship options Producer of daily promo spots; blogger; broadcast format administrator; travel & logistics coordinator ASSOCIATE OFFICIAL SCORER, PRINCETON RAYS HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION Kingsport/Johnson City/Bristol, Tennessee March 2013-Present Play-By-Play voice of Science Hill Hilltoppers/Big 7 Conference/Three Rivers Conference baseball WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NETWORK Charleston/Beckley, West Virginia March 2010-March 2014 Radio/webcast Play-By-Play, West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball and baseball tournaments Host of pre-game, halftime and post-game programming MISSOULA OSPREY/MONTANA RADIO COMPANY Missoula, Montana June 2013-January 2014 DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS, MISSOULA OSPREY Play-By-Play “Voice of the Osprey,” Pioneer League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks Pre- and post-game producer & host Writer & editor of daily game notes; distributor of stat packs; media liaison -- managed & enhanced media contact list Webmaster, missoulaosprey.com -- wrote & posted game stories, press releases and promotional articles Experienced in Home Base and News Room website providers Anchored daily local SportsCenter updates for ESPN Montana 97.5 FM CONCORD UNIVERSITY: SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Athens, West Virginia August 2009-May 2012 Concord’s first full-time SID; updated & expanded department’s outdated media contact list Webmaster, cumountainlions.com – official website of Concord Athletics Beat writer/editor/photographer/media relations director for 17 varsity teams Contact person for Athletic Department initiatives Experienced with Sidearm website provider; supervised major website re-design and re-launch Main content provider/design consultant/distribution director for gameday & seasonal programs Member of Concord University’s Advancement, Technology and Yearbook committees CONCORD UNIVERSITY PLAY-BY-PLAY (Southern Communications) “Voice of the Mountain Lions” – NCAA Division II football, basketball and baseball, 2008-2013 Host & producer of pre- and post-game programming Host & producer of “Mountain Lions Weekly” – live, hour-long, on-campus CU coaches’ show ESPN RADIO 1050 WAMN Princeton/Bluefield, West Virginia June 2007-December 2007 Operations Manager/Sales Associate/Sports Director/Production & Technical Director/Talk Show Host QUEENB RADIO OF WISCONSIN INCORPORATED Platteville/Lancaster, Wisconsin May 2001-November 2006 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE PLAY-BY-PLAY/PRE- AND POST-GAME HOST/SALES ASSOCIATE “Voice of the Pioneers” NCAA Division III basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball Host & producer, “The Open Field” -- weekly, live, on-location UW-Platteville coaches’ show Master of Ceremonies, UWP Booster Club luncheons Station group representative at Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference events EDUCATION: BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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KYLE COOPER (423) 725-4033 [Landline] or (304) 961-6842 [Mobile]

705 Logan Ridge Road Elizabethton, TN 37643 E-mail: [email protected] FACEBOOK TWITTER WEBSITE

EXPERIENCE

BUCCANEER SPORTS NETWORK/EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS Johnson City, Tennessee October 2014-Present

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAY-BY-PLAY “Voice of the Bucs,” NCAA Division I member of the Southern Conference; host of pre-game, halftime & post-game programming

PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER: Buccaneer Football, Baseball & Men’s Basketball

PRINCETON RAYS: PLAY-BY-PLAY & SALES Southern Communications Corporation; Beckley, West Virginia January 2008-October 2013 L & P Broadcasting Incorporated; Princeton, West Virginia April 2014-Present

“Voice of the P-Rays,” Appalachian League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, on the Princeton Rays Radio Network Producer & host of pre- and post-game shows Account Executive specializing in creation & marketing of specialty sponsorship options Producer of daily promo spots; blogger; broadcast format administrator; travel & logistics coordinator

ASSOCIATE OFFICIAL SCORER, PRINCETON RAYS

HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION Kingsport/Johnson City/Bristol, Tennessee March 2013-Present

Play-By-Play voice of Science Hill Hilltoppers/Big 7 Conference/Three Rivers Conference baseball

WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NETWORK Charleston/Beckley, West Virginia March 2010-March 2014

Radio/webcast Play-By-Play, West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball and baseball tournaments Host of pre-game, halftime and post-game programming

MISSOULA OSPREY/MONTANA RADIO COMPANY Missoula, Montana June 2013-January 2014

DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS, MISSOULA OSPREY

Play-By-Play “Voice of the Osprey,” Pioneer League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks Pre- and post-game producer & host Writer & editor of daily game notes; distributor of stat packs; media liaison -- managed & enhanced media contact list

Webmaster, missoulaosprey.com -- wrote & posted game stories, press releases and promotional articles Experienced in Home Base and News Room website providers

Anchored daily local SportsCenter updates for ESPN Montana 97.5 FM

CONCORD UNIVERSITY: SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Athens, West Virginia August 2009-May 2012

Concord’s first full-time SID; updated & expanded department’s outdated media contact list Webmaster, cumountainlions.com – official website of Concord Athletics Beat writer/editor/photographer/media relations director for 17 varsity teams Contact person for Athletic Department initiatives Experienced with Sidearm website provider; supervised major website re-design and re-launch Main content provider/design consultant/distribution director for gameday & seasonal programs Member of Concord University’s Advancement, Technology and Yearbook committees

CONCORD UNIVERSITY PLAY-BY-PLAY (Southern Communications) “Voice of the Mountain Lions” – NCAA Division II football, basketball and baseball, 2008-2013 Host & producer of pre- and post-game programming Host & producer of “Mountain Lions Weekly” – live, hour-long, on-campus CU coaches’ show

ESPN RADIO 1050 WAMN Princeton/Bluefield, West Virginia June 2007-December 2007

Operations Manager/Sales Associate/Sports Director/Production & Technical Director/Talk Show Host

QUEENB RADIO OF WISCONSIN INCORPORATED Platteville/Lancaster, Wisconsin May 2001-November 2006

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE PLAY-BY-PLAY/PRE- AND POST-GAME HOST/SALES ASSOCIATE “Voice of the Pioneers” NCAA Division III basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball Host & producer, “The Open Field” -- weekly, live, on-location UW-Platteville coaches’ show Master of Ceremonies, UWP Booster Club luncheons Station group representative at Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference events

EDUCATION: BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison