DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MARCHING ARTS SUMMARY
1964 First year marching in The Squires, Watkins Glen, NY.
1975 Co-managed Squires while still marching (13th place, DCI) Continued to assist through 1979.
1976 Hosted local PBS broadcast of DCI East.
1977 Hosted broadcast of DCI Canada.
1979 >> 1st year as co-host of the national DCI championship broadcast on PBS.
Steve has hosted or co-hosted every DCI championship broadcast since, whether on TV, cable, internet or theatrical. (46 years) He has also worked as on-camera host for dozens of DCI productions over those many years. The DCI Legacy Series, Brass Roots, Classic Countdown, DCI VIP Network to name a few.
1980 Corps director, Florida Vanguards.
1981 Re-organized Florida Vanguards as Florida Wave.
1996 >> Stadium Announcer, Nightbeat 2013 >> Ardent supporter & announcer of DCI’s Sound Sport Festival as well as the DCA/All-Age partnership with DCI.
2013 Induction into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame.
2021 >> Member of DCI Marketing Team
2019 >> Chairman, DCI Hall of Fame *>> indicates continues to today
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Freelance On-camera & Voice Talent through RondoWorks.
Faculty – Coastal Carolina University Dept. of Communication, Media & Culture.
Part-time remote Marketing Content Creator @ Drum Corps International.
PBS/ESPN2/Cinema host of Drum Corps International Championship & regional broadcasts
(since 1977), and live webcasts.
Marketing Manager @ French Lick Resort, French Lick, IN
May 2011 – May 2022. Created and managed Telly Award winning video operation, specializing in online video and broadcast media.
Wrote, narrated, hosted and produced video pieces and radio spots. Hosted live resort events, did seasonal media swings across the Midwest.
TV NEWS: Managing Editor, Acting News Director, Main Anchor WWAY-TV,
Wilmington, NC 2007-2010.
Emmy award winning main anchor/reporter WFTV, Orlando, FL 1986-1995, 2001-2002 and WSVN & WTVJ, Miami, FL 1979-1986.
Specialized in space, environmental, tourism, and political reporting. Reported from Beirut, Lebanon, Central America, and Europe. Reporter/Weatherman WROC-TV, Rochester, NY,
1976-1979.
BUSINESS OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT
2003-2007 – Owner/General Manager/News Director of WLNN-TV Boone, NC
1996-2003 – Owner/General Manager/News Director of RBI radio group in Boone, NC.
Created news operations, developed websites, and managed marketing and promotion.
ACADEMICS
Master of Science Degree in Mass Media Arts & Journalism from Clarion
University of PA (2020)… Public Relations certificate Clarion (2019)… BA in
Communications with Teaching Certificate SUNY Geneseo (1976)… Former adjunct professor at Florida International University, Miami; SUNY Brockport; Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC.
FILM CREDIT
Making Mr. Right (1987) On-camera speaking role.
MEMBERSHIPS:
DCI Hall of Fame (Chairman);
Radio TV Digital News Assoc. (RTDNA)
