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KMHT RADIO STAFF

STAFF:

  • Jerry and Wanda Hanszen Owners
  • Chris Paddie General Manager
  • Charlie Chitwood Sports Director
  • Will Avery Board Member
  • Jack DillardFarm Director
  • Phyllis Bryan Office Manager
  • Josh Bush News Director, Swap Shop, Production
  • James Duncan Account Executive, Swap Shop
  • Jamie Horton Evening News, Production
  • Ken Poindexter - Account Executive
  • Frank Lower - Sports and News
  • Paul Harvey - News and Comment, The Rest of the Story
  • Real Country DJ's - 103.9FM


    Station owners: Jerry & Wanda Hanszen

    JERRY T. HANSZEN brings to KMHT RADIO a background of successful sales, management and music. As a music major and educator, Hanszen has successfully guided high school musicians to numerous state and national awards with performances for the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints and to winning the first ever NBC TV-broadcast marching contest associated with the renowned Tournament of Roses parade. In sales, Hanszen has received the National Sales Award from Selmer Company.

    Hanszen has operated radio stations since the purchase of KGAS RADIO in 1988. Even before joining KGAS RADIO in Carthage, Texas, Hanszen provided color commentary for area high school contests with veteran broadcaster, Bev Brown. You may now hear Hanszen on Texas State Network news reporting the happenings of East Texas. You may also tune in to hear him broadcast U.I.L. events which are aired on many radio and cable networks throughout the state.

    Hanszen began operating KMHT in August of 2002. Hanszen is past president of the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB) and is currently serving on the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Board. Hanszen is the 2002 recipient of the TAB's Broadcaster of the Year award.

    WANDA HANSZEN has added greatly to the KMHT RADIO staff. Wanda is co-owner of the station and is often heard as an "on-air" personality. With a background including a degree in art and an extensive career in dance choreography and instruction, Wanda adds that spark of fine arts to the station. From coverage of band halftime shows and concerts to serving as anchor person for election night coverage...when you want to know exactly how it is...Wanda is there!

    CHRIS PADDIE, a native East Texan, KMHT RADIO as General Manager. Paddie is a graduate of Texas A&M University and holds a bachelor of science degree with an emphasis in marketing.

    Paddie comes to Marshall after a successful and productive sales career in Southeast Texas. Before joining KMHT, Paddie was responsible for generating in excess of five million dollars in sales volume.

    Paddie is leading the KMHT team as they cover all that is going in East Texas. In addition to being the General Manager of KMHT, he can also be heard on THE TALK OF EAST TEXAS each weekday morning at 8:30 A.M. and on Friday nights as the Marshall Mavericks football color commentator.

    CHARLIE CHITWOODcan be heard on KMHT RADIO calling all the sports of East Texas Baptist University and providing an up-to-the-minute sportscast daily called The SportsBeat of East Texas.

    Chitwood operates a sports broadcasting and marketing firm established in 1999. Charles S. "Charlie" Chitwood, sole proprietor and namesake of the Jefferson, Texas company married his love of sports with skills honed through more than 10 years experience covering, broadcasting, and marketing athletic programs and events running the gamut from one-day amateur events to professional baseball with plenty in between. Charlie Chitwood got a start 10 years ago handling the play-by-play for the Jefferson (Texas) High School Bulldog football team. Since then, he's added three years as the play-by-play voice of the East Texas Baptist University (Marshall) Tigers and Lady Tigers, broadcasting football, men's and women's basketball and even the softball team's trip to the NCAA-III Regional Tournament in 2002! In 2001, Chitwood produced the first-ever Internet broadcast of the Aztec Bowl, live from Saltillo, Mexico, giving nearly 15,000 D-III football fans a chance to hear how Team USA fared against the best Mexico could put on the field! Chitwood as well has worked in professional baseball, working behind the microphone as public address announcer and color commentator in Shreveport with the old Texas League Captains and as GM and broadcast director of the Tyler Roughnecks of the now-defunct All-American Association. Chitwood Sports Media frequently wields the "BIG STICK" combo of radio and Internet to broadcast football, basketball, and baseball or softball at any level of play, and even joins a select number of broadcast professional utilizing the latest in communications technology by bringing sports broacasts to listeners via their personal wireless telephones!

    Will Avery brings a wealth of radio and live entertainment experience to the KMHT RADIO. Avery caught "radio fever" right here at KMHT when he attended Marshall High School. He worked his way through college as a DJ at KEEE Radio in Nacogdoches. Avery earned a masters degree in music from Sam Houston State University. His career has included television and event production, and Avery gained his marketing experience as an employee of a Fortune 100 company. Will and his wife moved back home, and they are excited to be a part of life in Marshall once again. Commenting on his role as KMHT Station Manger, Will said, "It is my goal to bring back the good things from the old KMHT and create new programming for the new Marshall."

    JACK DILLARD, joins KMHT RADIO as Farm Director. Each week his broadcast consists of twelve farm programs with tips for gardeners. Dillard's brand of agricultrual news is played on an upbeat note as he informs, entertains and encourages area farmers and ranchers to bigger and better years. He laces the latest news with more than a little humor and common sense advice.

     

    Meet our Staff


    PHYLLIS BRYAN, Office Manager.
    Phyllis Bryan is the most recent addition to the KMHT staff. A native of Marshall and '73 graduate of Marshall High School, she joins KMHT after fifteen years of serving as Special Events Coordinator for Marshall Chamber of Commerce and Marshall Festivals, Inc. While there, Phyllis coordinated FireAnt Festival, Stagecoach Days and Wonderland of Lights, as well as Leadership Marshall and helped with many other Chamber of Commerce events. Prior to her position with the Chamber of Commerce, she worked with Campfire for Boys & Girls and owned and operated a Home Day Care for five years. Phyllis and her husband, Ricky, have four children,three grandchildren. and are members of Port Caddo Baptist Church. Phyllis enjoys all activities involving her family.

     


    JOSH BUSH, News Director.
    Josh Bush, a native of Waskom, joined the full time staff of KMHT to cover and produce news as well as sports. Josh began working at KMHT part-time while attending Panola College in Carthage. After receiving his Associates degree he transferred to East Texas Baptist University and continued working for KMHT. Josh recently earned a Bachelors degree in speech communication with a minor in Theatre from East Texas Baptist University. He produces and anchors the morning and noon KMHT Team News broadcasts. In his time at KMHT, he has covered numerous area events such as local and state elections, special hearings, and live events such the May 2005 pipeline explosion south of Marshall. KMHT was the first to broadcast the explosion and Josh was live from the scene all night long. He has had the privilege to interview several congressmen, Harrison County's State Senator and State Representative and has met with a variety of people including US Senators Kay Bailey Hutchinson and John Cornyn, Governor Rick Perry, and several nationally acclaimed broadcasters. In addition to news, Josh covers area sporting events and has been the voice of Waskom Wildcats sports and Marshall Maverick basketball on KMHT as well as LeTourneau University basketball. Josh is an active member of the Marshall Church of Christ and enjoys going to baseball games and movies with his family and friends. He is thankful to his family for the encouragement and support they have given him through the years.


    JAMES DUNCAN, Account Executive.
    James Duncan a native of Upshur County, is Account Executives here at KMHT and the co-host of the "World Famous Swap Shop". James' radio experience goes back to 1968 when he served as the Farm News Editor for KWKH Radio for 15 years in Shreveport, Louisiana. Through the years he has kept up his radio career through several different entities. He has also successfully worked in the auction and real estate business, served as Executive Vice President of the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association and worked for United-Bilt Homes. In 1999, he graduated from Louisiana Baptist University with a degree in Religion / Bible. James also serves as a bi-vocational pastor for Hickory Hill Baptist Church in Avinger, Texas. Married 46 years to wife Lynn, they have three grown children, and four grandchildren. James loves all types of sports and is an avid follower of high school rodeo as well as 4-H and FFA events and shows


    KEN POINDEXTER, Account Executive.
    Ken Poindexter is a native of Gladewater and joined the KMHT sales staff in August 2005. Ken grew up in South Arkansas and came to Marshall in June 1991, when he purchased Carrington Motor Company, which he operated until its sale in 1998. After four years, Ken found that retirement was not for him and in July 2002 he began his career in radio sales as an account executive for KCUL in Marshall. Ken's background includes many years in media and marketing. He first began as a reporter and later as managing editor of a weekly newspaper in Camden, Arkansas, and later moved to the daily Camden News as an account executive and later as advertising manager. (He also worked for the Arkansas Democrat, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Commercial and Fordyce, Arkansas, News Advocate. In 1967, he transferred from WEHCO Media's Camden News to its cable television division as marketing director and later as operations manager of their systems in Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas, including Longview and Kilgore. He left that company in 1979 to open a wood-products brokerage firm of his own and in 1983, upon the death of his father, took over management of their family's general store, established in 1896 by his grandfather, until they closed it in the fall of 1990. Ken serves on Marshall's Planning and Zoning Commission and the Marshall Downtown Development Corporation. He is a past board member of the Marshall Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO). He and his wife, Ellen are active members of Marshall Church of Christ. He is a member of the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) and collects old popular radio shows from Radio's Golden Years of the 1940's and 1950's.


    FRANK LOWER, Sports and News.
    Frank Lower has been broadcasting various sports for KMHT since Hanzsen Broadcasting took over operation of KMHT. Dr. Lower retired from ETBU at the end of May and joined the staff at KMHT in an expanded capacity beginning in June of 2006. Dr. Lower has been involved in radio since 1962 when he worked his way through college at KGIW in Alamosa, Colorado. He has also worked for KLMO in Longmont, Colorado, WIRJ in Humboldt, Tennessee, and KCUL in Marshall. Frank spent 38 years as a college professor teaching speech, theatre, and mass media. He will continue his sports broadcasting, while helping with news and other special events at KMHT.


    Paul Harvey, News and Comment, The Rest of the Story
    Paul Harvey is known as the “dean of radio broadcasters” because of the multiple generations of listeners he has attracted. Currently Harvey, through the ABC Radio Network, reaches 23 million loyal listeners via 1200+ radio stations across the USA. Harvey has a unique ability to make each listener believe he’s speaking directly to them, one-to-one. With his straightforward style, his intimate, instantly-recognizable delivery and his uncanny ability to draw listeners into a story, he’s a veritable American institution. Harvey is the most listened-to broadcaster in the world. Paul Harvey can be heard on KMHT Monday through Friday at 7:53 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and at 5:30 p.m. with The Rest of the Story. Saturday KMHT listeners can hear The Rest of the Story at 7:55 a.m. and his normal noon- hour report at 12:30 p.m. Visit Paul Harvey's website.


    Kris Wilson
    Middays

    Kris is a seven-year veteran of the Real Country Network.   She is very bright and friendly on the air, which makes her a favorite of the midday crowd.  Kris' great knowledge of country music comes in handy as she hosts the one hour midday request show.


    Richard Lee
    Afternoons

    The conversational Richard Lee, a twenty-year radio veteran, has worked at prestigious Country music stations, including KNIX-FM and KUKQ-FM Phoenix, KUZZ-FM Bakersfield, and WBCS-FM Milwaukee.  Richard's many years in the industry have given him the opportunity to produce a number of programs and interviews with Country music's top stars, many which are heard on Richard's show regularly.


    Steve Lewis
    Evenings

    Steve loves to connect one-on-one with his listeners.   Steve makes them an important part of his show, while keeping the Real Country rolling.  Steve's impressive background includes on-air positions with ABC's Country Coast-to-Coast;  KLOV Dallas;  KOMA, KEBC Oklahoma City;  and a stint at country legend KWKH Shreveport.


    Mike Farrell
    Overnights

    Mike prides himself as the "most prepared" jock on country radio.  Mike is an avid reader of books, magazines, newspaper, and now the web.  Mike keeps his listeners well informed about country music and the world of entertainment.  Mike's show is very music intensive with short bits of interesting information "between the records."  Mike's broadcast background includes a number of years as a programming consultant and national program director for syndicator TM Century.

     

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