|
Adam McManus
8521 Blanco Road #2-272
San Antonio, Texas 78216
210.373.7499
TalkRadioAdam@gmail.com
Radio & Television Experience
Guest hosted on a national level for the following hosts: December, 2010-Present
- Tony Perkins of Family Research Council on Washington Watch on 337 stations.
- G. Gordon Liddy on the Radio America Network on 250 stations.
- Kerby Anderson on Point of View on 360 stations.
- Janet Folger Porter of Faith 2 Action on 150 stations.
- Vic Eliason of VCY America on CrossTalk on 75 stations.
- Joe Walsh on 560, The Answer (Salem) in Chicago, Illinois.
- Ben Ferguson and Chris Krok on 820, WBAP (Cumulus) in Dallas, Texas.
- Grant Stinchfield on 570, KLIF (Cumulus) in Dallas, Texas.
- Dan Patrick and Sam Malone on 700, KSEV in Houston, Texas.
- Dana Sturgeon on 1210, KPRZ (Salem) in San Diego, CA.
- Joe Pags on 1200, WOAI (Clear Channel) in San Antonio, Texas.
- Trey Ware, Jack Riccardi and Sean Rima on 550, KTSA (Alpha Media) in San Antonio, Texas.
- Rob Williams on 1620, WNRP in Pensacola, Florida.
- Dana Sturgeon on 1210, KPRZ in San Diego, California.
Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson, September 26, 2020 – March 10, 2023
- Read books of select authors to be featured on the show.
- Prepared 50-60 questions for Dr. James Dobson and his co-host Dr. Tim Clinton.
- Wrote 6-sentence summaries of broadcasts which were featured on the DrJamesDobson.org website, read by the announcers on 1,300 radio stations, and placed on the ministry's Facebook page followed by 7 million people as well as other platforms.
- Wrote longer-form broadcast descriptions, called "Hot Sheets," which summarized each show in 1,500-2,000 words. In addition, I provided links to social media handles for the guests, pictures, and key words to enable listeners to find broadcasts according to topic through the Dobson Digital Library.
Washington Watch radio talk show, January 2, 2019 – January 14, 2020
- Produced Family Research Council's nationally syndicated weekday radio show hosted by Tony Perkins.
- Booked the guests, pulled and edited the audio clips, and wrote the script.
- J.P. Duffy, Vice President of Communications at Family Research Council, wrote, "Adam McManus produced 'Washington Watch', Family Research Council's national radio talk show heard weekdays on 337 stations. He booked our guests, wrote the program script, and pulled audio clips. I was grateful for his strong work ethic, attention to detail, and willingness to think outside the box. Not only did Adam work well under pressure, producing two shows in a day at times when one of them was pre-recorded, he did so with a smile and a terrific attitude. I strongly recommend him to anyone needing a capable talk show host or producer." (jpd@frc.org)
KSLR Radio, 630 AM, Salem Communications, San Antonio, Texas; July, 1997 – September, 2001, March, 2003 – September, 2010
- Hosted, produced and marketed "Take A Stand" --
a daily, call-in radio talk show, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
- Awarded the honor of being the #1 local radio personality
in 2004 and the #1 local radio talk show host in 1999,
according to the San Antonio Express-News Reader's Choice
poll.
- Quoted in the New York Times on July 5, 2005 in which
he challenged President Bush not to select Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales to be a Supreme Court nominee in light
of his pro-abortion convictions.
- Generated substantial local press coverage of talk show
and radio station through creative media strategies including
interviewing high-profile local and national newsmaker guests,
debating liberal spokespeople and organizing and participating
in community-wide events.
- Wrote and sent a daily e-mail alert to 5,100 listeners
about upcoming guests and action steps on how to make a
difference which generated stronger loyalty to the show.
- More than doubled the local billing revenue during his 3:00-6:00 p.m. time slot.
- Sold, wrote and produced commercials for sponsors.
- Broadcast live from the Texas Republican State Conventions,
the National Republican Convention, the Conservative Political
Action Conference, International Christian Retail Show in
Denver, Colorado, and the Inauguration of
President George W. Bush.
- Wrote and voiced daily commentaries called “The McManus
Minute” heard at 7 a.m.
- Facilitated a weekly listener breakfast called “The
McManus Breakfast Club.”
- Led a monthly listener roundtable discussion called “The
Current Issues Forum.”
- Spoke at numerous local seminars, fundraisers and political
rallies.
Community Television, Raleigh, North Carolina; April, 1993 – June, 1997
- Hosted and produced an hour-long weekly, call-in TV talk
show which won The Southern Sunshine Video Festival Award
in 1994 for “Best Talk Show” in the Southeastern
region of nine states.
WEEB Radio, 1460 AM, Raleigh, 990 AM, Fayetteville, NC; Jan., 1994 – Sept., 1995
- Hosted and produced a daily, two-hour long call-in radio
talk show, 8-10 a.m.
- Sold, wrote and produced commercials for sponsors.
WKFT-TV40 (now WUVC-TV), Fayetteville, North Carolina; February, 1993
– April, 1993
- TV guest editorialist, 5 million watts, 13,000 square
miles, aired daily: 11:58 a.m. and 7:58 p.m.
WPJL
Radio, 1240 AM, Raleigh, North Carolina; June, 1993 – November,
1993
- Hosted and produced a daily, call-in radio talk show,
2:30-3:30 p.m.
- Featured nationally on “A Current Affair”
- Sold, wrote and produced commercials for sponsors
WRTP Radio, 1530 AM, Durham, North Carolina; June, 1990 – May, 1991
- Hosted and produced a daily, call-in radio talk show, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
- Sold, wrote and produced commercials for sponsors
- Worked as a stringer for Standard News with 300 stations
- Hosted WRTP’s Saturday morning “Just for Kids
Club” from August, 1990 - May, 1991 (Sunrise-1:00 p.m.)
- Hosted a weekly talk show for WRTP from February, 1990 - June, 1990, Saturdays, 1-2 p.m.
Other Work Experience
Independent Publicist; March, 2014 – Present
- Persuade my talk show host colleagues across America to interview my clients.
Wrote book entitled “Summer League to Summer Games: How 10 Neighborhood Swimmers Became Olympic Champions”; March, 2012 – November, 2012
- Three of the Olympic swimmers featured helped Michael Phelps win his record-breaking eighth gold medal in Beijing, China in 2008.
- Wrote in-depth mini-biographical chapters on the following Olympic swimmers: Josh Davis, Mark Gangloff, Brendan Hansen, Jason Lezak, Christine Magnuson, Christine Marshall, Aaron Peirsol, Peter Vanderkaay, and Neil Walker.
- Conducted extensive 6 to 10-hour-long interviews each with swimmers, their primary three coaches from elementary school through college, as well as their parents and spouses.
Campaign consultant for Texas State House candidate Matt Beebe; December, 2011 – May, 2012
- Participated in weekly strategy conference calls with candidate and other staffers.
- Wrote press releases.
- Booked and coached the candidate for radio, television and print interviews.
- Wrote and edited campaign literature.
- Spoke at campaign forums on behalf of the candidate.
- Participated in weekly door-to-door block-walking campaign.
Editor of Take A Stand newsletter; November, 2010 – April, 2012
- Composed and sent out weekday political newsletter to 5,000 subscribers which included news stories, commentary and cartoons.
- Sold and wrote ads which appeared in newsletter.
Education
|
