Matt Tarnawa returns to sports radio

April 6, 2010 - PRLog -- Matt Tarnawa, an STAA client, has accepted a job as a Programmer at KWIX-KRES-KIRK in Moberly, Missouri.

The full-time spot offers Tarnawa a range of responsibilities, including news, sports, play-by-play, production, and board-op work. "I’m definitely looking forward to all the opportunities I’ll get in a variety of areas, especially the sports. KRES is known throughout the area for really great sports coverage," says Tarnawa. "It’s not going to be the same day twice.”

When the sportscasting position at the Good Radio cluster became available, News Director Brad Boyer called STAA to post the job. Tarnawa's Talent Page was among those STAA sent to Boyer.

"I know [STAA CEO] Jon Chelesnik sent the link to my Talent Page to Brad right away," Tarnawa says. "Employers head to that page and they have everything in one place; it’s really ideal for someone who is looking for a sportscaster. That’s how you get yourself seen. Its works almost better than self promotion because it’s there all the time for anybody to review.”

When Tarnawa saw the listing he set his personal network in motion to gain an edge on the competition. Tarnawa’s friend Will Palaszczuk, a classmate at the University of Missouri and fellow STAA client, also works for a Good Radio station, KTJJ in Farmington, MO.

“Networking was huge. I had people in that part of the state and who work for the company whom I could keep in touch with and who could bring me to the attention of Brad. Without that, I’m just another name and face. The networking I was able to do really helped me out.”

When the call for an interview came, Tarnawa turned to STAA for assistance. Chelesnik conducted a mock interview over the telephone with Tarnawa in preparation for the real deal.

“I had been rusty on the interviews because I hadn’t had one for awhile. You get out of practice. You think you are going to be a pro speaking for a living but you don’t have the handle on it that you think you did," says Tarnawa. "The questions Jon asked and the tips and pointers were absolutely invaluable in getting the job. Without the mock interview, I don’t know that I would have done so well when it mattered.”

Tarnawa spent the two years as a reporter, anchor, and producer at KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri. While at KOMU Tarnawa also did some radio work at KBIA, the NPR affiliate in Columbia, but it has been almost a year since his last radio appearance.

Tarnawa is the fourth STAA client to join the Good Radio family of stations, joining Palaszczuk and Ari Temkin and Eric Messersmith, who also work for the Moberly cluster.

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