Ohio Valley Chapter

Roy Flynn has been in television and video production for more than 20 years and has been in the Dayton area since 1994. Roy has served as Production Manager of ThinkTV in Dayton and Director of Operations for the Miami Valley Communications Council. Currently, he is a lecturer of Electronic Media and Manager of Kennedy Union Studio Complex at the University of Dayton. Roy previously worked for stations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Indiana. He's a 4-time Emmy® recipient and has served on the Board as Governor, Dayton Vice President and Emmy® Awards Chair.

Doug Jones has worked in a variety of position over the course of his 16 years in the broadcast industry. He has served as a producer and writer for a variety of stations, agencies and production companies. His most recent position is as Promotion Director of WBNS & The Ohio News Network in Columbus. Doug has worked in the Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Philadelphia markets. In addition to his eight Emmy® Nominations Doug also has several Promax and Emmy® Awards.

Tony Mastriani has worked in radio and television news for nearly 30 years. His broadcasting career started in 1973 at a FM station in Carrollton, Ky. Tony was News Director. Next came radio jobs at WCNW, Fairfield, Ohio, WKRC-AM, Cincinnati, and WUBE, Cincinnati. After teaching for two years at the University of Cincinnati, and a 2nd master's Degree, Tony went to work in news at WLWT-TV.

Tony was a writer, reporter, and producer. In 1975, Tony joined WCPO-TV as a writer/producer. After 27 years at Channel 9 he took early retirement. Tony has been an adjunct instructor at UC, NKU and Xavier since 1978. Tony is currently teaching broadcast journalism and speech communication at Northern Kentucky University and Xavier University.

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Anthony Mirones is currently a producer/photojournalist for WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. Tony has been a photographer since 1994 in a variety of Mid-western markets. He is a four-time Emmy® winner and is the current Ohio News Photographers Association Television Vice President. Mr. Mirones indicated that, “I am committed to education and a mentor to younger professionals."

Barry Bernson is weekday morning co-anchor on Fox41, WDRB-TV. Barry began his journalism career in radio and newspapers in 1964 in Pompton Lakes, NJ. He is a 1969 journalism graduate of the University of Iowa. In 1969, he moved to Louisville as a radio news anchor for the old WAVE-970. From there moved to WAVE-3 television, in 1971 developing his "on-the-road" human interest feature, "WAVE Country."

Barry moved to Chicago in 1976, as feature reporter and movie critic for WMAQ-TV. He also became a leading correspondent for "NBC News Overnight". He returned to Louisville in 1985, continuing on the features beat for WHAS-11 with his series "Bernson's Corner." In 1992, Barry and Rachel Platt premiered Louisville's top-rated morning news program, "Good Morning Kentuckiana."

Barry joined Fox41 in October 2003. He has been awarded four Ohio Valley Region Emmys, and was voted "Best Morning Host" in 2004 by the readers of Louisville Magazine. He is also a repeat winner in the features category of the Metro Louisville Journalism Awards and has won "Best Feature" honors from the Associated Press in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.

Craig Cornwell is the Director of Programming for KET, the multi-channel PBS and Educational statewide network for Kentucky. A native of Washington, D.C., Cornwell received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary and his M.S. in Communications from Syracuse University. His broadcasting background includes producing and directing positions at network affiliates in New York, Virginia and Kentucky.

He also founded and managed Kentucky Production Center, a full-service video production company based in Lexington. Subsequently, he was the Production and Program Manager for WTVQ, the ABC affiliate in Lexington. He joined KET in 1994 as the Director of Production and Executive Producer. He was promoted to Director of Programming in 2004 and is responsible for scheduling six digital channels, program development and overseeing Kentucky productions.

Gary recently joined the staff of WSTR MY64 after 10 years in the Creative Services department at WXIX -FOX19. In 2000, Gary was promoted to On-Air Promotion Manager at the Cincinnati station. Gary has been a member of NATAS since 1997. He is a 3-time Emmy® Nominee and awarded an Emmy® for Editing. Gary graduated from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, earning degrees in both Dramatic Performance & Electronic Media. While a student, Gary received the Ohio Valley Chapter's Student Scholarship. He also serves on the CCM Alumni Board of Governors.

Timothy Bischoff is KET's Director of Marketing. He leads the team that develops and implements marketing strategies that strengthen KET's brand position as a vital Kentucky institution, worthy of viewership, membership and support. Tim also serves as KET's Creative Director and is the Executive Producer of on-air fundraising activities.

Tim has wide-ranging marketing, branding and production expertise and has been recognized with numerous ADDY Awards, NETA Awards, and PBS Promotion Awards. He was nominated for a regional EMMY® Award in 2006 for Classical Discovery (arts/cultural program) and won a regional EMMY® Award for Visions Mailbox (promotional campaign) in 1999.

A Kentucky native, Tim began his public television career at WKYU-TV in Bowling Green. Prior to his current role, Tim served KET as Image & Development Production Manager and as a Producer/Director of arts performance programs, documentaries, instructional programs, promotion and pledge. Tim has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky University.

Julie Davis joined the staff of ThinkTV16 & 14 in November 2000 as a producer/director. She produces and directs ThinkTV's live on air Membership Drives and the station's annual six-day live GreatTVAuction. In addition, Julie has produced several 30-minute programs and acted as field producer for the weekly series “Our Ohio." Julie came to ThinkTV from WFWA-PBS39 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she spent nine years as a producer/director.

Julie has received several awards including an ADDY from The American Advertising Federation and top honors from the state-wide Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations Awards among others. She graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BA in Communications.

Cindy Gaillard has been in broadcasting for 26 years, working her way through public and commercial radio and television stations. A native of sunny New Mexico she is celebrating her fifth year with WOSU TV where she's written, produced, directed, edited and voiced everything from obnoxious car commercials to live C-Span broadcasts with President Clinton.

Ms. Gaillard has a strong background in producing and editing long form documentaries, two of which have been graced with Rocky Mountain Emmy® Awards. Cindy's favorite project has been directing several disco-dancing Grizzly bears for a plumbing commercial. Currently, she is the Executive Producer for arts programming and our flagship arts magazine show, ArtZine.

Rick Green is a thirteen-year veteran of the television industry, focusing his efforts in the broadcast and production areas. As Creative Director at NBC 4 in Columbus, Ohio; Rick has became entrenched in the television industry both at home in Columbus, and on a national level.

Rick also started a television production company, Greenhouse Media, in early 2000, which has grown to become the ‘production arm' of The PowerPlant Multimedia Studios. Over the years, Rick has worked with a wide variety of local and national clients. Rick has been nominated for a dozen Emmy® Awards, and has won five times. Rick also won a prestigious Promax Gold Medallion Award, which is an international award for Marketing and Promotion Production.

Rick was also a member of the Board of Governors in the 90's as well as participatory rolls in several other professional organizations.

Jim Timmerman is a freelance Producer/Director and Operations Manager for CentralSat, a mobile uplink truck company. Jim was the Program & Production Manager at WCPO for 21 years. Starting as a studio camera operator he was promoted to Director then Program Manager. Jim graduated from BGSU many years ago with a RTVF degree. While there he worked at WBGU-TV. Prior to that he was employed at WLIO-TV in Lima. Jim is a long-time member of NATAS and has served on the board in one capacity or another for 10+ years.

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Phil Wilson is Founder, President and CEO of 361 Studios, a multifaceted multimedia agency based in Columbus, Ohio offering professional website development, video production, interactive media, visual effects, 3D modeling/digital animation, multimedia presentations, identity & branding and general design.

With a degree in Computer Science & Engineering from The Ohio State University, Phil has over 16 years professional experience in the creative and innovative application of high-end technology to media. For seven years, Phil was simultaneously the Director of Technology and Director of Dynamic Media (a new multimedia division which he founded) at the architecture/engineering firm, Moody•Nolan, Inc.

In 2003, Phil founded 361 Studios and he hasn't looked back since. Today, Phil is proud to acknowledge the achievements of his team of dedicated and impassioned artists at 361 Studios including several design/company awards, nearly 70 happy clients (spanning 10 states) and the successful production of nearly 140 multimedia projects in 361 Studios' short 3-year history. To Phil and his team – it's all about the art...