Hello, My name is Gil and I'm currently a Promotions Assistant & Overnight Board Operator for WSPK-FM (Pamal Broadcasting). I got myself into audio work when I worked at my college's radio station as a Producer and Broadcaster. Throughout my college radio career I've had 2 personal shows, co-hosted/produced other shows, and worked as a Station Manager for MVL Radio. I also worked at Pawling Public Radio as an On-Air Operations Engineer for a year before letting me go in Aug. 2020 due to low funding. I currently stream on Twitch to not only work on my mic skills, but also play video games at the same time.
As of today my jobs in Pamal Broadcasting are on pause due to COVID-19 and I'm very eager to get back in the audio/media field. Thank you for taking your time to read this and hopefully will hear from you soon. Thank you :)
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