WMRN Personnel Profile

Kurt S. Kaniewski

Creative Director / Production / Continuity

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WMRN Career

Kurt S. Kaniewski was creative director for WMRN-AM, WMRN-FM, and WDIF-FM in Marion, with responsibility for commercial production, copywriting, continuity and creative direction. In an extended interview published by Radio And Production in May 2000, Kaniewski explained that he had returned to Marion to work at WMRN roughly ten years earlier after earlier employment at WDIF and WAKR. He described running an award-winning small-market creative operation, working directly with advertisers and sales staff, and overseeing commercial production across all three co-located stations. A separate 1998 industry note recognizes awards for his WMRN work. His exact employment dates are not independently verified.

Career Assignments

From 2000

Creative Director / Commercial Production — WMRN-AM 1490

Department
Creative / Commercial Production
Affiliation
Direct WMRN staff
Workplace
WMRN radio operation, Marion, Ohio
Verification
Confirmed

2000 first-person interview confirms oversight of commercial production, copywriting, creative direction and continuity at WMRN-AM and shared Marion facilities.

Source: Radio And Production, 'R.A.P. Interview: Kurt S. Kaniewski,' May 1, 2000. https://rapmag.com/a/00/may00/r-a-p-interview-kurt-s-kaniewski ; Radio And Production, 'Production News,' August 1998. https://rapmag.com/a/98/aug98/production-news-august-1998

The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.

From 1998

Creative Director / Commercial Production — WMRN-FM 106.9

Department
Creative / Commercial Production
Affiliation
Direct WMRN staff
Workplace
WMRN radio operation, Marion, Ohio
Verification
Confirmed

1998 trade award report identifies his creative production work for WMRN.

Source: Radio And Production, 'R.A.P. Interview: Kurt S. Kaniewski,' May 1, 2000. https://rapmag.com/a/00/may00/r-a-p-interview-kurt-s-kaniewski ; Radio And Production, 'Production News,' August 1998. https://rapmag.com/a/98/aug98/production-news-august-1998

The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.

Sources & Documentation

Radio And Production, 'R.A.P. Interview: Kurt S. Kaniewski,' May 1, 2000. https://rapmag.com/a/00/may00/r-a-p-interview-kurt-s-kaniewski ; Radio And Production, 'Production News,' August 1998. https://rapmag.com/a/98/aug98/production-news-august-1998

No published accession is currently linked to this personnel authority record.