KBOI News/Talk 670 - Boise, Idaho

E-mail me at: paul.schneider@citcomm.com

Paul J. Schneider Morning Show: KBOI's Sports Director and morning show co-host, Paul J. Schneider, has been a fixture in the Boise media for more than 40 years. The Illinois native moved to Boise shortly after graduating from the University of Idaho. After ten years in television, Paul J has focused on radio for the past three decades. Schneider has won more than 40 awards for excellence from several sources over the years, and even captured an international award for the Idaho Fish and Game report. The versatile broadcaster also called horse races for more than 30 years, has called three NCAA Division 1 track and field championships, numerous post-season NCAA basketball games, and several football bowl games, including the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.  Paul J. was the Voice of Boise State football and basketball on KBOI for 35 years. Schneider has worked the morning show on KBOI for more than four decades sharing the mic with Lon Dunn, Kevin Ross, Ken Bass, Larry Doss, Kerry O'Brien, and currently with Chris Walton.  Schneider is married to the former Tamara Thibert. They have a daughter, Natalie. The Schneider household's pets, Boo and Ken the Cat, are familiar to Boise listeners. Schneider has a marvelous singing voice and is in constant demand at weddings and sporting events where his rendition of the National Anthem seldom leaves a dry eye in the house.

E-mail me at: chris.walton@citcomm.com

Chris Walton Morning Show: Chris Walton is a Twin Falls native and Boise State alum who's been on the radio in Boise since 1983.  He is a former writer for both the Twin Falls. Times-News and United Press International and a recipient of the Idaho Press Club scholarship. Before joining the KBOI staff in January of 2001, Chris worked on radio stations KBSU, KIYS, KIZN, KZMG and KKGL. Chris is a six-time winner of the Idaho State Broadcasters Association's Best Commercial Copywriter award, a three-time winner for Best Radio Newscast, and has won one award each for Best Sports Program and Best Commercial Series Production.  He was named a Citadel Legend in 2001. In his spare time he enjoys reading, music, movies, sports and occasional mental gymnastics.  In July of 2001 he won $32,000 on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" with Regis Philbin Chris is the co-host of "Idaho's First Morning News" and "Idaho Talks Live" on KBOI and KTRV Fox 12 TV and co-host of "Bronco Gamenight" following BSU football games in the fall. E-mail me at: bob.behler@citcomm.com Bob Behler Voice of the Broncos Bob Behler is in his third year announcing Bronco football and basketball and it is his first with KBOI and the Eagle. He was recently honored by the Idaho State Broadcasters Association for his work on Boise State football. Behler came to Boise after serving for nine years as director of broadcast services at UMass, where he won eight Associated Press awards for his play-by-play of Minutemen sports. From 1986-1999, Behler was the voice at Bucknell University (Penn.), and from 1985-1986, he broadcast for the Chattanooga Lookouts AA baseball team. He received his bachelors degree in Broadcast News from the University of Georgia in 1985, where he announced women's basketball and baseball.Behler's past free lance credits include the NCAA Basketball Tournament for CBS Radio, the Goodwill Games for Turner Broadcasting and SportsCenter Updates for ESPN Radio. A native of Stockton, Calif., he got his broadcasting start while in high school, doing local sports.   E-mail me at: nate.shelman@citcomm.com Nate Shelman Afternoon Show: I hate writing a biography, mostly because I fear it may be used as a eulogy at some part of my life. That being said, here's where I've been, here's what I've done and here's what I've accomplished. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, I'm used to snow. I come from a very diverse family. My mom is a former Catholic nun of German and French descent and my dad of Russian and Irish descent is Jewish. Which makes me a mutt. Went to college to be a physical therapist and somehow got diverted onto the wonderful vocation of radio. I started at an oldies stations in Cleveland, WMJI, where I was a member of the promotions and production departments. Later I worked with WMMS, a rock station, WAKS, a top 40 station, and WMVX, an adult contemporary station, before settling at WTAM, a news/talk station. I made my way across the south from Cleveland going to WLAC in Nashville as an assistant program director and promotions director. It was in Nashville, where my ability to host a talk show was born. In 2004, I moved to Birmingham to be the program director of WERC. Four months after being hired, I was named co-host of their morning show. I've also served a as a fill-in host at WOAI - San Antonio, TX, and WGST - Atlanta, GA. I do not claim to be a part of any political party. My views on life are mine, yours are yours. You may agree with me on somethings and disagree with me on others. Either way, I'll treat you with the utmost respect as long as you return the gesture. I'm all about having fun. I don't hold any degrees, nor do I possess the secret to life. By the time you get to listen to my show, most of you have already worked a full day. I respect that. My job is to make your ride home enjoyable and informative.

E-mail me at: kenny.randles@citcomm.com

Kenny Randles Morning Show Producer: Kenny Randles is originally from Denver, Colorado, and was introduced to radio at a very young age as his parents themselves are also in the radio industry doing a morning show together. Kenny's radio experience involves a bit of everything including, setting up on-site broadcasts for Nate Shellman, and sister station's KTIK Idaho Sports Talk, as well as the KBOI Pregame show for BSU football. Kenny is also the morning show producer for "Idaho Talks Live." Kenny also assists the production, promotions and engineering departments as well. When not pressing all the right buttons at the right time to keep the station on air, Kenny is very involved in the local paintball community. Kenny is an entertainment baby so to speak and has been involved in theater and music his entire life. Due to his roots in Colorado Kenny is a Denver sports nut and is a true hockey fan and supports and attends many Idaho Steelheads games.  Kenny graduated from Centennial High School in Meridian, Idaho then went on to Albertson College of Idaho for a semester then took an opportunity to work for Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida for year. He returned to the Treasure Valley in late 2003, where he rejoined Citadel broadcasting. .

E-mail me at: ken.weaver@citcomm.com

Ken Weaver News Department: I am a news junky. My radio career started when I was 16 years old in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma(1984). I spun records. Yes, records for country music radio stations, mostly. You could smoke inside the studio then.(I eventually quit smoking and smell a lot better) Eventually I caught the news bug and never looked back. The biggest story I ever covered was the Oklahoma City Bombing. I hope I never cover a story like that again. I also loved chasing tornadoes in Oklahoma for KVOO, AM 1170 in Tulsa. Good times when no one got hurt or killed. But sometimes they did. I have won awards for my work over the years but do not think it's necessary to bore you with the details. Tom Brokaw was my biggest influence. But I really dig Sam Donaldson.  I wish those two were still at it, but eventually everyone gets old and slows down to smell the roses.  I have worked at radio stations in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas and now Idaho. Idaho is where I want to stay to raise my kids and retire. New Mexico would be my second option. I love green chile and the desert southwest and laid back lifestyle. My hobbies include reading, watching college football (BOOMER SOONER!!!), pro football(How 'bout them Cowboys!)and chilling with good friends, good food and some cold beer. However, the time Ken spends with his family: lovely wife Jennifer, daughter Amara and son Rowan is the time he enjoys the most. Thank you for waking up with Idaho's First Morning News.

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Ron O'Brian KBOI's "Eye In The Sky" Ron O'Brian got his start in radio in 1977, while still in High School, working part time in La Grande Oregon. He started his full-time broadcasting career in 1980, working in Pendleton Oregon and then stations in Tri-Cities & Yakima Washington. In late 1989, Ron took to the skies over Portland as an Airborne Traffic Reporter, and for 16 years did reports for a number of Portland radio stations, and KOIN-TV Ch. 6. With family in Meridian... and enough of the grey skies and rain, Ron made the move to the Treasure Valley in October of 2005 and began as KBOI's Eye In The Sky.  "I love it here", Ron says... "there is so much to do, there's a great mix of the city and country life... and the seasons! In his spare time Ron is very active... from working out at Idaho Athletic, to hiking and mountain biking in the Boise hills, golfing, rafting, bike riding on the greenbelt, playing tennis, snow shoeing, and cross country skiing. Ron is single, with a daughter who attends college in Portland.

E-mail me at: ray.amaya@citcomm.com

Ray Amaya News Department Nate Shelman Producer Ray Amaya got his start in radio as a 17-year old high school junior. Country music station KYET 1450am in Ontario, Oregon needed someone to come in and clean from 4 to 6pm. The station aired a 15-minute local newscast at 6pm, so Ray would stick around and watch. The program director was impressed with Amaya's eagerness to learn and trained him to work weekends on-air. Since then, Amaya has worked in talk radio in Boise for the past 16-years. He got his big break at the 50-thousand watt powerhouse KBOI in September of 2009 in the news department, gathering and reporting news.   When he's not at work, Ray likes hiking, photography, NHRA Championship Drag Racing, skateboarding, and is a NASA history buff. His love for America's space program led to his involvement in the hobby of model rocketry, which he has been able to share with students at local schools and kids of all ages at the Discovery Center of Idaho.   E-mail me at: greg.williamson@citcomm.com Greg Williamson News Department Greg got his start in radio in Moscow at the University of Idaho in 1973. After getting his B.S. Degree in Radio/Television, he moved to Boise in 1979. He worked at KGEM/KJOT from 1978 to 1987 as a production director and Disc Jockey. 1987 until 1994 as Program Director of KHEZ in Boise. 1994 until 1998 as Prgram Director of KXLT in Boise. 1998 until 2006 as Disc Jockey at "KOOL 104" FM in Boise. 2006 until 2008 as traffic announcer for Clear Channel and now is afternoon anchor at 670 KBOI News. Greg has also done voice over work for all of Boise's major television stations over the past 30 years. 37 years in broadcasting and enjoying every minute of it.

E-mail me at: andrew.paul@citcomm.com

Andrew Paul Program Director: Andrew Paul has been the Program Director at News Talk 670 KBOI since December of 2002. Andrew arrived in Boise just in time to witness Boise State's victory over Iowa State in the Humanitarian Bowl. Prior to working at KBOI, Andrew spent eight years in Albuquerque hosting a sports talk show on KKOB. He was also the Program Director for KNML The Sports Animal. In his spare time, Andrew enjoys the outdoors including golfing, skiing, and camping. He's a Sagittarius, in case you're interested..