Personnel Section:

Email: randy at buskegroup.com [replace “ at “ with “@” ]

QUALIFICATIONS

Over twenty-five years of hands-on experience in cable television local programming management and development. Responsibilities have included:

System Design Community Outreach/Relations Policy Formation Volunteer Training Financial Administration Program Production Staff Supervision Promotion Membership Development Audience Research

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

December 1991 - Present

Vice President, The Buske Group; Sacramento, California

July 1985 - November 1991

Executive Director, Access Sacramento; Sacramento, California

June 1983 - June 1985

Director of Membership Services and Finance, Alliance for Community Media; Washington, D.C.

June 1981 - May 1983

Corporate Director of Community Programming, United Cable Television Corporation; Denver, Colorado

September 1980 - May 1981

Eastern Region Director of Community Programming, United Cable Television Corporation; Denver, Colorado

1975 - 1980

Public Access Coordinator, United Cable Television of Mid-Michigan; East Lansing, Michigan

1974 - 1975

Director, Local Origination Department, United Cable Television of Mid-Michigan; East Lansing, Michigan

1973 - 1974

Cable TV Coordinator, Michigan State University Housing; East Lansing, Michigan

 RELATED EXPERIENCE

1977 - Present

Life member of the Alliance for Community Media (Alliance).

Member of the Alliance Board of Directors (3 years), Treasurer (1 year), Central States Regional Coordinator (1 year), founder and chair of the Colorado Front Range Chapter in 1982. Coordinator of the 1980 Alliance National Convention and two regional conferences (Central States in 1979, Mountain in 1982). Member of the original Alliance By-Laws Committee (1978). Selected as a speaker at nearly every Alliance National Convention and many regional conferences of the Central States, Midwest, Mountain, Mid-Atlantic, Far West, and Northwest Regions of the Alliance.

1977 - 1979

Co-founder/Steering Committee member of the Michigan Association for Community Cable Development.

1977

Co-founder of the Cable Television Committee of Lansing, Michigan.

1972 - 1974

Founder and Director of the Michigan State University "Video Workshop."

AWARDS AND HONORS

1985 - 1991

During tenure as Executive Director, Access Sacramento received 23 First Place awards in national and regional competitions, including "Overall Excellence in Public Access" from the Alliance's "Hometown Video Festival" in 1989 and 1991.

1983

Selected for inclusion in "Who's Who in Cable Television."

1977

"First Place Award" for sports special, "Bull Bowl '76." Presented by the National Cable Television Association.

1975

"First Place Award" for documentary special, "The Handicappers: An Equal Rights Movement." Presented by the National Cable Television Association.

EDUCATION

1980

M.A. degree in Telecommunication, Michigan State University

1974

B. A. degree in TV/Radio, Michigan State University

The Buske Group
3001 J Street, Suite 201 - Sacramento, CA, 95816-4400
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