David Smith:
CLASS OF 1971
Cross High SchoolClass of 1971
New haven, CT
Southern Connecticut State UniversityClass of 1988
New haven, CT
Central Connecticut State UniversityClass of 1976
New britain, CT
South Central Community CollegeClass of 1973
New haven, CT
Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolClass of 1967
New haven, CT
David's Story
Life
Work - ESPN Sports Networks - Bristol, CT - Media Operator I - Media Technologies Group- Content Technologies Team.
Pets - Retired Greyhounds, they are great animals
Favorite Vacation Spot - Disneyworld
Favorite Group - YES
Actually taught electronics for 5 yrs (1979-1984) at Naugatuck High School
but have basically been involved with broadcast since 1974.
Starting with WFCS-FM at Central Conn State College (1974-1976). Worked at WELI part time (1974-1984), WDJZ - Asst Chief Eng.(77-79), Clear Channel Radio New Haven - Asst Chief Eng (WELI/WKCI/WAVZ) (1984-1994) then became Commercial Traffic Manager/Continuity Director (1994 - 1998), CT Public Television(1998-2004) Operations Tech. ESPN (2005 - Present). Also worked at WPOP for several month.
Other experience - Usher/Asst. Manager/Projectionist at the Lincoln Theater - New Haven, CT. Delivered bakery product for Schiller's Bakery in Hamden, CT.
Worked at Camp Sequassen - New Hartford CT summers (1967-1972)
Workplace
WDJZ-AM Bridgeport, CT - Asst. Engineer 1/1977-3/1979.
Did construction of station and transmitter and field tests on signal pattern and then hired as Asst. Chief Engineer after station started broadcasting regular programming.
Also worked as a tape mastering engineer
for Al Ham's Music Of Your Life concurrent w/WDJZ.
Left in March of 1979 to teach.
Naugatuck High School -...Expand for more
Electronics/Electricity Teacher
1979-1984. Left to work at WELI-AM.
WELI-AM New Haven, CT - Asst Chief Engineer-(7/84-9/94)/Traffic Manager (9/94-9/98)
Actually started working at WELI 8/1974 part time.
Fulltime employment started in 1984, Broad Street Communications
bought by Clear Channel Communications in 1984.
WKCI-FM and WAVZ-AM bought by CCC, Inc. and merged in 1994 at Benham Street.
Became Commercial Traffic Manager in 1994 to keep a job.
Left CCC- New Haven in 1998 to work at CPBI, Inc.
CT Public Broadcasting Inc (CPTV) - Hartford, CT
Operations Technician-9/1998-11/2004 (Laid off 11/01/04)
ESPN Sports Networks - Studio Tech II Started 3/2005-current
Spent 6 summers at Camp Sequassen 1968-1973
on the Kitchen crew (68,69,70, 73) and on the Rangers crew (71,72).
Delivered bakery goods for Schiller's Bakery in Hamden
1971-72.
Caleb's Tavern Restaurant in New Haven Summer 1974
Zum Zum in New Haven Summer 1975.
Was a usher, projectionist and Asst. Manager at the
Lincoln Theater in New Haven for several years.
Also was at WPOP-AM Hartford for 3 month temporary fulltime
in 1974 as a news producer/technician.
For a few months in 1977 worked for New Security Concepts during transition between part time and full time at WDJZ. Did field service and wiring in the factory of baggage x-ray inspection equipment for Eastern Airlines terminals.
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