Jimmy Fink
I've been working in broadcasting for more than four decades….it's a career that has included several major market radio stations & syndicators, television networks, and production & advertising companies in the New York and Washington, DC metropolitan areas.
With a degree in Speech/Communications from The American University in Washington, DC, in the early 1970s I got a job in New York radio at WABC-FM. That summer job eventually turned into a 15-year stint with ABC at their New York flagship FM station, WPLJ and on their affiliates through the ABC Radio Network. Over the years I have worked for ABC, NBC HBO, Rolling Stone Magazine, Cinemax, and syndicators such as United Stations Radio Network, DIR Broadcasting, The Global Satellite Network and others...I have become a permanent fixture in the New York rock & roll radio and broadcast community. In the 80s & 90s, I spent 10 years at Infinity Broadcasting's local station in NYC, WXRK (K-Rock), and wrote and produced several internationally syndicated radio programs including "Rolling Stone Magazine's Continuous History of Rock & Roll," for Rolling Stone Magazine Productions and the ABC Rock Radio Network, "RockWatch," for The Global Satellite Network and "New Waves" for NPR." I've had the opportunity to spend time with a ton of celebrities, actors & actresses, rock stars, bands and political & sports figures. Sadly, some of them have passed away since. Some brief impressions of just a few of the people I have interviewed:
David Bowie- very polite & well spoken
Wilt Chamberlain- the biggest hand I ever shook
Billy Joel- a regular guy
Elton John- talkative, articulate & friendly
Paul McCartney- I was staring at his finger nails and shoes!
Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart)- their dogs were crawling all over me throughout the interview
ZZ Top- farting all through the interview at the Waldorf
Thomas Dolby- a genius
Robin Gibb (Bee Gees)- one of my favorite interviews of all time
For the few years when I was out of radio, I ran a bakery, built some houses in Westchester, owned a restaurant, did some freelance marketing, travelled and raised a family. I've been a lifelong resident of the New York Metropolitan area, including NYC, Westchester County and Fairfield County in Connecticut. I dedicate time to several charities: The Pediatric Cancer Foundation, PeaceOUTside Campus-The Lindsay Bonistall Foundation, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Open Door Family Medical Centers, where I'm a past member of their Foundation Board. I joined The Peak near its inception in June of 2004. After seeing a bus poster for a new radio station and listening for a half hour, I knew I had to work there and have been named Best of Westchester by the readers of Westchester Magazine multiple times. After 20 years at The Peak, I can honestly say that there is plenty of new, vibrant and meaningful current music. I continue to host live shows and speak with artists of today and the future.
In addition to my my daily program on 107.1 The Peak locally and nationwide from 2-6 PM Monday through Friday eastern time, I also write, produce and voice the award winning 10@10 program heard daily at 10 AM and 10 PM and rebroadcast on the 10@10 Weekend Replay every Sunday at 4 PM. The After 6 section of my show is a freeform hour of stories and music from the Fink archives of memories and memorabilia.
I'm married to a girl I went to high school with and we have three kids; our son and twin girls are adults living, working and raising their families in the NY Metropolitan area.
Professional
info & Summary
Work
Experience
Skills
NexGen Digital
Sound Forge
Adobe Audition
Cool Edit Pro
Reaper
2004-present Pamal Broadcasting
Radio Personality/announcer/producer
Host of daily radio program 3-7PM Monday-Friday at 107.1 The Peak, WXPK, White Plains, NY (107.1 FM and www.1071ThePeak.com ) Commercial production, promotional duties, Public Service Director, Named “Best Radio Personality” 2008/2010 by readers/editors of Westchester Magazine
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1980-2003 Rock On Air, Inc.- President
Owned, operated major production company, producing nationally syndicated radio and television programs for the ABC Radio Networks, Rolling Stone Magazine, National Public Radio (NPR), Cablevision etc. Anchored HBO Entertainment News, The Max Movie Show for Cinemax. Host, writer, announcer, reporter and interviewer, covering events and celebrity personalities for ABC, HBO, NBC, Cinemax, Infinity Broadcasting, DIR Broadcasting, The Global Satellite Network, United Stations Radio Network and various commercial clients
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1985-1996 Infinity Broadcasting (CBS RADIO)-Radio Personality/producer
Preparation and delivery of a daily four-hour radio program on WXRK (K-Rock) in New York City. Many high profile promotional activities and varied personal appearances, hosting and reporting from events at major venues including Madison Square Garden, Nassau Coliseum, Giants Stadium, clubs, stores, malls and others on behalf of sponsors and radio station
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1970-1983 American Broadcasting Company (ABC)-Radio personality/producer
Host, producer and programmer for ABC at their radio station in New York (WABC-FM, later WPLJ), nationally on the ABC Radio Network and ABC Television
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1970-1971 WHFS, Bethesda, Maryland
WAMU, Washington D.C.
Education
The University of Arizona
Undergrad Drama/English
The American University, Washington, DC
B.A. Speech Arts/Communications
The New School for Social Research, NYC, NY
Graduate Studies