Delmarva Broadcasting Company, WXDE – “Delaware 105.9”
(Salisbury-Ocean City Market # 134)
Morning Talk Show Host – Program Director – Director of Talk Programming
2012 – present
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WRDE-TV Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (Salisbury/Ocean City, Market #134)
Host, “The Dan Gaffney Show” 5:30am – 7am Lead in for the Today Show
Simulcast of WXDE Radio Show
2017 – Present
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WPHT, Philadelphia WRKO, Boston
Talk Show Host – Fill-in 2016, and 2017
Contract fill in work while employed full time at WXDE
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WGMD Resort Broadcasting Company, (Salisbury/Ocean City Market 134)
General Manager – Talk Show Host – Program Director
1986 – 1993, 1998 – 2012
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WAFL Dover, DE 1995 – 1998
Morning Drive Talk Show Host/Program Director
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Talk Show Host – Akron, Ohio (Market 83)
1993 – 1994
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Full Resume:
WXDE, Delaware 105.9 (Salisbury/Ocean City, Maryland market 140) June 2012-current
Delmarva Broadcasting Company
Talk Show Host/Program Director/Director of Talk Programming for DBC
I was hired to design and program new start-up FM talk station with management of entire staff; four full time news team employees, and all local talk host line up. – Host of 4 ½ hour daily caller driven talk radio show.
I have designed this station to create powerful emotional bonds with a radio audience by exploiting the advantage of live local on air talent, and to engage the business community to maximize advertising revenue opportunities.
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WGMD Rehoboth Beach, DE (Salisbury/Ocean City, MD market) 1986-1993, 1998-2012
General Manager/Station Manager/Talk Show Host/Program Director/
General Manager and architect of wildly successful FM talk radio station with three full time news staff, and live local hosts 530am to 11pm. Implemented and managed programs resulting in high revenue. I was directly responsible for annual billing of over 2 million dollars. Cultivated and managed high profile talent while hosting my own top rated radio show in morning drive. I managed engineering and full studio and tower rebuilding projects. Achieve top ratings and revenues. Co-managed team of 8 sales people, and responsible for developing and maintaining programming elements tailored for specific advertising clients. Handled all FCC requirements, and formulated annual budget for ownership.
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WAFL Dover, DE 1995 – 1998
Morning Drive Talk Show Host/Program Director
Full time morning drive talk host. Voted “Favorite Local Celebrity” for three years in statewide newspaper “Delaware State News”- Voted “Best Shock Jock” in 1997 by Delaware Today Magazine vs. Howard Stern. (In context that was a good thing. Not who I am today) Top ratings and revenues – Experienced Arbitron auditor.
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WAKR Akron, Ohio (Cleveland, OH) 1993-1994
Talk Show Host
Full time 9 am to 12 noon talk show host. Billed as ‘talk radio giant” along with Rush and Larry King. – Happy to have topped competitor WNIR in the ratings. – Featured on local TV and CNN segments.
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WHIO Dayton Ohio and WKBN Youngstown, Ohio
Talk Show Host – Vacation fill in host at these two stations during severance pay period after WAKR
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WCLW Mansfield, Ohio 1983 – 1986
Morning Drive Talk Show Host/Assistant Program Director
Talk show host in the early 80′s – Hosted “Party line” FM call in show at age 21. Expanded show from 10 minutes daily to 1 hour daily. One of the youngest talk show hosts in America at the time.
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WTOO- Bellefontaine, Ohio 1982
Evening DJ of caller based radio show/Production Director
Night time music DJ getting “in trouble” for airing too many “listener phone calls”
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WMMS and WHK– Cleveland, Ohio 1982
Music research and promotions
Paid music research and promotions department at the legendary “Buzzard”
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Education:
Ohio School of Broadcasting – Cleveland, Ohio 1982
Highland High School – Medina, Ohio 1981 Graduate.
More details on the “brag list”.
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References:
Jim Weller, business owner and sponsor: 302-542-7034
Duane Smith, Pastor: 302-841-1141
Holland Cooke 401-330-6868
BRAG LIST:
Dan Gaffney: Radio Talk Show Host, Program Director, General Manager
- Decades of experience as a full time issue oriented radio talk host.
- Responsible for one of the county’s most successful smaller market radio stations, billing over two million dollars annually.
- Over 25 years management experience, with direct oversight of large full time news and on air staff, including high profile talent.
- A track record of ratings and revenue generating success, with an impressive list of long term satisfied advertising clients.
- The most experienced live remote/direct broadcast host in the nation.
- 2017 Delaware State Senate Tribute
- CNN Headline News and MSNBC TV guest appearances.
- Voted Delaware’s “Favorite Local Celebrity” four years in a row by the Delaware State News.
- Voted “Best Talk Show Host” and “Best News/Talk Station” by readers of Delaware Today Magazine multiple times.
- “Dan Gaffney is a prime example of the influence of radio personalities acting in a responsible and appropriate manner with only the best interests of their community at heart” – State of Delaware, House of Representatives in a tribute given to Dan Gaffney in 2003
- Covered and broke news issues that gained international attention.
- Podcast and internet audio innovator.
- “Frozen Alive” for 48 hours before David Blaine did it on TV. “Buried Alive”, and “Entombed in Concrete” for charity.
- Hosted a Rally for America drawing 3000 people in a town with 1500 population.
- WHYY-TV Wilmington/Philadelphia guest “pundit” panel member.
- Guest speaker/entertainer at various civic organizations.
- Unusual or noteworthy live broadcasts have included skydiving at 13,000 feet, the Bush/Cheney inauguration in DC, and a burial at sea service.
- Married, proud father of eight children.