NSRT Faculty headshots courtesy of Lauren Studios of Albany

Thomas Brownlie: Executive Director

Air Personality WKIS-FM, NY, NY; Air Personality CKLW, Detroit; Assistant Program Director / Air Personality CHUM Radio, Toronto, Canada; Television Announcer WXXA-TV, Albany

Janielle Krawczyk: Director of Education/Television and Video Production Instructor

Janielle is originally from Hudson Falls, NY.  She earned a BA in Radio/Television/Film from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY.  She also earned an MA in Television/Radio/Film from Syracuse University.  While at Syracuse University, she also served as a teaching assistant for various television production classes.  She has experience in field and studio news production with RNN-TV in Kingston, NY as well as field and studio production experience with public broadcasting station WMHT in Troy, NY.   She was also the director/producer and chief videographer/editor for the independent documentary: “Taking Back the Hudson: The Fight For Our Stolen Future.”  Janielle is excited to help students capture the world around them and become great storytellers.

Thomas Hawn: Radio and Television Arts Curriculum Chair

Air Personality/Music Director, WROW, Albany; Morning Air Personality WWOM, Albany; Free Lance Voice Talent for WRGB-TV, Schenectady, Time Warner, Albany, WBZ-TV, Boston, NYS Bar Association, Albany.

Cathy Taylor: Administration
Kelly O'Donnell: Sports Broadcasting Instructor

Kelly is a television sports anchor and reporter for WRGB-TV, Albany’s local CBS affiliate. Before joining CBS 6, he was an on-air sports personality at WTVY-TV in Dothan, AL and GOLTV, an all-soccer television network based out of Miami. He’s earned multiple Associated Press awards for his local sports coverage.

A 2002 graduate of the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications, he’s also worked as a play-by-play announcer both in radio and on television. Kelly feels blessed to be working at a job he loves, and he enjoys teaching students that share a similar passion for sports journalism.

Chris Famelette: Television and Video Production Instructor

Chris worked at WPTZ in Plattsburgh and now works for FOX23 News as their satellite truck operator/photographer.  He came from SUNY Plattsburgh's PSTV program where he was the station manager and produced Cardinal Sports, Cardinal Basketball, and Lights Out.  He also runs Stage Left Lighting with his father John to bring live national concerts to the Hudson Valley.

Jason Keller: Radio Arts Instructor

Jason is the Morning Drive Personality at WHRL/Channel 103.1 in Albany, he also had the unique experience of helping to launch that radio station in 1999.  In 2006 he was offered his own Talk Show on the legendary 810WGY.   While holding down two drive time shows, he was named to the list of top 40 Under 40 leaders by Albany's Business Review.  You can also hear Jason's voice on TV and Radio for various local and national commercials.  He holds a BA in Journalism with a Theater minor from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Ronald "Buzz" Brindle: Radio Arts Instructor

Ronald E. “Buzz” Brindle has programmed a variety of formats: Country, CHR,  Adult Contemporary, Oldies, and Sports Talk in New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Providence and Albany. During the 10 year period from 1997 to 2007 when Buzz programmed WGNA, Country 107.7FM ranked #1 among 25-54 adults for 31 of 38 ARBITRON monthly trends and was nominated five times by the Country Music Association for its Medium Market Country Radio Station of the Year award. In 1997, Buzz won the New York State Broadcast Association award for New York State’s Medium Market Personality of the Year.
Buzz has taught a course of about Radio Programming Perspectives at New York University and served as faculty adviser for Siena College’s WVCR-FM.

During the first four years of its existence, Buzz was part of the original management team at MTV: Music Television where he was Director of Video Music Programming

David Tyo: Digital Recording Arts Curriculum Chair

Since the age of twelve, David has had an unusual obsession with music production.  While his friends were outside playing during summer break, David could be found inside his makeshift studio, tinkering with cassette tapes and creating overdubs.

An avid musician, David excelled in chorus and jazz band in high school and college.  His performances contributed to multiple national awards for performance excellence.

With a decade of experience producing imaging, segment intros, comedy bits, custom music, and more for local and national radio, David co-founded his advertising jingles company in 2008.

David also owns and operates a project recording studio where he produces and mixes music recordings for local clients.

Chris Conti: Digital Recording Arts and Video Production Instructor

Chris has been involved in video production for the last 15 years.  He holds a BA in speech communications from the State University of New York at Oneonta and a certificate in Video Production from the NYU school of continuing education.  He worked at CBS 6 Albany for 13 years where he served as chief editor and a features photographer.

He worked on series such as the original 30 Minute Meal with Rachel Ray, There's a Story Everywhere with Dan DiNicola  and most recently Take a Break with Jerry Gretzinger.  Chris earned an Associated Press award in 2003 for a feature he worked on with Mary Beth Wenger entitled the Fisher Kid.

After training new employees at CBS6 for many years, he is happy to help students achieve their creative potential.

Mike Flynn: Radio and Television Arts Instructor

Michael Flynn started in the radio industry in 1986, just after graduating from The New School of Radio and Television.

He has worked on all sides of radio including Programming, News, Production, Promotions and sales.

Michael brings experience from several different formats as an On-Air Personality at many Albany, NY stations including: FLY, STAR, B95, Z-ROCK, K100 and The BUZZ.

Ron "Sugarbear" Williams: Radio and Television Arts Instructor

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