“Awake in the Network” with Billy, Melissa, and John St. Augustine: How to Lead and Stay Agile while Under Pressure
Award winning talk radio host and producer, sought after speaker, author and consultant, extensive experience in media, communications, brand management, messaging and corporate training, executive media coaching.
25 years on talk radio as host with major market experience with over 22,500 hours on air. Three years awarded the MAB Broadcast Excellence Award 1999-2001 “Best Talk Host.” Creator and voice of “Power Thoughts” a nationally syndicated radio vignette with over 7,500 vignettes written, producer and aired since 1999. Created 300 one minute “Earth Matters with Bill Kurtis” nationally syndicated episodes. Extensive production- post/production experience. Current host of “The Tao of Music” on New World Radio.
Award winning Senior Producer and creator of “The Dr. Oz Show”- “The Jean Chatzky Show” and “The Bob Greene Show” for the Oprah Radio Channel- Sirius XM. Lead team of editors, associate producers, legal and technical for Oprah Radio. Worked with sales for shows and managed budgets along with programming.
Creator/Host of “Power Talk Radio” on CBS (Radio Results Network) 1997-2004. Host of “The John St. Augustine Show” on Oprah Radio (2007-2009) Host on WGN Radio in Chicago (2011-2013). Host on CBS digital Play.it 2015-17.
Author of the best- selling “Living An Uncommon Life-Essential Lessons from 21 Extraordinary People” and “Every Moment Matters internationally known speaker on human technology, creativity and innovation. John was a featured speaker at TEDxNASA in 2009 and TEDxOntario in 2017.
Significant leadership ability in a high pressure fast paced media environment, flexibility in methods to achieve desired goals, strategic broadcasting initiatives, corporate messaging and ability to communicate to different audiences with great effectiveness. Team leadership, quality control, innovative concepts for promotion of brands with measured response, environmentally sustainable best business practices, research, writing and production in short and long form media.