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Keith Fort

Keith Fort

Radio Lab Technician, Multimedia Producer, and Educator

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Long Beach, CAMember since October 13, 2026
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Radio Lab Technician, Multimedia Producer, and Educator with 25+ of leadership directing audio production, IT infrastructure, management, and broadcast environments. Track record of maintaining 100% operational uptime for terrestrial stations through the installation, engineering, and support of Wheatstone audio-over-IP consoles and Adobe Creative Cloud workflows. Proven manager who has led student clubs, supervised work-experience programs, and maintained strict zero-violation FCC compliance.

Experience

Audio Media Lab Technician - Mt San Antonio college - Walnut, CA

(2022-08)

  • Train and mentor 100+ students on enterprise broadcast ecosystems, delivering hands-on instruction for Wheatstone IP-12/IP-16 AOIP consoles, Zetta automation, VoxPro, Adobe Premiere, and Blackmagic Design ATEM switchers to build industry-ready technical competencies.
  • Supervise 3+ concurrent student programs, managing operations as Club Advisor, Work Experience Coordinator, and Perkins Grant Employee Supervisor to drive student engagement and career readiness.
  • Manage daily operations, programming, and promotions for a multi-platform media network, directing students across one FCC-licensed station, two digital streams, our 4K podcast studio The MSPN, and six production/VO booths while executing 50+ live remote broadcasts annually.
  • Executed 100% of FCC regulatory filings for 90.1FM KSAK with a zero-violation record across four regulatory tiers (station, school, local, and federal).

Self-Employed/Owner - Phyrst Mpulse Multimedia - Ontario, CA

(1998-12)

  • Deliver professional voiceover talent and audio tracking for station imaging, promotional spots, and commercial spots, audiobooks, and narrations.
  • Execute multimedia production projects.
  • Execute all phases of music production including tracking, editing, mixing, and mastering.

On-Air radio host - WGTX X102.3FM - Cape Cod, MA (remote)

(2021-04 - 2022-01)

  • Hosted a top-rated, 20-hour weekly live radio show as "KZ Sol" (M-F, 7 PM–11 PM), delivering 80+ live segments per week spanning news, sports, weather, and public service announcements while seamlessly managing real-time listener call-ins.

Board Op - KLAA AM830 Angels/Ducks Radio - Anaheim, CA

(2021-06 - 2023-01)

  • Engineered and operated complex live broadcast workflows for multiple professional and NCAA sports properties—including the Anaheim Angels, Anaheim Ducks, and UC Irvine Men’s Basketball—utilizing SAS/Rubicon consoles and Telos multi-line phone systems.
  • Captured, edited, and categorized live game highlights in real-time, executing rapid digital delivery to Major League Baseball (MLB) servers with 100% accuracy under tight, live-television/radio deadlines.
  • Engineered, structured, and mixed live multi-guest studio broadcasts for a diverse portfolio of four premier radio properties (Duck Calls, Dining with Dills, TBLA, and Angler Chronicles), driving seamless live audio feeds and remote call integrations.

IT Support Technician (contract) - Hexpol Compounding - City of Industry, CA

(2011-11 - 2020-02)

  • Administered enterprise IT infrastructure and endpoint systems, managing Active Directory user credentials, configuring campus-wide Wi-Fi/network protocols, and maintaining 100% operational readiness for 25+ Zebra/Datamax thermal printers and barcode scanners. Managed firewall configurations, virtualization environments (VMware/vSphere), and disaster recovery protocol.
  • Deployed, configured, and updated complex software and hardware architectures for multi-platform environments, including desktop terminals, laptop fleets, and core server infrastructure, enterprise telecommunications and 20+ security camera systems, achieving 99% operational uptime.

General Manager - GATX Logistics/RCA consumer electronics - Walnut, CA

(1986-10 - 1999-04)

  • Directed full P&L responsibilities for a $27M+ operational budget, commanding a cross-functional workforce of 300+ employees across multi-state, multi-facility footprints.
  • Led the first consumer electronics group in RCA history to surpass $1B in annual shipments, setting a historic organizational benchmark for volume and revenue velocity.

Education

High school diploma - General education - Nogales High school

Professional certificate - Radio Broadcast: Behind the scenes - Mt San Antonio Community College (2023-06)

Professional certificate - Radio Broadcast: On-air - Mt San Antonio Community College (2023-06)

Professional certificate - Audio Media broadcasting - Mt San Antonio Community College (2026-06)

AA degree - Radio Broadcast: Behind the scenes - Mt San Antonio Community College (2026-06)

AA degree - Radio Broadcast: On-air - Mt San Antonio Community College (2026-06)

AA degree - Audio Media broadcasting - Mt San Antonio Community College (2027)

Skills

Radio Lab TechnicianMultimedia Producerand Educator

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