Our Staff
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Burke Allen brings over two decades
of entertainment business experience as a radio and
TV host, writer, top-rated morning show personality,
radio station owner, national booking agent,
broadcast consultant and educator to his role as
CEO/President of Allen Media Strategies. The full-service media and marketing consultation and
strategy firm located in Washington DC was launched
in 2003. The firm currently works with national
entertainers, best-selling authors and media
personalities on their individual strategic goals.
Allen's varied broadcast background includes stints
with top radio stations at companies including CBS
Radio, AMFM, Bonneville Broadcasting and many
others. He's been involved in stations in markets
including Washington DC, Miami & Orlando, FL, Huntington and
Charleston, WV, Savannah, GA, Roanoke VA, Salt Lake
City, UT, Las Vegas, NV, and Sioux Falls, SD with many
impressive #1 finishes along the way.
Burke's numerous industry awards and achievements
include Billboard Airplay Monitor Magazine's Program
Director of The Year and Pop Music Survey Music
Director of the Year honors. Burke's stint as a
number one ranked morning talent has given him a
unique perspective on coaching high profile on-air
talent.
In addition to his work with Allen Media Strategies,
Burke is currently a tenured faculty member at the
Connecticut School of Broadcasting's Arlington, VA
campus. He also does some special radio projects
with international broadcast consultants Alan Burns
and Associates and does occasional voiceover work
for domestic clients.
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In 2004, Allen's book Becoming Semi Famous was
released, and his writing appears regularly in
industry publications including Radio and Records
and All Access. Burke is also a sought after public
speaker on media and marketing strategy.
Burke's extensive background in the music business
includes roles as a national booking agent, club
owner, concert promoter and artist manager. He has
overseen and organized dozens of successful concert
events with national headliner talent from small
club shows to festivals for over 50,000 people. In
the past two decades, he has worked closely with
some of the biggest names in entertainment, and
Burke's passion is helping performers to realize
their goals through innovative media marketing
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Wayne |
Allen Media Strategies Director of Sales, Wayne Roland
brings over a deep professional background of over
twenty years in sales, marketing, writing and study
in the field of human development to our menu of
client services. His work with many top tier
professional speakers has led him cross-country to
events that have inspired tens of thousands to
realize their potential, in every role they play.
Wayne’s own book “Internal Wealth” was published in
2006 and has completely sold out of its first
printing. His consistent, enduring track record of
excellence in sales, promotion and marketing has
made a lasting impact on the careers of the speakers
he has worked with, and the lives of the people at
events he's involved with. As Director of Sales for
Allen Media Strategies, Wayne focuses on creating
and maximizing opportunities for our roster of
authors, professional speakers, and world-class
entertainers.
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Judith Thomas joins
Allen Media Strategies in the role of Client Booking Specialist.
Ms. Thomas spent nearly two decades working with the King of
radio and television interviewers, Larry King, in a variety of roles.
Her background includes positions with Larry at both Westwood One
Radio and CNN as Associate Producer and Studio Director as well as
Executive Director of the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. Judith
also served as the producer of the syndicated Jim Bohannon Show on the
CBS/Westwood One network.
Judith
holds a Bachelor of Science in Radio and Television Production from
Southern Illinois University and lives in the Metro DC area. She
will be working on behalf of select clients to assist with their local
and national media bookings.
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Bruce Smith serves in both a copywriting and
media booking capacity for Allen Media Strategies
clients. Bruce brings almost 20 years of newspaper,
magazine and internet writing to our company. Bruce
worked his way up the ladder at newspapers in the
Intermountain West, writing news and sports articles
for newspapers including the Idaho Statesman and the
Salt Lake Tribune. He has covered the NBA Finals,
the NCAA Tournament and even interviewed former
President George H. Bush. Bruce gained insider
knowledge that helps our clients get noticed. Bruce
left the media business for a time in the 1990’s to
start his own travel company, where he received rave
reviews and earned media attention in the Chicago
Tribune, USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle and
many trade publications for his mystery vacations.
He was also a guest speaker at a national travel
convention. His topic? How to be creative and use it
to generate media attention; a perfect fit for Allen
Media Strategies.
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Director of Client Services Aaron Leistner
is a graduate from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting where he
studied all aspects of both radio and television broadcasting,
including audio and video editing. He is currently an intern for both
Clear Channel and CBS Radio in Washington to further his education.
Aaron takes care of many behind the scenes tasks for our clients,
including audio editing, voiceover work, video editing, copywriting,
telephone and administrative tasks. Aaron is also the father of 4 year
old Linwood James and is a passionate Washington Redskins fan, which is
not an easy thing to be. |
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