Month: June 2025

Dale Hansen

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Dale Hansen is an award-winning sportscaster, acclaimed journalist, and one of the most compelling voices in American broadcasting.

Best known for his 38-year career with Dallas’ WFAA-TV, Dale anchored weeknight sports and hosted the top-rated Dale Hansen’s Sports Special, reaching more than 300,000 viewers per night.

Hansen began his broadcasting career in Iowa, working in radio as a disc jockey and news director before transitioning to television.

He rose to national prominence in 1986 when he and producer John Sparks broke the SMU football scandal, which led to the NCAA’s infamous “death penalty” against the school. For his reporting, he received a Peabody Award, a duPont-Columbia Award, and wide industry recognition.

A U.S. Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War, Dale is not only a respected journalist but also a passionate advocate for social justice. His viral on-air commentaries—on racism, domestic violence, and LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports—have garnered millions of views and sparked national conversations.

Dale’s signature blend of honesty, humor, and humanity has made him a sought-after speaker, capable of captivating audiences with stories from the locker room to the newsroom—while challenging them to think critically about leadership, ethics, and courage.

In addition to his broadcasting career, Dale has championed education through his long-running “Scholar-Athlete of the Week” segment and his foundation’s scholarship initiatives.

His honors include multiple “Sportscaster of the Year” awards and the Radio Television Digital News Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Today, Dale Hansen continues to inspire audiences across the country with his bold storytelling, sharp wit, and unwavering commitment to truth.

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Juan Galdamez

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Juan Galdamez is a passionate advocate for the future of radio, leveraging 14 years of experience in technology adoption and advancing radio’s presence in vehicles. He has a strong background spanning digital radio, broadcast, automotive, connected platforms, and computer vision technologies.

Throughout his tenure at Xperi, Juan has championed the use of technology to enhance the listener experience. His work has been instrumental in helping stations globally improve their in-vehicle, mobile, connected device, and metadata delivery, ensuring a competitive listening experience in challenging ecosystems.

Juan’s dedication to radio began with roles at WXTU-FM, and continued at WIHT-FM, WMZQ-FM, and WASH-FM in Washington, DC

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Matt Leland

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Matt Leland, Vice President of Sales for Burk Technology is a broadcast industry veteran with over 40 years of experience in design, manufacturing, and sales of antennas, RF systems, towers, related equipment and services for broadcasters.  Other experience includes RF and microwave design applications, radar components, and industrial RF heating products. 

Career highlights include 19 years as Radio Product Line Manager of Dielectric Communications as well as key positions at Shively Labs, and Microwave Techniques Inc. in management and product design capacities.  

  Currently, employed by Burk Technology, the leading provider of broadcast site monitoring and remote-control systems, Matt draws from his experience, collaborating with engineers on specifications for remote monitoring and control systems of broadcast transmission site and network applications.

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Carlos Tovias

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Carlos Tovías Durán, MBA, is Regional Program Director at Salem Media Group and a Spanish-language radio consultant with more than 30 years of experience in the U.S. Hispanic media landscape. He currently oversees programming for multiple markets, including the flagship station 93.1 El Rey (KRYP-FM) in Portland, Oregon, where he has led audience growth and format innovation.

Carlos is widely regarded for his strategic approach to content development, audience engagement, and brand positioning across Regional Mexican, Tejano, Spanish AC, and bilingual formats. In 2022, he was honored with the Medalla de Cortez for Program Director of the Year, a national recognition of excellence in Spanish-language broadcasting.

He remains committed to advancing culturally relevant programming and developing the next generation of Latino radio professionals.

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Tom Ray

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Tom Ray is JDA.media Executive Vice President.

Tom brings more than 40 years of local advertising experience to the table. A diverse background in both traditional and digital platforms gives Tom a unique perspective on driving results for local advertisers.

For more than 20 years, Tom has traveled the country 25-plus weeks a year, helping advertisers discover what works (and what does not) in local advertising.  From finding your “one thing” to discovering your “point of entry”, Tom’s proven method is a results driven approach to local advertising. 

As Tom states proudly, “I don’t win Addy’s, I only focus on results.”

His popular book, Branding is OUT, Results are IN! Lessons for the LOCAL Advertiser is a well-respected hit with marketing professionals achieving Amazon bestseller status.  He released his second book in May of 2020 to help advertising professionals during the pandemic, Recession Lessons: Selling Through Adversity, which is also available on Amazon.

Tom is a member of the National Speakers Association and has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation. Whether it is at NAB, SMTE conferences, at State Broadcasters Association event, or in front of a group of local advertisers, Tom delivers thought-provoking content wrapped in an entertaining, high-energy persona.

Tom and Darlene, his wife of more than 30 years, reside in Sarasota, FL and enjoythe Suncoast lifestyle.

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