Month: June 2025

Hans Van Zutphen

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Hans van Zutphen is the CEO and founder of Thimeo Audio Technology.

Hans started developing Stereo Tool, a powerful software only audio processor in 2004. The product and resulting technology became so popular that Hans founded Thimeo Audio Technology in 2011 in order to create more new innovative audio products.

One of the companies’ goals has been to develop at least one innovative, disruptive audio product per year.

Hans, together with his team of Thimeo Audio software engineers have created award winning technology such as MicroMPX, Perfect Declipper, Delossifier, and new technology for composite clippers which gives stations an additional 2 to 3dB of loudness whilst maintaining clean audio quality.

Thimeo technology is used in over 20,000 devices worldwide.

A native of the Netherlands, Hans graduated with a master’s degree in computer science and worked at ASML and Philips Healthcare prior to founding Thimeo Audio Technology.

When not creating new products, Hans is a bit of an adrenaline junky enjoying bungie jumping, riding extreme roller coasters, or finding thrill seeking activities that make his coworkers quite nervous. Fortunately, Hans is content not to make it a company requirement to participate.

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Daniel Hyatt

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Daniel Hyatt is a Principal at DNAV Inc. and a seasoned technical consultant with over 30 years in the broadcast industry.

He is known for bridging the gap between innovative technical solutions and the practical needs of programmers, managers, and owners.

Daniel’s outside-the-box thinking consistently drives increased ROI for clients ranging from major market broadcasters to small, family-owned stations — always delivering exceptional results.

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Brent Hoodenpyle

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Brent Hoodenpyle has been driving sales and digital marketing success since 2004.

Based in East Texas, he hosts the Persuading for Profits Podcast and leads the Radio Revenue Blueprint Summer Workshop series, empowering radio stations to compete with digital platforms and bring advertisers back to their local airwaves.

Brent’s passion for broadcasting dates back to his days at Baylor University, where he contributed as a radio play-by-play announcer for the school’s baseball team.

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Tracy Gilliam

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Tracy Gilliam is a founding executive at Futuri and a media-tech leader focused on using artificial intelligence to solve critical challenges in broadcasting and public safety.

With a background in journalism and more than 16 years at the forefront of media technology innovation, Tracy has helped shape how news and emergency information are delivered in a rapidly evolving landscape.

She began her career as a broadcast journalist at KMOX in St. Louis and went on to hold senior leadership roles at Clear Channel and CBS Radio, overseeing major markets and driving revenue growth.

In 2010, she founded TopLine Matters, a research and sales intelligence platform for broadcasters, which was acquired by Futuri in 2015 and continues to scale as one of the company’s leading AI-powered tools.

Today, she serves on Futuri’s executive leadership team, leading strategic initiatives that bridge AI, content intelligence, and real-time communication.

Tracy was also instrumental in the development of BEACON—Futuri’s AI-powered emergency alerting platform designed to help broadcasters and public safety officials deliver timely, accurate information during crises.

Her work on BEACON reflects a deep commitment to harnessing technology for life-saving impact, empowering media organizations to better serve their communities when it matters most.

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John Reynolds

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

John H. Reynolds is a television producer and director.

His television work includes the stand-up comedy television series Chad Prather’s Comedy Shootout, the 1-hour stand-up comedy special Let the Laughter Roll on CMT, and the television game show Whatta Ya Think.

John has directed multiple music videos that include Sam Riggs “When The Lights Go Out” that reached #1 on CMT.

For over 10 years John produced and directed The Live at Billy Bob’s Texas music series which includes concert films for Charlie Robison, Tracy Byrd, and The Toadies.

John is a member of the Academy of Country Music and is an accomplished documentary filmmaker and continues to tell stories through his companies Middlin’ Creative and South Bend Locals.

He’s also the host of Radio Update’s Video Tips & Tricks Series.

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Blackmagic Design

Written by Sydney Herrmann on . Posted in Exhibitors.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: blackmagicdesign.com
Phone: 408-954-0500
Address: 2875 Bayview Drive
Freemont, CA 94538
United States

Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company’s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com.

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Aiir

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: aiir.com
Phone: (518) 723-4305
Address: 244 5th Ave 200#
New York, NY 10001
United States

Create radio with our world-class PlayoutONE automation system, powerful website CMS, time-saving music scheduler, feature-packed mobile app, killer studio interaction dashboard and new revenue opportunities. We’ve got you covered.

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John Butler

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

John Butler is the President of Butler7media, with studios in Dallas, Mineola, and Canton. KMOO-FM and KWJB-AM-FM are celebrating 60 years of serving East Texas.

Starting at the age of 15, he worked in a television and radio newsroom and also served as a popular DJ where he tested his creative flair by producing two prime-time documentaries and hosting a weekly radio interview show.

John knows something about radio promotion.

As a DJ at the legendary KLIF in Dallas, John took part in what was billed by Gordon McLendon as the “largest radio promotion ever in radio.” John was the DJ from KLIF in a bicycle race across Texas with the #1 DJs from Houston and San Antonio. They started at the Alamo, raced to downtown Dallas, then on to Herman Park in Houston. Fans followed the race as it was covered on the three stations.

John graduated from the University of Texas with honors and holds a Master’s Degree from SMU.

He is on the Texas Association of Broadcasters Board and is the past president of the Golden Mic Club.

John has a new book scheduled for release later this year, based on a road trip he took in search of America. (Spoiler alert: he found it.)

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Race Ricketts

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Quick with a smile, a story, and an Allsup’s burrito in hand, Texas Music artist Race Ricketts is the mouth piece of the North Texas 940 area code he proudly calls home.

A quite literal “Hillbilly Shakespeare,” Race is an alumni of the University of Oklahoma where he studied acting, bringing his effortless stage presence and affinity for storytelling to the forefront of his live performances.

His songwriting influences include: James McMurtry, Robert Earl Keen, Jason Isbell, Chris Knight, and the Drive-By Truckers, with flavors of them all throughout his 2024 debut album “940”and recent singles from his upcoming 2025 fall record “New Settlers Reunion.”

With a hunger for the highway and a smell of something to prove, Race and his boys in the band only want two simple things: playing the best live show they can muster and to write songs that live longer than they do.

Simple as that!

Some Odds and Ends about Race:
– 2022 winner of Larry Joe Taylor’s songwriter showcase
– Collaborated with Robert Earl Keen on an unreleased song ““Rodeo o’ Rodeo” that aired on Sirius XM Outlaw Country
– Owns a 2009 Toyota Camry
– Live taping Texas Hill Country Provisions listening lounge (YouTube)
– Rural Route Revival docuseries taping

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RJ Ochoa

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

RJ Ochoa is the Manager and Editor-in-Chief of SB Nation’s Dallas Cowboys website.

He has covered the team for a decade through a variety of outlets including online print, radio, podcasting and in emerging ways across new media.

He lives in south Texas with his wife, son and two dogs.

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