Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Dustin Tatro is your Radio Abilene Station Manager, Program Director, Chief Engineer, and host of Middays on the Raider.

Dustin is a 25-year veteran of radio and television in West Texas, working with stations in Andrews, Odessa, and Abilene in some capacity over classic rock, oldies, country, red dirt, and Christian rock formats. He previously was the host of the syndicated The RockDown Show with Dustin Tatro, heard internationally on almost 150 over-the-air stations.

Dustin holds credentials through the Society of Broadcast Engineers as a Certified Broadcast Radio Engineer, sits on the SBE’s education and certification committee, and is an elected member of the Texas Association of Broadcasters Board of Directors, filling one of the small-market radio director seats.

Dustin is the official organist and director of game entertainment with the Abilene Flying Bison and was also official organist for the Texas Rangers through the World-Series winning 2023 season. He is a retired Texas EMT and firefighter with over a decade of 911 service. Dustin serves as Organist/Choirmaster at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Breckenridge, Texas. He holds both undergraduate and masters degrees in organ and choral conducting from Hardin-Simmons University. 

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Association of Broadcasters, representing small market radio, on the Board of Trustees for Global Samaritan Resources, and a member of John Sayles Masonic Lodge.

Tatro is married to Staci, a junior high faculty member with Wylie ISD. They are pet parents to the Beagle twins, Louis & Loretta, and a tuxedo cat named Bella after Grizabella, the “memory cat” from Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s “Cats.”

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Paul Walters is an accomplished Safety and Project Management executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in telecommunications, broadcast infrastructure, commercial construction, and business operations. Throughout his career, he has successfully managed multimillion-dollar projects, led domestic and international field teams, and earned a reputation for delivering complex initiatives safely, on schedule, and within budget.

As Health and Safety Manager and Senior Project Manager for RIO Steel Tower, Paul oversees tower construction, maintenance, structural modifications, and large-scale telecommunications infrastructure projects while ensuring compliance with the highest industry safety and regulatory standards. His expertise includes project estimating, budgeting, contract administration, procurement, quality assurance, risk management, client relations, and workforce development.

Before transitioning into corporate leadership, Paul spent more than a decade as a successful entrepreneur, owning and operating a construction and remodeling company. He also owned and coached a national-level gymnastics program and served on the United States Gymnastics Board as Head of the Competitive Trampoline and Tumbling Program. In these roles, he developed training programs, managed operations, built high-performing teams, and led organizational growth.

Paul’s unique combination of technical expertise, operational leadership, and unwavering commitment to safety has made him a trusted leader in delivering high-risk, complex projects while fostering a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement.

Today, Paul is a certified industry instructor, training telecommunications professionals in tower safety, climbing, rigging, rescue, and RF safety. He also serves on the NATE–OSHA–FCC Partnership Committee, working alongside industry and government leaders to advance safety initiatives and strengthen industry standards.