Joe Gunderman
Production Coordinator

A 25-year radio veteran, Joe was a long-time Public Radio listener and member
before coming to work at WKSU in June 1997. He has been OET’s “Producer
of the Year” twice for WKSU, and has produced award-winning radio ads
for Kent State University. Other than the day-to-day polishing of promos and
prerecorded content at the station, Joe’s most notable productions for
WKSU are his "Holiday Stories from The Gundie Journal" (which brought
together professional writers, actors and musicians for an hour long radio special
in 2004), and the three two-hour versions of “Ornaments and Icing, Songs
and Stories of the Holidays” for NPR, which were honored with a Gabriel
Award in 2001. Previously Joe was a commercial radio production director in
Cleveland for over 9 years at the combinations Lite Rock 106.5 FM and WWWE-AM,
and 106.5 and WRMR-AM. Before that he produced for WSPD-AM and WLQR-FM in Toledo.
Additionally, Joe is a professional voice artist. In the spring of 2004, Joe
celebrated 20 years as an AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio
Artists) freelancer doing commercials and narrations that are heard all over
the country. He also takes to the stage at irregular intervals, having appeared
in a one-man show at Playhouse Square in the spring of 2004, at Beck Center
that same year, and Dobama, Berea Summer Theater and other stages in previous
years. As an avocation, he is a rather serious photographer.