Resume of Ed Busch

1968 – Present

Self-employed by Ed Busch Productions, Inc.

2004 – 2005 – Producer, writer, interviewer for Black History Month television features for Cadillac and Chevrolet. Identified subjects to be profiled within the African-American community, conducted interviews, wrote scripts for profiles and voiced the segments. Aired on CBS 11 and channel 21 in Dallas/Fort Worth.

1992 – 2003 – Voice, writer/producer of audio newsletters for Frito-Lay, Interstate Batteries and La Quinta Inns. This consisted of interviews with the public, experts, authors and employees.

1986 – 1993 KLIF-AM Dallas. Talk show host and fill-in host.

1986 – 1988 Consultant to KLIF-AM Dallas. Responsible for helping change the station from a country music format to a talk format.

1984 – 1986 Host/producer of the “Ed Busch Talk Show” national call-in talk show in joint venture with the Associated Press and carried by their network.

1982 – 1983 “America Overnight” programmer/host of national call-in talk show. Joint venture with RKO Networks and carried on 100+ stations.

1976-1982 WFAA-AM Dallas Talk Show Host

1975-1976 KNBR (NBC O/O) San Francisco Talk Show Host

1980s – 1990s freelance work: Talk program consultant to WPLP-AM Tampa, WCKY Cincinnati, KFJZ –AM Fort Worth, KTBB-AM Tyler and KOA-AM Denver. Hosted daily mid-day movie on Channel 27 (“Ed Busch and the Movies”) and a weekly TV version of my radio show on WFAA-TV Channel 8 with audience.

Recognition/Civic Highlights: San Francisco Bar Association media award for staging a trial on my program with the audience as the jury. Dallas Independent School District award for swapping jobs with the Superintendent. Dallas Observer voted Best Talk-Show Host. Elected on the first-ever ballot to Texas Radio Hall of Fame. Two-term president SPCA of Texas. Mabank ISD bond committee member.

So adding to the earlier line up, it brings us to early 1968: WTTO-AM Toledo