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About
Roger Rafson
Roger
has been involved in media since he was 11 years
old. He started as a studio engineer for high school
football games on WEEF AM & FM, Highland Park,
IL. When his voice changed, they let him go on the
air as a disc jockey. He first got involved in advertising
sales in 1975 selling for classical music station
WEFM, Chicago. In college, he served as General
Manager for the student-run radio station, WPGU,
Urbana, IL.
After graduating from the University of Illinois
in 1980, Roger sold television advertising in his
native Chicago for TeleRep, a national rep firm.
Before establishing CMS, Roger worked in advertising
sales for KDKA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh,
PA. While there, Roger took part in the station's
record-breaking sales month.
When Roger Rafson saw the need for media buyers
to easily access air time on radio stations in small
and medium sized markets throughout the United States,
he established Commercial Media Sales (CMS). Since
March 1982, CMS has been working with radio station
owners and managers bringing them revenue by selling
their airtime. CMS has expanded by offering radio
station broker services.
Professional
Honors
2008
Outstanding Achievement in Media Award - Radio
Media Association of Pittsburgh
1999
President, Pittsburgh Radio and TV Club
(now Media Association of Pittsburgh)
10 Year Service Award for service to the Radio
Information Service. October, 1998
Art Stein Memorial Award for Service to
the Pittsburgh Radio & Television Club. March
4, 1994
Association for Women In Communications Matrix Award
for Best Radio Talk Show. Highmark on Health Care
(formerly Blue Cross on Health Care). April 17,
1997
Roger
never got over being bitten by the announcing bug.
Since 1981, he has served as Public Address Announcer
for Carnegie Mellon University football, men's and
women's basketball and track & field. In 2005,
Roger was the Public Address Announcer for the 2005
Senior Olympics.
Professional
Associations
National
Association of Media Brokers
Society
of Broadcast Engineers
Media
Association of Pittsburgh
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