Tim Closson comes to Sun & Fun Media with extensive background in radio broadcasting, advertising media and syndication.
Born on dairy farm in Minnesota, Tim decided at a very young age that radio was his calling as he was influenced by the great radio jocks of that era… Steve Cannon, The True Don Blue, John Records Landecker and Hines & Bush, not to mention, radio was easier work than farming!
A 1980 Grad from Brown Institute School of Broadcasting, Tim spent 25 years on Air and in Programming and Operations jobs, mostly with Country radio. A 6 time CMA award winner and numerous awards as Air Personality, MD or PD from Billboard and R&R, Tim was honored as a 2017 inductee for the Country Radio Hall of Fame.
Over the last decade, Tim has excelled in Media advertising and arrived at Sun & Fun after 4 years in affiliate sales at Westwood One. When he’s not calling on stations to help them grow their business, Tim enjoys time with his wife Michele and adult daughters Kayla and Paige as well as running Half Marathon’s to benefit cancer and still finds time for fishing and golf.