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One of the best to have on your team...

27-year multimedia producer and broadcaster with experience in the education, athletics and freight industries.

27.
Years
Experience
Working

About Bill

  • Television Producer – 8 years
  • Radio Announcer – 23 years
  • Radio Producer – 17 years
  • Videographer – 11 years
  • Multimedia Producer (audio/video/graphics) – 27 years
  • Graphic designer – 11 years
  • On Air Host (video) – 11 years
  • On Air Host (sports or podcasting) – 27 years
  • 5 Tennessee AP Broadcaster Association Awards

Bio

Bill Priestley is originally from Sewanee, TN.  He went to college at Furman University in Greenville, SC to become a high school history teacher.  While there, he got bitten by the broadcasting bug and became the Sports Director of the campus radio station his junior and senior years as well as served work study in the Audio/Visual department editing videos for faculty and staff.  After graduating, he called high school games on the radio or in Tennessee, Indiana, South Carolina and North Carolina and supported himself through creating his own multimedia production business specializing in website construction and graphic/audio/video production.  In 2010, he became a graduate assistant for broadcasting at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC and later came on full-time as the Broadcasting and Digital Media Coordinator. There, he helped create the visual identity of CU athletics from YouTube branding to social media to t-shirts and billboards.  He also came up with “The Creek is Rising” slogan which became the foundation for CU marketing for three years – during which time the athletics program moved from a middle of the pack contender in the Big South Conference, to a championship caliber program.  He also called women’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, wrestling and filled in on men’s basketball and football broadcasts.

He returned to his home state in 2018 where he worked for WDEF-TV as a Marketing Writer and Commercial Producer for the station.  After which, he moved on to FreightWaves, a software company that also endeavored to cover the freight industry through a news website and video programming – churning out about 30-40 hours of original programming a week.  He produced “FrieghtWaves Now”, a 2-hour morning show that aired weekdays from 9-11am.  It was a show that had 4 guest slots, news headlines, weather, social media updates. specialty segments and a roundtable segment.  Outside of work, he also calls home football and men’s and women’s conference basketball games for the University of the South.

Bill enjoys helping young people figure out what they want to do with their lives through “The Dream Job Blueprint” – a program he developed while getting his master’s degree in education at Campbell University.  He also enjoys teaching, playing golf, writing and listening to music as well as writing fiction in his spare time.  He lives with his wife and two daughters in Fort Oglethope, Georgia.

Production

Some of the video projects that I’ve done through Campbell University, WDEF-TV and FreightWaves.

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Broadcasting

From live broadcasting to hosting to sportscasting to video editing, here’s a sample of what I’ve done over the last 27 years.

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Graphics

A collection of some of the posters, billboards and graphics I’ve created through the years.

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1993-1997
Furman University

B.A. in History

 

2010-2012
Campbell University

Master's Degree in Education

 

Testimonials

CHRIS HEMEYER
SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS - CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY
ON HIS ABILITY TO SERVE A COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT...

Bill Priestley is truly one of the most talented individuals I have met in the broadcasting, digital media and creative space. His graphic design work is some of the best I have seen in this business period. Bill also is very skilled and creative with video, photography and editing. With Bill you have the talent, knowledge and experience of an entire creative department in one man.

 

He is also a versatile and experienced broadcast professional both on the video and audio side. He can do any sport, any way, at any time.

 

As a wonderful bonus, Bill is one of the most cooperative and easy-to-work-with people I have been around in this business. He is a team player with versatility, experience and a mastery of many skills.

TODD WACHTELHAUSEN
FORMER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT FREIGHTWAVES
FORMER ESPN PRODUCER
ON HIS PRODUCING/INTERVIEWING...

Bill is one of the most well-prepared and creative media minds that I have had the pleasure of working with.  He dives into projects with goals and ideas already in mind and is able to pivot at a moment’s notice if necessary.  

 

His interview style is designed with the interviewee and subject matter in mind, yet he’s not afraid to tackle the tough questions in developing strategic content.

JOHN KINGSTON
EDITOR-AT-LARGE - FREIGHTWAVES
ON EDITORIAL...

As the Editor-at-Large at FreightWaves, I write about a wide variety of topics. I sometimes made myself a little bet after writing what I viewed as a particularly compelling story: how long until Bill Priestley asks me to come on FreightWaves Now or some other video offering of our company? 

It was usually pretty quick, as he had a tremendous ability to know the difference between a run-of-the-mill article and something that was important and intriguing. When he was the interviewer, he was always well prepared; when he prepared other interviewers, they were as well. He allowed the journalist to tell the story but always knew the right questions to ask or be asked to move the video interview along and squeeze in a lot of important information into a restricted period of time. 

He was a real pro, and sometimes I wondered: how did we manage to land this guy? I think his next employer will be saying the same thing.

KEVIN HILL
FORMER EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER - FREIGHTWAVES
CURRENT OWNER OF BRUSH PASS
RESEARCH - Dallas, TX
ON HIS ABILITY TO INSTRUCT HIS TEAM...

Working with Bill Priestley is a pleasure. He is an excellent teacher of the art of media. 

Using interesting narratives and stories his teaching points are sticky and helps with tasks done either on or off camera. 

I’m glad I hired him as a producer.

JOHN SHACKELFORD
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS - THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH - SEWANEE, TN
OVERALL ABILITY....

Bill Priestley is a talented professional with broadcast skills behind the microphone and in both editing and video production. He’s a knowledgeable sports announcer across the wide spectrum of intercollegiate athletics, and understands the nuances of competition and how to communicate those important details. 

 

Bill delivers under crunch time and knows how to work against a tight deadline without sacrificing quality. He’s easy to partner with and collaborate on a creative project. 

 

I would give Bill Priestley my highest recommendation in a variety of professional settings.

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