![]() “I turned his music from street music to mainstream music and gave him a clean image,” Smiley said of Triple Nitti, noting he steers the artists away from foul language. He also handles marketing, video production and album distribution. As a music producer, Smiley said he’s guided rapper Triple Nitti through the creative process, helping them achieve a sound he considers to have a wide commercial appeal. Smiley Records has four musicians under contract, including hip-hop artists H.Y.P.E. It’s powerful enough to do full, live bands,” he said, adding he’d like to grow into a separate location one day. It’s more than the startup needs, but Smiley said it allows him to grow the business. Others have thrown their support behind Smiley, helping with construction, and an unidentified family friend in Branson donated a large amount of equipment. “I invested everything I had into myself,” he said. ![]() There’s an array of sound and video production equipment facing a glass window that looks into the sound booth where singers and rappers can capture their lyrics with a professional-grade microphone. ![]() He laid hardwood flooring, painted the walls, lowered the ceiling and hid the garage door by building an interior wall. Just blocks from the KY3 studio where Smiley worked for 13 years, he spent about $1,500 in personal savings plus his 401(k) to convert his home’s two-car garage into a music studio. Studio engineer Ricky Smiley decided to use the potentially negative life event to fulfill a longtime goal: to run his own record label. Reach News-Leader reporter Gregory Holman by emailing Please consider subscribing to support vital local journalism.Six months after KY3 and KSPR shocked employees and viewers by laying off dozens of staff members, the ousted professionals are finding their footings in new careers. MediaTracks reported that as the pandemic has raged, "the number of TV households increased regardless of the market." The local TV market includes some 432,000 homes, up from 373,000 in 2020. It adopted "KOLR" in the 1970s to promote color television.Īs broadcast TV markets go, this year Springfield slipped in rank from the Nielsen ratings company's 73rd-largest market to the 74th-largest, according to. At the dawn of the television era, its call letters were KTTS-TV. KOLR first went on air in 1953, some 13 years after the first U.S. At the time, he said he and his family saw KOLR "as a place we'll stay long term." In a 2003 News-Leader report on Oliver's arrival at KOLR, where he replaced former anchor Joe Daues, Oliver said he previously worked in TV news at stations in Boise, Idaho, and Topeka, Kansas. Spruill was named to his post in March 2020, replacing Leo Henning, who retired, according to industry publication Broadcasting + Cable. Mike Spruill, vice president and general manager of Nexstar Broadcasting's Springfield station group (which includes KOZL and KRBK, along with KOLR through an operating agreement with station owner Mission Broadcasting) on Monday told the News-Leader the company would not comment on personnel matters. Dirks, whose website says he "represents companies involved in business disputes and workers and individuals who have been injured on a contingency basis," did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. Oliver referred additional questions to his attorney, Eric Dirks with William Dirks Dameron in Kansas City. Keep watching them and supporting local news." He added, "The KOLR10 newsroom is filled with talented and dedicated journalists who work hard to keep you informed. Thank you for your care and kindness to me and my children." ![]() It’s been an honor to share the news with you over these last 17 years. In that post, Oliver wrote, "I wanted to let you know that my time at KOLR10 has come to an end. The Wichita, Kansas, native confirmed he's left the anchor's desk at KOLR, but declined to make any comment as to the reason for his departure beyond comments he posted to Facebook early Friday evening. 2003, confirmed the departure in a brief call with the News-Leader on Monday. Oliver, a TV news anchor who joined Springfield's CBS affiliate station in Dec. David Oliver, whose familiar face has anchored newscasts seen in hundreds of thousands of homes in southern Missouri, has exited his job at KOLR.
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