Jim McNabb MA
Land Line - (512) 891-0088
Cell - (512) 560-3677
Emails: jimmc@stedwards.edu
2010 TO Present: Adjunct Faculty, St. Edwards University. Teaching “Presentational Speech” or public speaking.
JANUARY, 1983 TO PRESENT: Owner, McNabb Communications. Public relations, publicity, and media relations,
training for law enforcement, political candidates, iACT, Interfaith Action of Central Texas, Austin Greenlights for Nonprofit
Success, and other commercial and nonprofit accounts. Voice and TV talent. A songwriter/singer, his eight CDs are for
sale through www.cdbaby.com and www.mytexasmusic.com. Downloads are on dozens of music Internet sites including
iTunes and Amazon.
October, 2007 to June, 2008: News Assignments Manager, KEYE TV, Austin, TX. Day-to-day operation and oversight of
coverage for this 55-person award-winning newsroom.
June, 2005-October, 2007: McNabb Communications while completing his master’s in RTF at UT-Austin.
NOVEMBER, 1989 TO June, 2005: Managing Editor, KXAN TV, Austin, Texas. Acting News Director twice. KXAN
News was recognized by the Associated Press for “Overall Excellence” in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and honored for Spot
News Coverage with a regional Edward R. Murrow award in 2002. Recognized by the Texas Association of Broadcasters
as a Pioneer Broadcaster in 2004
JUNE, 1983 TO NOVEMBER, 1989: Assignments, reporter and producer, KVUE TV, Austin, TX: As a reporter, honored
for Spot News Coverage by the Texas Association of Broadcasters and First Place for Public Affairs reporting by the UPI
Broadcasters of Texas and numerous other awards.
SEPTEMBER, 1980 TO DECEMBER, 1983: Lecturer, Department of Journalism, Southwest Texas State University, San
Marcos (Now Texas State University in San Marcos). Taught basic reporting, introduction to broadcasting (history of
mass communications), and commercial writing for radio and television.
JANUARY, 1983 TO MAY, 1983 and OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979: McNabb Communications, Austin, TX.
OCTOBER, 1979 TO JANUARY, 1983: News Director, KASE/KVET AM & FM, Austin, TX. SDX/SPJ National Award
FEBRUARY, 1980 TO MAY, 1980: Information Writer II, The University of Texas at Austin News and Information Service.
SEPTEMBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978: Tax Information Division, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Austin, TX.
FEBRUARY, 1977 TO AUGUST, 1977: Director of Communications, State Bar of Texas, Austin, TX.
SEPTEMBER, 1975 TO SEPTEMBER, 1976** and NOVEMBER, 1976 TO JANUARY, 1977: Project Director,
Comprehensive Offender Manpower Program, a grant of the State Bar of Texas.
** SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER, 1976: State Press Secretary, Carter-Mondale Presidential Campaign in New
Hampshire.
AUGUST, 1973 TO SEPTEMBER, 1975: News Director, KLBJ AM & FM, Austin, TX. Numerous state awards.
SEPTEMBER, 1971 TO AUGUST, 1973: News Editor and Weather Reporter, KTBC TV/AM&FM, Austin, TX.
JUNE, 1971 TO SEPTEMBER, 1971: Account Executive with Writers’ Ink advertising and PR
JUNE, 1970 TO JUNE, 1971: Account Executive, KTBC AM and FM. Media Sales.
NOVEMBER, 1969 TO JUN, 1970: Active Duty with the U. S. Army Reserves.
JANUARY, 1969 TO NOVEMBER, 1969: News and Weather reporter for KCEN-TV, Waco-Temple, Texas
Jim McNabb holds a B.A. in Oral Communications, Radio and TV from Baylor University and an M.A. in Radio, Television,
and Film from The University of Texas at Austin. Beyond his music and media, McNabb reads, cooks chili, builds stuff,
tinkers, and tends to his plants.