Phillip Thomas Ammar
6773 Mara Avenue
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
(760) 367 – 7371
e-mail: phillipammar@yahoo.com

Experience
 
Television
Freelance – Bay Area Cablevision (Camera Operator and Sound Technician on weekly San Francisco Bay Area College Football and Basketball games.) Sun Teleproductions (Worked as a Videographer, Assistant Director, Floor Manager, Studio Audio/Location Sound, Video Assist, Lighting Grip, Tape Operations, Teleprompter, Stagehand, Dolly Grip, Engineering Aid and P.A.) on various Nationally Syndicated projects including – “The Morton Downey Jr. Show”, “Party In Progress” and “Catalina Swimwear Model Search”, Series television pilots, numerous Internationally broadcast infomercials – including an acclaimed continuing series of instructional golfing videos aired on The Golf Channel. National and local commercials, Direct Response ads, PSA’s, etc. Including shoots for ESPN – “Don Drysdale Celebrity Golf Tournament”, and “Chrysler Classic Car Race”. Nostalgia Channel – “Senior Travel Highlights”. Also, P.A. on the NBC television movie – “Heroes Of The Storm”. Golf Channel – Camera Operator on “AM Tour National Championship” and “AM Tour Senior National Championship”. Also worked on the production of many Corporate/Industrial, Documentary, Music videos and Private party shoots, 1985 – Present.
 
Internship at KICU – TV, San Jose, CA (Camera Operator on “Mid-Day San Jose” and “Movies ’til Dawn” programs and promos, Teleprompter and various other production duties on the “News @ Noon” broadcasts), during senior year at SJSU.
 
Film
”Hollywood Deadbeat” – Coburn Productions (Lighting Grip), 2009.
 
Radio
KDES – FM Palm Springs, CA (Weekend Oldies Rock Air Talent, Production, Board Operator), 2000 – 2001.
KCXX – FM San Bernardino, CA (Weekend Alternative Rock Air Talent, Production), 1997 – 1999.
KDHI – AM and KQYN – FM Twentynine Palms, CA (Music Director, Classic Rock and Country Air Talent, Local Talk Show Host/Producer, Production, Sales, Promotions, Board Operator), 1993 – 1997.
KSES – AM Yucca Valley, CA (Program Director/Operations Manager, Local Talk Show Host/Producer, Production, Sales, Promotions), 1990 – 1993.
 
Theatre
Sun Theatre Company Palm Springs – “Rock ‘n Roll Heaven” (Sound Technician), 1996.
San Jose Repertory Theatre – “Mountain Meadows Massacre” (Lighting Grip/Stagehand), 1985.
 
Writer
The Works – A Music and Style Magazine (Contributing Feature Writer of concert reviews), 2003 – 2006.

Education
 
San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree – Radio, Television & Film, 1985
 
Palomar College – San Marcos, CA

Associate of Arts Degrees – General Studies, 1981 and Telecommunications, 1982