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Originally from the US east coast, Dave Anthony grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. Educated at KO Knudson Junior High, Las Vegas High School and UNLV, Dave studied journalism, broadcasting and music education. As a proficient sax player, the life of a musician began during college years at UNLV when he became a key member of several rock groups and jazz bands. He later become a co-founder of the Minnesota Music Academy, which was dedicated to helping develop, promote, and recognize musicians at all levels of success. In 2011, Dave was inducted into the Las Vegas Rock Reunion Hall of Fame. A career in broadcasting followed. Dave Anthony became a well-known name as host of radio shows at Las Vegas stations KLUC, KENO, KLAV, and KBMI. Other local radio shows were broadcast from KPKE/Denver, KDWB/Minneapolis, KRIZ and KZZP in Phoenix, WZUU/Milwaukee, and KRQ/Tucson. He could be heard in additional cities like Houston, San Francisco, and Jacksonville on mid-day and afternoon radio shows. Management soon beckoned and Dave became a very successful Director of Programming for companies like CBS, Metromedia and Doubleday in cities like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Denver, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, and Phoenix. Eventually, Dave entered the radio consulting business and attracted radio clients in Nevada, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, and internationally in South Africa. Providing voice-overs for commercials and corporate videos was a natural extension of the radio career and has been a full-time occupation for years. Based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida - a beach town on the Atlantic Ocean between Jacksonville and St. Augustine - Dave works from an in-home studio with full ISDN broadcast capability. Specialties include network TV promos for the Golf Channel, sports reports for BBC Worldwide, commercials for national advertisers like Carrier Air Conditioning, Rolex, Cub Cadet, Delta Airlines, as well as corporate videos, DVDs, Website audio, and training films. Represented by six talent agents situated across the US, an acting career also blossomed. Dave Anthony has appeared in films with John Travolta, Selma Hayek, Scott Caan, James Gandolfini, Ed Begley Jr., and Kevin Spacey. National on-camera TV commercials followed, as well as TV shows like America's Most Wanted and as co-host of an Easter Seals Telethon. Besides the various aspects of broadcasting, Dave has also been hired by technology and insurance companies to lend his marketing and management experience to other industries. Today, Dave Anthony continues his various pursuits and is very active in volunteer work which includes working with senior health issues, public speaking, and Bible teaching.