John Depa
WMTH-FM Station Manager || WMTH-TV Web Administrator || Stage Actor
Broadcasting and the arts are my passion. Only in my Junior year at Maine East High School, I am the Station Manager of WMTH 90.5FM and Web Administrator of WMTH Channel 19 TV, both stations belonging to Maine Township District 207. As Station Manager at the radio studio, I oversee the various other executives as well as manage and schedule approximately 100 students for air-time on a weekly basis. In addition to this, I also handle and oversee the various technical upgrades each studio recieves as the acting Chief Engineer.
As a stage actor, I have been performing since the age of 8 in local theatres in the community, mainly at Maine East under the instruction of Karen Hall. More recent shows include The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged! as the character Adam, Hairspray as the character Wilbur, and Almost, Maine as Phil.
Each year I put in around 130 hours of community service through trips across the country to assist the homeless and by directing programs for children in the local areas, guiding them through the entire process of making their own original stage production, of which are called Project Playbill.
On the internet, you can find the sites I operate and run listed below, including the WMTH-TV website, and a localized tumblr blog titled You Know You're From Chicago When... which updates daily.
Feel free to contact me with any questions via e-mail.