Mark Warwick
General Manager

Mark began his love affair with Hendersonville in 1987 when he first came to Flat Rock Playhouse as an acting intern. After 10 years as a professional actor, he came back to Hendersonville to begin a career in radio at WTZQ. He currently heads up the "Q" crew as General Manager at the station. Mark is a graduate of Western Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radio, Television and Film, with a double major in Speech and Theater Arts.

 

Lynne Strickland                                                                                           

Sales Representative

Lynne is a native of Hendersonville who graduated  fromFurman University.  While employed as the Studio Creative Director at Henderson Advertising, she worked on accounts such as DowBrands, Michelin and Milliken.  She was recruited by D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, where she worked for 11 years on accounts like Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Major League Baseball, Dennys, Proctor & Gamble and General Motors.  Following the birth of her daughter, she returned to the mountains, where she enjoys trail running, hiking and spending time with her family. Lynne is currently restoring and living in a 100-year-old house with her husband Marc Hetrick and her daughter Kaitlyn Capps.

 

Kathy Gallagher

Traffic Coordinator  

Kathy Gallagher moved to Hendersonville in 1977 from Miami and has spent more than 30 years in the bookkeeping field. She has 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren that she enjoys spending time with. She is a member of First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville, where she is active in the Alma Lee Cheves Sunday School Class. Kathy says she enjoys working at WTZQ because everyone is "just like family."

Tom Brown Engineer

Tom Brown was born and raised here in Hendersonville. When he was 11, the family moved to Tampa, Florida, and after many years, Tom got a chance to buy back the family home, and so he returned to Hendersonville in the summer of 2004.  He has studied and worked with music, electronics and audio since the late 50s. He plays guitar, bass and keyboards, and has been in a number of professional show-groups up to 9 pieces, and has recorded in several studios, including the renowned Sam Phillips Studio in Memphis. Tom has been a very successful one-man-band now for more than 30 years, and has been helping WTZQ with technical issues since 2005. He can also be seen performing at many of the live remote broadcasts.

Tyler Sams

Taking You Home WIth Tyler/Production Assistant 

"Wow, what a journey it has been so far! But I must say I love every minute of the radio business", Quotes Tyler Sams Production Assistant Afternoons for WTZQ. He has done just about every job there is to do at a station. It all began during High School, Tyler got his start with WTZQ doing anything he could  get his hands on and foot through the door! After graduation in 2003, Tyler attended AB-Tech, then landed a weekend shift at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's Blue Ridge Broadcasting WMIT/WFGW in Black Mountain. He did afternoon drive for a while on their Southern Gospel Station WFGW 1010. During his 10 yrs in the biz, he also worked for WHKP radio!  Tyler was Personally, and Professionally Critiqued under the direction of Texas Radio Hall Of Famer Tommy Kramer 2003, 2004.  "I will always have utmost respect for my mentors, those people that have given me the best advice and pointers down the line! You know who you are!!! We are very fortunate to be involved so heavily in the community, and I think you see that come full circle, as we attend events"!  If there is an upcoming event that you would like Tyler to Emcee, feel free to buzz him at the station, or get in touch via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it !