The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the new owners of local radio and on-line media outlets, at their Tuesday noon meeting at the Moose Lodge.

Taylorville native Matt Hart and his new company Hart Media Group, LLC, took posession of the Miller Media Group radio stations and on-line platforms, on August First.   Hart and his new Executive Vice President Bobbie Dean, shared their vision for the 8 media platforms they purchased in Taylorville and Clinton.

Hart shared his story about being in the Taylorville Junior High Media Club providing his first visit to WTIM.

Hart then told the Kiwanis Club about being told by his high school guidance counselor that WTIM owner Randy Miller had reached out to her wanting to hire a part-time on-air announcer for weekends.   Hart applied and got the job.   Hart ended up being WTIM’s interim news director for 2 summers while in high school.

Hart went to the University of Illinois, and went on to various jobs in several industries.   Hart then told the club the process in how he acquired the now-former-Miller Media Group platforms, with those discussions starting in December 2021.

Hart emphasized he wants present and future platforms to connect people, which is what he made his company’s slogan:  “Connecting People.” 

Hart’s company has launched the new “ILsportswire-dot-com” covering high school sports in the same towns the radio stations broadcast games in.   In the first month, the high school sports video highlights were seen by over 700-thousand viewers.

Dean shared with the Kiwanis Club the new Hart Media Group is now offering new ideas to deliver advertisers’ messages.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.