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Jim Strader is recognized as one of the best outdoor communicators in the country. His career as an outdoor columnist, radio broadcaster, expo producer and outdoor television host has firmly established him as one of the nation's leading experts. He also has more than 15 years experience as host of the radio show Outdoors with Jim Strader. Strader was selected to be the official radio host, press liaison and publicist for the Bass Masters Classic that was held in Louisville in 1987. He was also the radio host, publicist and press liaison for the National Wild Turkey Federation National Convention in Louisville in 1993. He worked for eighteen years as outdoor columnist with the Louisville Courier-Journal and also produces the Jim Strader Hunting and Fishing Expo, one of the nation's premier outdoor expositions.[CR-LF][CR-LF]His knowledge of angling has allowed him to teach fishing courses for Kentucky's two leading Universities, the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. In addition to this he has served as an instructor for the B.A.S.S Fishing Institutes. He has appeared as a featured guest on several of the nations most highly regarded televised fishing shows including In-Fisherman with Al Linder, Hank Parker's Outdoors, and Billy Westmoreland's Fishing Diary. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Strader was named co-chairman of the Sportsmen for Bush presidential campaign in the State of Kentucky by George W. Bush's campaign staff in 2000. He was voted Best Writer and received two Excellence awards from his peers in the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association. He also received two Kentucky Governor's Awards for Conservation Achievements and an award from the National Wildlife Federation. As a competitive shooter, he has won several shotgunning titles, including three State Pigeon Shooting Championships, the Kentucky Colonel Championship, the San Antonio International Championship and a tie for first in the Grand Prix of the Americas in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1987.

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