James Burlander

Born in October of 1987, James Burlander grew up in a small Florida town. There was nothing but school, movies, and bowling... Once James entered middle school he found his interest in mixing music and his passion of radio.

Starting in 2001, James not only DJ'd his middle school dances, but he also had the tremendous opportunity and privilege to learn about the radio industry from one of it's best, heritage CHR WFLZ (93.3 FLZ) in Tampa, FL. James traveled the 53 miles south every opportunity he was given; he was allowed to learn, watch, and occasionally interact on air in-studio with the stations air personalities. James spent most of his time learning about the work involved in putting together and executing an entertaining and flawless air-shift.

Additionally, James also was able to learn radio imaging, production, about station automation (RCS's NexGen Digital Automation System), and a lot more. His knowledge of the Prophet system earned him the nickname "The Nex(t)Generation of Radio" from WFLZ part-timer, Brian Holmes. This all has given James a priceless jump into the industry, achieving what most still haven't achieved after four years of communication in college.

In April of 2005, James started to fill in, mixing, a few times for the "Bump In Yo' Trunk" on FLY 92.1 (WFFY/Ft. Walton Beach), under PD Brian Holmes. This was a major step for James, and is his first official step into the radio industry.

November of 2005 came around and James got a call from the Assistant Program Director of WFLZ (93.3 FLZ), Kane. Kane invited James down for what he thought would be a meeting to discuss future business opportunities. James was wrong; Kane brought James back into his office and laid down an application... and the rest is history. James also worked down the hall at WMTX and WFLA as a part-time board-op, as well as doing some productions duties also.

May of 2010, James was promoted to a Full Time position at WFLA as a member of their iTeam.

Email James at: jamesburlander@gmail.com