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Kevin Freidberg
Copywriter
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3317 Emerson Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612.594.6599 tel


www.kevinfreidberg.com






 
 
education
  The Creative Circus, Atlanta, GA

The University of Texas at Austin
   
advertising experience
 

2010–Present: Freelance
Wells Fargo, Best Buy, Lifetime Fitness, C.H. Robinson, Schermer BtoB

2008–2010: The VIA Agency, Portland, Maine
Welch's, Disney, HBO, TD Bank, Lo-Jack, Maidenform

2005-08: Freelance
Cliff Freeman and Partners, Y&R Chicago, Fox Sports, Best Buy, Target, Toys R Us, Kohl's, G.E., Sears, United Healthcare, The New York Times, Ad Council, Davis Cup, Jim Beam, NY Transit Authority, Honeywell, The Dallas Cowboys

2004-05: BBDO, Minneapolis
Hormel, Sundance Channel, Dain Rauscher, Fiserv, Famous Dave's BBQ

2003-04: Macy's In-house
Radio, TV and Print

2002-03: One and All, Minneapolis
Target Pharmacy, Honey-Baked Ham, Culver's

   
surreal experience
 

C.E.O. of Fun Embassy Suites Hotel, San Antonio
Told jokes during happy hour. Everyone came. No one had fun. They fired me.

Talkshow Producer WOAI Radio, San Antonio
Wrote gags for evening drive talk show. Weekly on-air host of The Vidiot (video reviewer).

News Reporter KGNB Radio, New Braunfels, TX
Made 11K a year. Loved every minute of it.

Production Assistant King of the Hill, Fox TV, L.A.
Worked with amazing writers who couldn't have been nicer.

Vending Machine Owner
Kind of like the scene in Godfather II when Fredo goes fishing. I should've known better.

 

   
humiliating experience
 

Went on a three-day, silent meditation retreat. Humiliated myself. Went back into therapy.

   
near-death experience
 

April 9, 1975
Run over by father's '72 Thunderbird while riding my Big Wheel®. Dad claims it was an accident. Lawsuit pending.

Feb. 26, 1980
Run over by fake-wood- paneled station wagon.

Oct. 11, 1983
Run over by garbage truck in failed attempt to rescue Obi Wan Kenobi from trash.

Aug. 17, 1993
Run over by Rabbit convertible. My bad.

Dec. 3, 2007
Run over by Geriatric Motor Scooter (not a Hoveround®) at 3rd Annual Dallas Turkish Festival.

   
women who dumped me
 

March '93 Liz Ensign: I'm not good enough for you.

June '97 Karen Boorman: I'm too good for you.

Nov. '06 Jen Haas: You're perfect. I'm a lesbian.

   
women my grandmother was not particularly fond of
 

June '98 Denise Barr: Not Jewish

Oct. '03 Mindy Friedman: Too Jewish

July '07 Shoshanna Soloman: Convinced I was dating Salman Rushdie.




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