Greg Nibler
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Greg Nibler is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 radio producer, talk show host, musician and actor. Formerly of The Nibler Show and The Rick Emerson Show, he is the current Host of Funemployment Radio.

Early life

Greg Nibler was born and raised in Independence
Independence, Oregon
Independence is a city in Polk County, Oregon, United States, on the west bank of the Willamette River along Oregon Route 51, and east of nearby Monmouth. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Oregon
Oregon
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, attending Central High School
Central High School (Independence, Oregon)
Central High School is a public high school in Independence, Oregon, United States.-Academics:In 2005-2006, Central High School was rated Satisfactory by the Oregon Department of Education....

. He also attended Oregon State University
Oregon State University
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, graduating witha degree in Marketing. He has lived in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, Oregon for 10 years and owns a home in the Southeast Portland area.

Career

Before entering entertainment professionally, Greg held several different jobs in various industries. In college, he worked at the Albany Paper Mill, in Albany, Oregon. Post college, he has held jobs as a Sales Representative for a uniform company and also worked as a Marketing Director in the pool industry.

Bands

Since moving to Portland, Greg has been a part of the rock music scene, playing bass and singing in such bands as Princes Of Parliament, Distracted, Freelance Terrorists and most notably Courage. After releasing three albums and one music video for Rock And Roll Rodeo, Courage stopped touring regularly a few years ago. However, they do frequently reunite for reunion shows. The band concept is similar to Spinal Tap, in that the show and band is half about music and half about the stage performance, in which Greg plays a character named Russel Spanker III.

Radio

Greg was the host of the long-running cult talk radio show, The Nibler Show on KPSU 1450 am, a community-based radio station in Portland, Oregon. The show featured an exaggerated version of Greg interacting with various characters and individuals. Some of the characters were portrayed by other guests, and some were pre-recorded and voiced by Greg himself.

Upon entering commercial radio, he was the Producer/co-host of KXJM Jammin 107.5's
KXJM
KBFF is an Adult Top 40 radio station licensed to Portland, Oregon, USA, and serving the Portland area. The station is currently owned by Alpha Broadcasting.-Current Lineup:* Mornings 6a-10a: More Music Mornings with CJ & Nikki...

 afternoon show, CK's Bad Boy Broadcast. In addition he was the Weekend afternoon host on Rock 101 KUFO.

When The Rick Emerson Show
Rick Emerson
Rick Emerson , formerly known as Rick Taylor, is a radio personality most known for The Rick Emerson Show, currently broadcasting daily from , and has been broadcast in Portland, Oregon, in one form or another, since 1997. The show was nationally syndicated for a period from 1998-2001 by NBG Radio...

 moved from AM 970 afternoons, the morning show on Rock 101 KUFO, Greg was brought on as the Production Assistant. It was during this time that he became the "sports guy" for the morning show and created a segment called Ball Talk. After The Rick Emerson Show
Rick Emerson
Rick Emerson , formerly known as Rick Taylor, is a radio personality most known for The Rick Emerson Show, currently broadcasting daily from , and has been broadcast in Portland, Oregon, in one form or another, since 1997. The show was nationally syndicated for a period from 1998-2001 by NBG Radio...

 was cancelled, Greg Nibler and former Co-Host/Producer, Sarah X Dylan
Sarah X Dylan
Sarah X Dylan is an American radio producer and talk show co-host. Formerly of the The Rick Emerson Show and KOIN-TV, and current co-host of Funemployment Radio, and is based in Portland, Oregon...

, started a podcast, called Funemployment Radio. The show first debuted on November 5, 2009 and was nominated as one of the top 10 comedy podcasts in the world, for the 2010 Podcast Awards
Podcast Awards
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.

Acting

Greg has acted in a variety of formats, from Television, to industrials. He also makes frequent appearances as a technology review for Digital Trends
Digital Trends
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, traveling with them to cover the Consumer Electronics Show
Consumer Electronics Show
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 in Las Vegas, in 2008 and 2009.

In addition, Greg is the spokesperson for Metro Recycling's Meet The Box campaign.

He was a Writer and Actor for the sketch-comedy television show, Empty Noggin. Moving from largely an online presence to an actual television show in 2006, Empty Noggin Television aired concurrently on Comcast Local 37 and Comcast On-Demand. After one season, it moved to Portland's CW for half a season, before finishing out the second season on Fox 49.

Television

On February 18th, 2011, Greg Nibler and Sarah X Dylan
Sarah X Dylan
Sarah X Dylan is an American radio producer and talk show co-host. Formerly of the The Rick Emerson Show and KOIN-TV, and current co-host of Funemployment Radio, and is based in Portland, Oregon...

 launched an online, interactive, television show called Sportlandia , for the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...

. The show airs on Fridays at 4pm PST, at www.trailblazers.tv. The show revolves around Sports and the culture of Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

.

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