Executive Team

Steve Kraycik has an impressive career as a news manager, producer and educator with more than 27 years of experience in television news. During that time, Steve has hired and mentored hundreds of talent.

Beth Johnson is a veteran producer and former executive producer who really knows how to get people talking.  Throughout her 11 year career she was consistently called on to raise ratings for troubled newscasts and became known for taking innovative approaches that yield big results. Several times Beth was hired to launch new newscasts.  

Micah Johnson founded MediaStars in 1998 and has become one of the top executives at discovering and mentoring talent.  In his more than 25 years of work in broadcasting, he’s earned a reputation as someone who is knowledgeable, insightful, and with an undeniable “eye” for recognizing talent.

Bob is an Emmy-winning journalist with twenty years experience, including nine at the national level with NBC and Fox. He was at CNBC during the late 90s and early 2000s -- during the dot com era -- anchoring three hours a day and interviewing business leaders such as Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Suze Orman, Peter Lynch and many others. Bob authored the book;  Forbes Best Business Mistakes: How Today's Top Business Leaders Turned Missteps Into Success. He wrote business columns for Success and Gear magazines, and has placed columns in various newspapers throughout the country, including at the Los Angeles Times. He has also written columns for the website HuffingtonPost.com.