From a young age, Jason Parkinson always wanted to be in the spotlight. At the age of 11, he performed in his first show, Damn Yankees, at the Fulton County Playhouse near Lewistown, IL. From that point on, Jason knew that performance would always be a big part of his life. In 1999, at the young age of 15, Jason started his first job in Radio at WBYS AM-FM in Canton, IL. He worked there part-time through high school and his 2 years of community college at Spoon River College in Canton. While in High School, Jason also founded his Mobile Entertainment Company, DJ4U Mobile Entertainment, specializing in Weddings and School Dances. DJ4U is now in it's 10th year of operation and expanding every year.

In 2003, Jason graduated from Spoon River College with his Associates degree and Web Design Certification, and moved to Normal, IL to continue his education at Illinois State University. During his 2 years at ISU, He worked part-time for B104 (WBWN), a Regent Communications station in Bloomington, IL and also at TV-10 News in Normal. Jason did news reporting and produced a dating feature called "Dinner With Jason" while working for TV-10.
In 2005, Jason Parkinson graduated from Illinois State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications with a focus in Broadcast Journalism. Upon graduation, Jason was hired full time by Regent Broadcasting of Peoria as the mid-day host at 97.3 River Country (WFYR) and Webmaster for the Peoria market where he still works today. Jason's voice has been heard all over Central Illinois on great radio stations including:

In his lifetime, Jason has been involved in over 40 theatrical productions at several local theaters. He has won numorous awards for his acting talent, web design skills and broadcasting ability, including a Silver Dome Award from the Illinois Broadcasters Association in 2005 for his work at TV-10 and again in 2007 for his work at Regent Broadcasting of Peoria. Here are some of the theatrical productions he has been involved in: