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For more than 25 years, our team has helped businesses and organizations across Central Oregon build successful marketing campaigns, grow their brands, and connect with the communities they serve. What began as Bend Radio Group has evolved into BackyardMedia—a full-service local media and marketing partner offering integrated solutions across Local Radio, Digital, Video, Audio, and Graphic Design.
Check out our video and learn more.
BackyardMedia's Local Radio Stations
Central Oregon’s Favorite Radio Stations and Most Popular Morning Shows
BackyardDigital
Offering a full suite of Digital and Social marketing tactics. Local insight, oversight, ownership, and accountability.
- Targeted & Dynamic Display
- Display with Conversion Tracking (Store Visits)
- Connected Television (CTV)
- Over the Top (OTT)
- Weather Triggered Ads
- YouTube TrueView (In-Stream, Bumper, Discovery)
- Search Engine Marketing
- Website to Mailbox
- Email Blast
- Data Bits
- Search Advertising
- Directory Listings and Presence
- Local Service Ads
- Meta Advertising
- Snapchat Advertising
- Google’s Performance Max Ad Campaigns
- Mobile Ad Targeting
- Geo-Fencing
- Mobile to Social
- Look Back
- Video Creation (including AI)
- Web Design
- Hosting and Maintenance
- Digital Audio
- Social Media Management
- SEO
- Listing Sync Service
- MLS Targeting
BackyardBend
The first and only Central Oregon app & website focusing on what you’re doing right now, what interests you most, and sharing content and information between peers.
Backyardbend is the area's largest, ever changing collection of authentic, original photos and videos from outdoor enthusiasts and fun seekers like you. Explore the interactive map and gallery. Be inspired by our community in action. Inspire others by sharing your experiences in photo and video. Plan your next adventure. Connect directly, make friends, and learn more.
With Backyardbend you'll also enjoy:
- Your favorite local radio stations, plus a few local podcasts ... streamed right to your smart phone.
- More ways to win concert tickets and other cool stuff.
- Instant access to great deals from local businesses.
- Local and regional coverage of the key concerts, events, and happenings you care about. No information overload here … just what matters.
- Current weather & conditions at the places we visit and follow; and more than just temp, cloud cover, and precip. You’ll also find links to sophisticated wind data, water flows ... trail, mountain, and avalanche conditions ...radar, satellite, and webcams ... even the latest fire information.
- What’s trending locally.
- Positive news.
- How to get involved in your community.
The Backyardbend APP can even provide content and updates that you can customize, sent directly to you, right when it matters most. Content like:
- Concert & event announcements.
- Changes to weather & conditions you’ll want to know about.
- The newest local deals.
- Important breaking news.
- Major music news and more!
BackyardCreative
Video
Video production and creative built to capture attention and tell your story.
Audio
Brand building creative through compelling messaging, voices, and sound.
Contact Us
General Manager
Andy Hilmes – andy@backyardmedia.net
Operations Manager - Local Radio
Brian Mobley - brian@backyardmedia.net
BackyardBend Platform (Social, Website, App)
Charlie Dehner – charliedehner3@gmail.com
Digital Specialist
Jennifer Dehner – jenn@backyardmedia.net
Integrated Media Guides
- Sarah Lauderdale - sarah@backyardmedia.net
- Aaron Hofferber - aaron@backyardmedia.net
- Justin Novicky - justin@backyardmedia.net
Business Department
Cheri Hollibaugh - cheri@backyardmedia.net
Traffic
Pam Hudspeth - pam@backyardmedia.net
Local On-Air Influencers & Programming
92/9FM Local Independent
- Kris Arnold (Programming, Middays) - kris@929online.com
- Gustav Costell (Mornings) - gustav@backyardmedia.net
- Brian (Afternoons) - brian@backyardmedia.net
- Stacy (Jam in Your Ear) - stacy4peaks@gmail.com
- The Colonel (Simmer Down) - djcolonelsimmerdown@gmail.com
Today's Country, KSJJ 102/9
- David Miller (Programming, Cascade Country Mornings) - david@backyardmedia.net
- Brian Mobley (Middays) - brian@backyardmedia.net
- RL Garrigus (News, Fire, Cascade Country Mornings) - rl@backyardmedia.net
- Your Duke, Dave Sholin (Music, Afternoons) - yourduke@aol.com
The X 100.7, Classic Rock & ESPN for the High Desert
- Julie Z (Afternoons) - juliez@bendradiogroup.com
President
Jim Gross - jim@backyardmedia.net
BackyardMedia
General Inquiries - info@backyardbend.com
345 SW Cyber Drive
Bend, Oregon 97702
541-388-3300








