User:Santullo

Bold text Mike Santullo came to New Mexico in 1972 with his family. Having moved from NYC, he opened an Italian restaurant in Albuquerque known as Santullo's Villa Roma. The restaurant was an instant success and operated for three years. The restaurant was sold and Santullo moved on to radio broadcasting, (his real love). He helped start the very first "All Talk" radio station, (KZIA) in 1973. He moved on to several other radio stations, (KQEO-AM, KZZX-FM and KRKE-AM as both a talk show host as well as News Director. Over the next several years, the political bug bit Santullo and he ran for the offices of Mayor, State Representative, County Treasurer and County Assessor. In 1985, the Mayor of Albuquerque, Ken Schultz, hired Santullo as the City's Communications Officer, a position he held for four years. At the conclusion of the Mayor's term, Santullo was named Director of the City's Government television station and also served as the City's Film Commissioner. In 1997, Santullo once again found himself back on "Talk Radio". This time on Albuquerque's number 1 station, 50,000 watt 770-KKOB AM doing night time talk.  At the same time, Santullo served as the State of New Mexico's Director of NEWSLINE services, a "talking" newspaper service for blind and visually impaired persons during daytime hours where he is presently employed.

Mike Santullo has served as Vice President of the Albuquerque Press Club, Vice President of the Brothers of the Good Shepherd, a shelter for homeless men and serves as its Master of Ceremonies for its annual fund raising banquet, having done so for almost 30 years.

Santullo is still involved in broadcasting on a part-time basis, and serves as a substitute talk show host on 770-KKOB radio and helps broadcast the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the largest photographed event in the world, (according to KODAK) and as "guest D.J." on Public Radio Station KUNM-89.9 FM, playing "Oldies" music of the the 50's and 60's.  Santullo appears periodically on television as a guest panelist on  KNME-TV channel 5's  "The Line", a PBS public affairs program focasing on politics as well as occasional panelist on  KOB-TV 4's  "Eye On New Mexico".

Additionally, Santullo is a "volunteer" CERTIFIED MEDIATOR for the State Risk Management Division and the State's Metropolitan Court.