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Frank Hyla is the host
of "Time on the Water" which airs locally on Comcast
Chicago Sports Net. He is a lifetime resident of the
Chicago area and has been an outdoor writer and
television host for twenty years. Frank has had the
honor to be sponsored by National companies such as
Shimano, Gamma, Triton Boats, Minn Kota, Humminbird,
Rapala, Terminator, and Riverview Marine. He also
serves as the tournament director for the Illinois
Bass Federation Nation.
While Frank enjoys
fishing for all species of fish, Bass fishing has
become his passion. Frank has tournament fished
since the early 1980s and has won state
championships in both Illinois and Wisconsin, and
won regional and National tournaments including the
FLW Tour.
Frank now dedicates
his time in both filming and lecturing to helping
anglers of the Midwest become more successful when
fishing lakes close to home.
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Scott Zebell is the Co-Creator and
Executive Producer of Time on the Water with Frank Hyla. He formed
Water Lion Media, LLC with Frank Hyla in 2001 and began shooting and
editing the inaugural season of Time on the Water.
After graduating from St. Rita High
School and earning a degree in Broadcast Production from the College
of St. Francis, Scott went to work for Bob Maciulis at The Outdoor
Notebook Magazine.
For more than four years he took on
the responsibility of producing, shooting, writing and editing the
TV version of the magazine which aired weekly on TLN. Scott also
worked with Rich Joespher editing and shooting his show Fair Chase
Outdoors.
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Rich Josepher, like Scott Zebell, is
our other camera man who also happens to work within the video
industry and has been successful in many of his endeavors.
From 2003 to 2006, Rich owned and
operated Fair Chase Outdoors, a production company and
television show which promoted hunting and the outdoors. The show
placed a strong emphasis on being an ethical and reasonable
sportsman while enjoying outdoor pursuits.
Soon after, Rich went on to work for
Bass Pro Shops where he excelled in a marketing and promotions
position. There, he was responsible for designing and creating all
promotions within the store and community. Also, he created and
maintained relationships with Chicago, the local media, conservation
groups, organizations, and high-profile clients.
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Andrew Ragas, 23, is a
multi-species angler who spends close to 150 days per year fishing
the rivers and streams of northern Illinois and a couple hundred
different lakes in north-central Wisconsin. His forte' is Largemouth
and Smallmouth Bass but he gets a lot of enjoyment casting for both
Muskies and Pike.
A 2010 graduate from
Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor's degree in Communication
and an associates in Visual Communication, Ragas joined the team in
November 2009 as our website designer. The work does not stop there
for him as he is also one of our assistants with camera work, a
photographer, and has recurring roles as a guest fisherman joining
Frank in his boat.
In addition, Andrew is a
writer for
Prairie State Outdoors,
and operates his own
website design business which can be seen at
www.ragasmedia.com.
In one way or another, his eventual goal is to work
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