John Blackmore

John Blackmore is our Account Strategist from Marshall County, WV but has lived in Bellaire, Ohio for the past 22 years. At Wheelhouse Creative, John develops and implements marketing strategies for our client’s brand. John’s responsibilities to our clients include improving current strategies and making sure our client’s goals are accomplished. John also serves as the account executive to the new Alpha Tavern.

John Blackmore came to Wheelhouse Creative after 15 years at WKKX and WVLY Radio. He served as the station’s General Manager for 12 years and was also a daytime talk show host and play-by-play voice of multiple sports. John was also the traffic reporter on WTRF-7 News Morning Show for three years with Nate Fluharty and Ashley Daugherty.

In 1999, John joined the newly formed Ohio Valley Greyhounds/Smash and served as the General Manager from 2001-2004. During that time under his leadership the team won two National Championships. He was selected by his peers as the GM of the Year twice and sat on the Executive Board and served as Director of Expansion.

John is married to Sheila Bates-Blackmore a 5th grade teacher at Center McMechen Elementary School and has two children Jeremiah (WLU-FR) and Cecilia (OVA-JR). He was nominated for the Carnegie Mellon Hero Fund in 2015 after he and a friend saved a drowning fisherman in the Ohio River. John has qualified for the WV State Bass Fishing Championships 5 times and served on the Executive Board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters.