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Born to Teachers and Amateur Audio Enthusiasts in the small rural community of Belwood, Jack's first love was stories- writing, reading, telling, and singing. He developed his acting skills through High School, University, and through film and community theatre.
Jack writes the lion's share of Sonic Cinema Production's (previously Electric Vicuna) Audio Drama scripts and has his own writing site at www.jackjward.com. Jack also is the middle of book writing, screenplay production, and is the CEO of the Mutual Audio Network- where he and the best people in the world Listen & Imagine, Together!.
He's thrilled to co-host the Sonic Society with his wonderful, talented, friend David Ault as they enter their second decade in the medium!

Sound Preservations

March 3, 2016 / / 0 Comments

preserveThere have always been warning cries of the loss of old footage from the days of early film. Here is one of the first comprehensive “calls to action” to protect old time radio. Interviews, news, music and of course radio drama!

This Task Force includes librarians, academics, and radio enthusiasts and they are calling for people who have recorded tapes of these time periods.  Read more of Amy Scott’s article in Marketplace.

If you have anything in your basement, join in the fight to save the past for the future!

The Sound of Bugles

March 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

AlStevensStudents and co-workers from Lewis and Clark Community College remember their teacher, colleague and friend, Al Stevens. Al taught radio drama and radio news at LCCC since 1998. He retired in 2015 to spend time with his family and take care of his illness. After a lengthy battle with cancer, Al Stevens passed on February 19th. As a radio veteran students thought of his radio drama class as “fun” and an opportunity to try different voices and improvisational comedy. His skills in visually picking out the edit spots without even listening to the recordings stunned his students. His eulogy was uplifting and a time to share stories and pizza. Zac Coffman, a former student said:

“He loved life and enjoyed every minute,” Coffman said on social media. “When I found out he had passed, I spent some time talking about him with friends from WLCA, and I could not remember a time when there wasn’t a smile on his face. He was a great man, and the world is that much dimmer without his light in it.”

More details of Al’s story can be found in this article of The Telegraph. Radio Drama brings all of us together. Our heartfelt apologies to the family.

Brandon Seeks Audio Actors

February 29, 2016 / / 0 Comments

supermanSuperman may soon be flying again and Dick Tracy will be speaking into his two-way radio as Kathy Mathis, director at the Brandon Town Players, looks to find actors to fill the roles of the classic OTR radio plays. Mathis plans to have the actors dressed in period garb and perform the plays on stage as written on the page.

If you’re in Brandon get the details about the new initiative in Vermont from this Times Argus article.

Downtown Abbey

February 29, 2016 / / 0 Comments

KZMUA Moab Sun News article points to a radio station, KZMU to broadcast an original comedy series from Moab, Utah. This grassroots, solar powered station brings their listeners Downtown Abbey starting its run on February 20th. The KZMU manager Marty Durlin penned a satirical radio drama, which “takes place in a parallel universe and features Edward Abbey’s “fifth cousin twice removed,” along with other colorful characters.”

The final episode of this series is scheduled for March 12th, 7pm local time. So get your ears on and support great new radio drama!

In the Beginning

February 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

bibleadSeries writer, director and producer Kevin Herren is creating “In the Beginning”, an audio drama series of Biblical stories brought to life in the style of yesteryear’s radio dramas, complete with some of Hollywood’s best voice talent and high production values. From the PRNewswire article: 

“In the Beginning” is distributed by Blackstone Audio, the nation’s largest audiobook publisher. The audio drama can be found at all major retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Walmart, Target and Indigo (in Canada). Digital downloads are available from iTunes, Amazon’s Audible and Downpour.

Moreverwhere!

February 27, 2016 / / 0 Comments

the-cast-of-neverwhere-radio-dramaFrom the Christian Examiner article great news for Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs fans everywhere. Another broadcasting even for Neverwhere!

The cast includes “X-Men” star James McAvoy, “Game of Thrones” star Natalie Dormer, “Sherlock” actor Benedict Cumberbatch and Gaiman himself voiced a couple of characters like Figgis. Other cast members include: David Harewood, Sophie Okonedo, Anthony Head, David Schofield, Bernard Cribbins, Lucy Cohu, George Harris, Sir Christopher Lee, and Romola Garai.

This star-studded six-part series is only available for a month, so get listening! 🙂

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