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!
Original Air Date: 07312007
“Society in the Summertime” Episode #7Dream Realm Enterprises’ “Doctor Who and the Mines of Mandor- Part 1” and The Doctor Who Radio Dramas “Object Permanence Parts 1 and 2” – Jack and Shannon’s Intro-Feature Show #1- Dream Realm Enterprises’ “The Mines of Mandor” Produced by Jonithan Patrick Russell -Promo for Sci-Fi Publishing Podcast-Feature Show #2- The Doctor Who Radio Dramas “Object Permanence Parts 1 and 2”
Original Air Date: 07242007
Back with more questions it’s another Vamp Show with Jack and Shannon! Questions, Homelessness, Writing, and Exhaustion. This mini-episode is strictly a chat episode between Shannon and Jack. Members want to know who we are and what we like. So email us at sonicsociety@gmail.com and tell us if you want some more of this in the future. Give us a call on the Zug Beud line and let us know what topics to talk about if you do. From the station at CKDU we talk a little Zug love, a chat about Podcaster’s Across Borders, Shannon’s Beetle, Shannon’s infirmary, what’s important in life, what makes good stories, our trip to the Panda Pad and some of what’s up and coming in the Society.
Original Air Date: 07172007
“Society in the Summertime” Episode #6 Texas Radio Theatre’s “Flash” and Scott Leslie’s “Trip to Eternity”, Interview with Jack and Scott Leslie- Jack and Shannon’s Intro-Feature Show #1- Texas Radio Theatre’s “Flash” Written and Produced by Richard Frohlick-Promo for Planet Retcon- Interview with Scott Leslie-Feature Show #2- “Trip to Eternity”
Original Air Date: 07102007
“Society in the Summertime” EXTRA #3 Shannon Hilchie returns back in front of the microphone for a strictly chatty session with Jack. This mini-episode is strictly a chat episode between Shannon and Jack. Members want to know who we are and what we like. So email us at sonicsociety@gmail.com and tell us if you want some more of this in the future. Give us a call on the Zug Beud line and let us know what topics to talk about if you do. From the station at CKDU we talk a little Zug love, a chat about Podcaster’s Across Borders, Shannon’s Beetle, Shannon’s infirmary, what’s important in life, what makes good stories, our trip to the Panda Pad and some of what’s up and coming in the Society.
Original Air Date: 07072007
“Society in the Summertime” EXTRA #2 From 2004, an old Shadowlands Theatre episode with John Wayne, Jack and Andrew, and Bugs Bunny Warning: Strong and sometimes profane politics and language. 1. Jack’s Note on this Old Time Shadowlands Episode 2. Shadowland’s Theme and Intro 3. Introduction With Jack Ward 4. Feature Show- Lux Theater- Tie a Yellow Ribbon Starring John Wayne 5. Second Show- Abbott and Costello With Lucille Ball and Mel Blanc 6. After Show Vamp/Blather With Jack Ward and Andrew Dorfman and Special Guest- That Guy doing the Next Fill-In Show 7. Shadowland’s Theme Music
Original Air Date: 07032007. “Society in the Summertime” Episode #5 One Act Player’s “Flash” and “Three Skeleton Key”, Interview with Jack and J.C. Hutchins- Bumper- AfterHell- Jack and Shannon’s Intro-Feature Show #1- One Act Player’s “Flash” Written and Produced by Glenn Carlson -Promo 7th Son Book 3- Interview with J.C. Hutchins-Feature Show #2- One Act Player’s “Three Skeleton Key” Written and Produced by Glenn Carlson *Including a short on the Errata #1 that happened on original broadcast.
This Friday, for our 75th episode, Larry Groebe thought he’d gather some folks together to talk ABOUT the medium. Especially because right now Artificial Intelligence is on so many people’s minds – and it promises to impact audio storytelling like it’s impacting so many other things.
We brought together eight very opinionated folks, plus one AI chatbot, so that you can “Meet The Creators.” It’s a panel discussion with some of best, longest-running modern radio-drama creators in North America — one to get you thinking, starting from a wide-ranging and subtle discussion on what we should even call the medium. We also consider why we even find value in creating new audio fiction in the 21st century. What’s the point in revisiting and continuing this old storytelling art form?
The 45-minute discussion was at different times lively, nostalgic, angry, funny, feisty, thoughtful, enthusiastic, even emotional. Our panelists ranged from coast to coast and both America and Canada. As Artificial Intelligence seems to be replacing human efforts in so many different aspects of life, how should we define the roles of both people and AI in creating twenty-first century audio-based stories. Not a fictional story this month — but the story of why we make audio drama is well worth hearing…
Where there’s dark there’s light there’s hope. Jack, David, and the captive Zug make their way out of the Dark Nebula of Halloween in the Audioverse to explore “Half Hour Audio Hour” which is a monthly anthology of 10-30 minute audio drama scripts from a different playwright each month. This week we feautre: “Blag” by Victoria Morris and with a special chat about the show with “Behind the Blag”
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