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Tom Schaad - producer and on-air host
Tom
says that he spent 20 years in the US Coast
Guard, but that he got better. He is a long
time science fiction reader and fan who
has been active in running conventions for
many years. He has a special interest in
Japanese anime.
Favorites:
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Robert Heinlein
Mike Zipser - producer and on-air host
When
he was in the sixth grade, a friend named
Jerome showed Mike his first science fiction
book. He&##39;s been reading science fiction
almost exclusively ever since. Much later
he and his lovely and pedantic wife (She
Who Must Be Consulted) discovered fandom.
Together they have worked on or run convention
Art Shows and Programming for more years
than they care to think about. When not
reading Mike watches a whole lot of TV and
horror films, plays RPGs, and even finds
time to work for a cellular phone company.
Kathi Overton - associate producer
Kathi
is a lifelong media science fiction and
horror fan who has actually learned to read,
as well as watch teevee. She volunteers
at conventions, puts together a Halloween
"haunted house" for the neighborhood
kids, and ekes out a living in the dark
underbelly of the film & video industry.
She currently spends most of her time catering
to the whims of several oversized cats who
consent to share a house with her and her
husband.
Colleen Cahill - book reviewer
Colleen was born and raised in Central Pennsylvania
by parents who were both voracious readers.
Not surprisingly, she has a library science
degree and practices this art in her day
job at the Library of Congress, where among
her other duties she is the Recommending
Officer for Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Her goal is to read as much science fiction
and fantasy as possible and share the cream
of the crop with Fast Forward viewers.
Motto: Librarian by profession, reviewer by avocation, reader by addiction
Marianne Petrino - anime reviewer
Marianne is a member of anime
first fandom having watched Astroboy in its original incarnation in 1963. She
carries no special credentials as an anime reviewer other than an enthusiasm
for the genre. However, she is revered for her questionable Thundercat fan
fiction (visit the website at thunderanweavings.net)
and superior gardening skills.
John Pomeranz - special reports
In
his misspent youth, John was the on-camera
host for Fast Forward. He got demoted
to handling special reports when he complained
that he wanted to have a life rather than
spend all his spare time prepping for interviews.
He now spends his spare time prepping for
and hosting hoax bid parties at science
fiction conventions.
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