A near futurist looking at the possibilities of societal changes generated by changing technology. What could life be like and when could it happen?
Technology has always fascinated me. When I was a little child, my parents lived across the street from a radio station tower. I used to stare at its red flashing lights at night from my bedroom window. I would frighten myself by thinking of it falling and crashing into our house, surely ending the lives of my family. I would gaze in a dreamlike trance at the giant glowing towers imagining my voice being broadcast across the region.
A tape recorder my parents gave me for my 10th birthday served as my first venture into broadcasting and acting. I would make up commercials, interview guest, perform my own radio show, and create different characters using my voice. One of my favorite characters to voice today is the “octogenarian” I created when I was a kid.
As a child I also made secret recordings like the Candid Camera or Punk’d shows. My family sometimes didn’t think that was very funny, but of course I thought it was hilarious.
In my teenage years, I became involved in studying communications, journalism, marketing, performing arts, and broadcasting in school. I eventually earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. I also kept pursuing my love of the performing arts and language by getting minors in dance, German, and Spanish.
My childhood dream now fulfilled I now work in Radio. I have also worked in TV and Film. Periodically, I will take work in acting, theater, and choreography. I’ve worked on the East and West Coast, but I’m currently enjoying the Midwest.
I look at communications as an art and one that is constantly changing as new technology is created. I’m currently pursuing my Masters in Interactive Media. I look to continue my journey of enhancing the skills, which allow me to create my functional art with better expertise.
I hope my musings will be informational and entertaining as I focus on the possibilities of life in the near future. Follow me if you will on my journey into the futura bazaar.