Jay Tuck
Jay Tuck (actually Jay Nelson Tuck, Jr .; born April 25, 1945 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a US security expert, journalist , television producer , book author , advertising speaker and public speaker.
Life
In his 35 years with German television , Tuck was an investigative reporter ( NDR- Panorama , WDR- Monitor ), war correspondent ( Tagesschau ) and managing editor ( ARD Tagesthemen ). Today he is the author, keynote speaker and CEO of Airtime Dubai Ltd , an international media company with close contacts in the Arab world. There he continues to produce programs for German television, e.g. B. 3sat, ARD, MDR, N24, Phoenix and ZDF, as well as National Geographic Channel and also a half-hour technology magazine for the Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera . As an off-speaker, he often shapes international commercials and cinema trailers.
Childhood and youth
Jay Nelson Tuck, Jr. was born in Brooklyn , New York to newspaper journalist Jay Nelson Tuck. He attended Wayne High School in New Jersey and then studied at Antioch College in Ohio , where he made his first student films ( The Date and Short Circuit ). During his studies, he also held student jobs at the US Treasury Department , the Federal Cartel Office in Washington, DC and as a social worker in Harlem . He began his journalistic career as a 20-year-old radio reporter for the university's FM station.
He completed his studies in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics .
First years of employment
After graduation, he was hired by Oscar winner Richard Kaplan for the feature film King - From Montgomery To Memphis, about the life of Martin Luther King . The film, which later screened in 1,000 US cinemas simultaneously, was nominated for an Oscar in the documentary category. Jay Tuck was then hired by CBS News in New York as a production assistant.
Alternative service in Europe
As a recognized US conscientious objector during the Vietnam War , he moved to Germany in 1969, where he did his alternative civilian service in youth work in Hamburg for two years . During this time Tuck made various amateur films, including Good Day with the rock group Nektar .
ARD television journalist
He began his German TV career in 1971 as a local reporter for Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). Jay Tuck was employed by NDR as a permanent journalist until 2003, initially as an investigative reporter for NDR Panorama and WDR Monitor, and later as a war correspondent for the ARD Tagesschau in two Gulf wars . For twelve years, he was the editor in charge of ARD Tagesthemen . Jay Tuck has produced over 600 reports and documentaries in 35 years at German television.
This was followed by documentary broadcasts for 3Sat, MDR, N24, ZDF, ZDFinfo, ZDFkultur and for the National Geographic Channel.
Reports by Jay Tuck et al. Have appeared in German print media. a. appeared in Cicero, in Stern , in Spiegel , der Welt , Der Welt am Sonntag, in Zeit-Dossier and Zeit-Magazin (cover story). Abroad he wrote for Oggi in Italy, Panorama in Holland , Vi Menn in Norway , Le Point (cover story) in France , Schweizer Illustrierte (Switzerland) and Time Magazine in the USA.
author
His current book "Evolution without us" (Plassen Verlag, 2016) is the result of two and a half years of investigative research on the subject of artificial intelligence. Excerpts appeared in advance in Cicero, Playboy and in der Welt am Sonntag.
He also wrote "The Computer Spies", a non-fiction thriller about computer smuggling with NATO technology. During this time, the Soviet secret service KGB was intensely involved in smuggling NATO military technology into the Soviet Union. The book, which was published in advance in Playboy and in the newspaper Die Welt , appeared among others. a. in Germany, France, Italy, Greece, the United Kingdom and the USA.
As a speaker and moderator, Tuck appears at international events such as chambers of commerce in Hamburg, Cologne and Dubai, Goethe Institutes , business forums, universities and the World Bank .
Tuck was a radio presenter on NDR-2 radio ( The Jay Tuck Show ). As an advertising spokesman, his voice shaped hundreds of international TV spots and cinema trailers. He was also the voice of the English narration in the original version of the Hollywood thriller Alone in the Dark .
Airtime Dubai & Al-Jazeera
After retiring from ARD in 2002, Jay Tuck worked for Airtime Dubai Ltd. in the United Arab Emirates . , an international media company with close ties to the Arab TV stations in the region. His technology magazine Understanding Tomorrow (عن كثب) was broadcast weekly on Al-Jazeera (Arabic) for around 40 million viewers for five years . He continues to produce documentary programs for German TV stations such as 3sat, ARD, MDR, N24, Phoenix, ZDF, ZDFinfo, ZDFkultur and for the National Geographic Channel.
Private
In his spare time Jay Tuck is a long-distance runner and in 2000 became the first American to run in the extreme temperatures of the "Sibirian Ice Marathon" in Omsk . Jay Tuck is the father of three daughters and one son. He lives in Hamburg with his wife Heidi (née Stigge).
Prizes and awards
- 2016 - Intermedia Globe gold, World Media Festival: Producer / Director, documentary "The Early Years"
- 2012 - Intermedia Globe gold, World Media Festival: Narration, Educational Film, "Active Skin Protection" ( Paul Hartmann AG )
- 2011 - Intermedia Globe silver, World Media Festival : Producer / Director, Image Film "Welcome to the Skies" ( Gulf Air )
Books
- Evolution without us . Plassen Verlag, Kulmbach, ISBN 978-3-86470-401-7
- The computer spies. Heyne Verlag, Munich, ISBN 3-453-02008-1
- High tech espionage. St. Martins Press, New York, ISBN 978-0-7088-3271-4
- The T Directorate. St. Martin's Press, New York, ISBN 978-0-312-90835-5
- High tech espionage. Sidgwick & Jackson, London ISBN 978-0-283-99292-6
- La Guerre des Ordinateurs. Plon, Paris 2002, ISBN 978-2-259-01421-2
- Il gioco della conchiglia (Computer Connection). Adnkronos libri, Rome 1985
- Ο πόλεμος των computers - Οι Πειρατές της Πληροφορικής (War of computers - Pirates of Information). Roes Publishing, Athens, 1986
- Directorate T. Kriminalistik-Verlag, Cologne 2002, ISBN 978-3-7832-1387-4
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/25/nyregion/jay-nelson-tuck-69-a-reporter-and-editor.html
- ^ The Date, Antioch College, Jay Tuck on YouTube
- ↑ ShortCircuit by Jay Tuck on YouTube
- ↑ Good Day, A Film by Jay Tuck featuring Nektar on YouTube
- ^ The London Speaker Bureau, Germany
- ↑ Film Voices
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ The mirror
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tuck, Jay |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tuck, Jay Nelson Jr. (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |