Jay April

Background

About Jay April

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the motion pictures and film industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Community Building, Live Event Producer, Entrepreneurship, Cable, Telecommunications and Video. Strong business development professional graduated from Boston College. Jay is a television producer, director, video journalist and filmmaker whose work has been featured on many national networks and won awards from film festivals worldwide. Credits include: special correspondent to CNN’s Environmental Unit; the much acclaimed PBS series,The 90s; the successful start up of E! Entertainment Television; the first camcorder channel, CamNet, and Best Super Bowl commercial according to USA today. His documentaries about ecology and American culture have been called, “prolific and passionate” by The Wall Street Journal, “poignant” by the LA Weekly, and “provocative” by The Los Angeles Times. Mr. April is a small format video specialist and public access pioneer. In recent years, Mr. April has specialized in documentaries about Hawaiian culture, and has been exploring the parameters of emerging digital tools, mobile video and smart phones to make ground-breaking new media. He is currently developing a Maui based island news network with citizen correspondents using smart phone and cellular bonding technology.