Jay Tuck
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Jay Nelson Tuck, Jr. (born April 25, 1945) is an American
During his 35-year-employment with
Early life
Jay Nelson Tuck, Jr. was born in
Civilian service in Europe
As a recognized conscientious objector during the Vietnam War he travelled to Germany, where he served his two-year civilian service in Hamburg. During this time, Tuck shot various amateur films, including Good Day[5] with the British rock group Nektar.
ARD German Television
His German media career began in 1971 as a free-lancer for local TV at Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Hamburg, where he interviewed many entertainment personalities, including Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Mick Jagger, Leonard Cohen and Andy Warhol.[6] For thirty years, Jay Tuck was employed full-time by NDR and the ARD network, first as investigative reporter for NDR-Panorama and WDR-Monitor, later as war correspondent in both Gulf Wars.[7]
Free-lance journalist
In Germany, reportage from Jay Tuck appeared in
Author
Books
- High-Tech Espionage, St. Martins Press, New York, ISBN 9780708832714
- The T Directorat, St. Martin's Press, New York, ISBN 9780312908355
- High-Tech Espionage, Sidgwick & Jackson, London ISBN 9780283992926
- Die Computer-Spione, Heyne Verlag, Munich, ISBN 3453020081
- La Guerre des Ordinateurs, Plon, Paris 2002, ISBN 9782259014212
- 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
- Direktorat T, Kriminalistik-Verlag, Köln 2002, ISBN 9783783213874
Airtime Dubai and Al-Jazeera
After retiring from ARD German Television, Jay Tuck founded Airtime Dubai Ltd[9] in the United Arab Emirates, an international media company[10] with close contacts to the Arab broadcasters of the region. His weekly technology magazine Understanding Tomorrow (عن كثب) was on-air for five years and watched by 40 million viewers on Al-Jazeera (Arabic). Airtime Dubai also produces corporate image videos.[11] Its music arm, Airtime Records, released the top-selling CD "Dubai Nights, Volume One".[12]
Voice work
Tuck has continued his work behind the microphone since his university days, as radio DJ on the north German FM station NDR-2 ("Die Jay Tuck Show") and in commercials and cinema trailers.[13] His voice can be heard on hundreds of TV commercials,[14] and as the narrator of the Hollywood thriller Alone in the Dark starring Christian Slater.[15]
Recreation
Tuck is a long-distance runner. In the year 2000 he became the first American to run the Siberian Ice Marathon[16] in Omsk, Russia.
References
- ^ "Jay Nelson Tuck, 69, A Reporter and Editor - Obituary". The New York Times. 1985-11-25. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ JayTuck (2009-08-02). "The Date, [http://www.antiochcollege.edu/ Antioch College], Jay Tuck". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ JayTuck (2009-08-03). "ShortCircuit by Jay Tuck". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Yellow Springs and The Arts - Film, TV & Video". Oneglobepublishing.com. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Good Day, A Film by Jay Tuck featuring Nektar". YouTube. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Jay Tuck - Autobiography 4 - Television". YouTube. 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Jay Tuck: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ Speaker Page Jay Tuck, London Speaker Bureau bit.ly/Mmq4fu
- ^ "Airtime Dubai - Home". Airtime.ae. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ Gate - Newsletter of German Chamber of Commerce, July 2008, p. 35 http://airtime.ae/images/Press-GateEnglish.pdf
- ^ ARABtainment LTD, Arab Business Portal (2012-06-15). "Airtime Dubai completes Image Video | ARABtainment.com - europäisch-arabisches BusinessPortal". ARABtainment.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Amazon Music"Dubai Nights 01: Various, Jürgen Spiegel: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ Jay Tuck, Voice Talent, German agent Find-A-Voice "Jay Tuck, Sprecher bei". Find-a-voice.de. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Jay Tuck - Hamburg Issue 40, Showcase magazine". Production Paradise. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Home". FilmVoices. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Sibirien-Marathon: Mit vereisten Augen über den Zielstrich - SPIEGEL ONLINE (German-language)". Der Spiegel. Spiegel.de. 7 January 2001. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
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