Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/04/23 Funny business. It was 1992 when Rob Schneider was elevated to the rank of main cast member on Saturday Night Live, a season many consider to be among the best in the show’s 49 year history. Sharing the stage with such rising comedic…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/24/23 It’s a wonderful life. In the first part of my conversation with Joni Eareckson Tada, the successful radio host, inspirational speaker, painter, author and founder of Joni and Friends (her ministry devoted to helping and showcasing those who, like her, are living with…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/22/23 The power of Thanksgiving. It was 1967 when a diving accident left then seventeen-year-old Joni Eareckson Tada a quadriplegic. About a dozen years later she founded Joni and Friends, her ministry devoted to helping and showcasing those living with disability around the world.…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/20/23 The anti-nuclear war TV movie The Day After aired on ABC 40 years ago today. The director, producers and some of the actors involved in the groundbreaking film of will join together at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas (where the movie was filmed)…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/17/23 The sound of Christmas future? So, last night I listened to the half-hour first part of Hope Media Group‘s four-episode audio adaptation of Scrooge: A Christmas Carol based on Charles Dickens‘ classic story first published in 1843. All four episodes are available now…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/15/23 When fantasy meets truth. In my conversation with Keith Call (currently up on the Acton Institute’s Religion & Liberty Online), we spoke about the collection of essays he collected and edited by the late highly-regarded professor of English and literature Thomas Howard (1935–2020)…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/13/23 “It’s about the adventures of King David when he was a boy.” That’s basically the elevator pitch for Young David. The five-episode animated adventure premiered Friday on Minno, a streaming service that provides faith-themed content for kids. Erick Goss, company’s co-founder and CEO,…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/10/23 The Christmas movie season arrives this weekend with the theatrical musical epic Journey to Bethlehem. The long-shot project, featuring Antonio Banderas as Herod, which has been a long time in coming was championed by Sony Affirm Senior VP Rich Peluso. JWK:  How did…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/08/23 Your Great American Pure Flix’s Great American 2023 Christmas movie guide is here. In a year in which hopeful holiday stories are perhaps more yearned for than ever, the newly-merged company continues to unfurl its impressive 2023 slate of family-friendly fare. Here are…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/06/23 Here are a couple media items that caught my attention over the weekend. From Bill Maher: For all the progressives and academics who refer to Israel as an “outpost of Western civilization” like it’s a bad thing, please note: Western civilization is what…

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John W. Kennedy

John W. Kennedy is the founder and Dir. of Development of The Creative Universe Entertainment™, a media consultation and development company focusing on the creation, development and support of high-quality mainstream entertainment that upholds positive timeless values, including trust in God.

Current projects include "Bryant Park" (an uplifting romantic-comedy) and "Photo Finish" (an award-winning sci-fi TV pilot). He has written over 100 children's novels based on episodes of the Cartoon Network series "Ben 10", "Ben 10: Alien Force", "Ben 10: Ultimate Alien", "Ben 10: Omniverse" and "Generator Rex" among others. He also writes Beliefnet’s "Faith, Media & Culture" blog.

Previously, he has produced successful news and talk programming for CNN, Fox News, Pax TV and SiriusXM.

Specialties: Script Writing, Movie/TV Novelizations & Adaptations, TV Content Creation and Development, Creative Consultation, Producing and Booking News and Talk shows.

He can be reached for writing, producing and consulting services at 516-640-1182.

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