JSI: the Voice Behind ULCT Address
SALT LAKE CITY -- J. Scott Iverson, owner of JSI Creative Communications, wrote the address delivered by Ken Bullock, Executive Director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns during the League's annual Legislative kickoff luncheon on January 19th. Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., State Legislators, municipal and local dignitaries and student council members attended the event, held at the Sheraton Center Downtown.
The speech, entitled "Why Not?" focused on the need for State and local leaders to create a new set of economic revitalization tools and encouraged legislators to enact sweeping tax structure reforms to address the needs of today's cities and towns.
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20 February 2003
JSI Creative Announces Completion of ROADSHOW! Script
J. Scott Iverson, writer, producer and owner of JSI Creative, today announced the completion of his latest, LDS-themed, full-length motion picture screenplay, ROADSHOW!
The storyline follows members of the Yorgason family during the production of the "Gilmer Park Ward" roadshow in the summer of 1965 - a time of war, personal turmoil and new assaults on family values, which arose during that decade. The screenplay celebrates the LDS roadshow genre and creative process, which draws from events in people's lives and weaves them into works of art: sometimes simple, sometimes profound; always impactful on the lives of those who participated in the act of creation. ROADSHOW! contains both dramatic and comedic elements that will appeal to a broad range of moviegoers.
"We were able to weave excerpts of an actual roadshow from the era into the script, which give it a much more authentic feel," said Iverson. "And while the roadshow production is important to the story, the central theme is how each of us must endure the hardships life throws at us to gain our own personal testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
The film is currently in the financing and development stage.
Iverson, perhaps best known for his story credit on the ever-popular LDS film, Mr. Krueger's Christmas, starring Jimmy Stewart, as well as his Emmy and Iris Award-winning kids' TV series, ZiNj-TV, recently served as Vice President of Acquisitions, Development and Productions for Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment. More information on JSI Creative is available at www.jsicreative.com.
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| Iverson Named Head of
Utah Media Center SALT LAKE CITY - J. Scott Iverson, formerly with Bonneville International and Video West, joins the Utah Media Center as manager effective May 28, 2001. Michael Whitney, who has been the manager, is returning to his business in Washington D.C. but will continue to work part-time for the UMC from Washington. Scott Iverson is a 25-year veteran of broadcast production and is an award-winning writer, producer and director. He worked in local television (channels 4 and 5), was a director/producer of many television specials for Bonneville International Corporation and KUED-TV, and was an account executive with Video West Productions. Among his credits are "Music and the Spoken Word", "George to George - 200 Years" for the American Bicentennial Presidential Inaugural, "Celebrate the Miracles" for the Children's Miracle Network, "An Easter Gift of Music" for PBS, and major clients such as NBC Sports, NBA Entertainment, MTV, IBM and AT&T. Iverson was Vice President of Acquisitions, Development & Productions for Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment's Home Media division in Los Angeles, and was responsible for building a library that included the 1997 Academy Award-winning feature documentary, "The Long Way Home," Richard Paul Evans's "The Christmas Box," and the prestigious "WonderWorks" library, which originally aired on PBS and the Disney Channel. He is presently head of JSI Creative, which provides creative development, acquisitions and consulting services to the home media industry. He is also a songwriter and is currently working on his latest screenplay, "Extra Pay." "We're very pleased to acquire the services of someone with Scott's experience," says Spencer Kinard, Assistant Director of the Utah Travel Council who oversees the Utah Media Center Project. "He will bring a lot of working knowledge to the management of the Utah Media Center. Kinard also thanked Michael Whitney for his willingness to move to Utah from Washington for the past eight months and help establish the early framework of the center. Whitney will continue to do work for the UMC from his office in Washington and will return next year to help run the facility during the Olympics. The Utah Media Center is a program designed to assist journalists before, during and after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, especially those who are not accredited to cover official Olympic events. UMC will be located at the Expo Mart at 230 West 200 South in Salt Lake City from November this year through February, 2002. |
 JSI Creative: Not Just Another Pretty Face JSI CREATIVE is a network of creative advisors, consultants, writers, producers, directors, artists and musicians serving the entertainment, commercial, corporate and educational/institutional industries. JSI Creative Consulting specializes in the visual media. Whether your need is a few lines of commercial ad copy, a sizzle script for a corporate marketing video, an educational TV show that kids will actually watch, or a fully developed and produced motion picture, cable or web show, JSI Creative has the knowhow and the connections to serve as your creative, acquisitions and production hub. Agencies, networks, TV stations and production companies all sing the praises of JSI founder, J. Scott Iverson, but Iverson doesn't stand alone. At the ready are scores of creative, award-winning professionals -- from Orlando, Florida to Hollywood, California -- with a range of specialties to cover your most critical and exacting needs and requirements. Call 801-243-0158 or email JSI Creative Consulting today. Offsite or Onsite -- JSI Means Business! EXPO MART TO HOUSE UTAH MEDIA CENTER Kinard said he is delighted to have secured such a prime downtown workspace for the non-accredited media to work during the Olympics. Non-accredited media are those who come to Utah because of the Olympics but are not allowed, or accredited, to cover official Olympic events, including access to the Olympic Main Media Center at the Salt Palace. "The Utah Media Center at the Expo Mart will give us about forty-thousand square feet of working space for visiting media," said Kinard, "at a close, convenient, downtown location." He estimates there will be 3,000-4,000 non-accredited press in Utah during the Olympics. The UMC already has commitments from ESPN, CBS News and the European Broadcast Union and has fielded inquires from other broadcast and print organizations. The center will operate January 7 through February 25, 2002. It will be available to all reporters and media seeking a place to work, watch Olympic coverage, prepare their own stories, and meet with representatives from various Utah organizations and agencies. Included in the facility at the Expo Mart will be a news briefing room where daily briefings and updates will be presented to attending media. The briefing stage will also be available for other organizations, groups or businesses to rent to present their own media briefings, guests or announcements. UMC broadcast operations will be provided by Video West Productions and Bonneville Satellite in conjunction with Octagon CSI. Octagon provided similar services to the non-accredited media in Sydney, Australia last year. Several sponsors will join with the Utah Travel Council in providing additional services, information and products to the media who use the facility, including cellular telephone rental, film and electronic image processing, copy and fax machines, office supplies and food service. Manager of the Utah Media Center will be Scott Iverson, a veteran Utah writer, producer, and director. He will work at Council Hall on Capitol Hill until the UMC moves into the Expo Mart in November. The UMC is currently functioning and assisting media with site visits, story ideas, video and still photos of Utah locations, and contact referrals. |
