J Mac TroyIN HIS 31-YEAR CAREER in television and advertising, J. Mac Troy wrote and produced thousands of television and radio commercials and promotional announcements, dozens of prime-time documentaries, and served as producer for scores of live televised eents such as football and basketball games, tennis matches, air shows, political debates and awards programs.He produced the first 90-minute live broadcasts of Oklahoma City's gala Opening Night celebration, ten years of prime-time specials from the flight line at Aerospace America, and twelve years of the prestigious Five Who Care awards telecast-including the first-ever live broadcast from the Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum's Sam Noble Special Events Center.He won Addy Awards in three states, received an Emmy nomination, and won the coveted Gold Award from the Houston WorldFest Film Festival.In his years as an advertising agency creative director, he handled all television production for Jimmy Dean Sausage, Tyson Foods and Dillard's, as well as regional and local accounts of all types.Following a 15-year tenure in Oklahoma City as KOCO-TV5's director of special projects, Troy founded Mac Troy Communications, a company specializing in television programs and videos for corporations and commercials. He produced nationwide shows for Court TV (Forensic Files); The Learning Channel (Medical Detectives) and the Travel Channel. He also created the broadcast campaign for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony's successful re-election run. He produced the University of Oklahoma's institutional TV commercial, which aired nationally in NCAA broadcasts for several seasons.Other productions include a mini-documentary on the Samuel RobertsNoble Foundation and a six-hour set of instructional videotapes for internationaldistribution.Continuing work in the non-profit arena, he produced fund-raising/marketing videos for Central Oklahoma's Allied Arts organization, the Orthopedic and Reconstructive Research Foundation, and Oklahoma City's Balloonfest.Troy was a founding board member of Leadership Oklahoma's Youth Leadership Oklahoma program, created to develop young leaders who feel hope, pride and responsibility for Oklahoma's future. He was also a member of Leadership Oklahoma City's Class XIX and served on various committees for the organization. He was a member of the Red Tie Night benefit organizing committee, which raises money for AIDS initiativesin Oklahoma City.Out of Time is his first book. Read More Read Less