Terry was born in Salem, Ohio.
(Salem is located in the Appalachian foothills
of Northern Columbiana County).

Both his father (telephone company 41 years) and stepfather (printing industry 40+ years) impressed upon him at an early age the significance of mass communication.
His mother added an artistic flourish to his development.

From Gutenberg's early printing presses to the experiments of Tesla, Marconi and Bell, his inspiration and early heroes included Ohioan Thomas Edison and the great
Orson Welles.

A childhhood interest in paleontology and nuclear / electrical technologies developed into an obsession with the art and science of photography by the age of ten.

Terry's father was stationed at White Sands Proving Grounds in
New Mexico while in The Army and witnessed the birth of the
US space program. While growing up and hearing about new technology through his dad's work at Bell Telephone, an appetite for learning and experimenting with the rapid development of communication technology developed in the 1960's and 1970's.

Slightly above-average as a student, with extremely broad interests, he spent middle school through college years playing guitar and singing, first as a solo folk music act, later playing bass guitar and singing with Youngstown-area folk and rock bands.

His involvement in Boy Scouts, varsity football, track, and youth leadership through the church broadened his scope during his young adulthood.

Once enrolled at Ohio State in 1970, he was fortunate to become professionally involved in early experiments in distance learning and advanced communication technology as an employee of The Ohio State University Instructional Television Department. Starting in 1971, first as a production assistant, later as videographer and video director, he expanded his skills to designing and implementing both live and delayed-broadcast educational programming.

He helped establish a student-operated radio station at OSU in 1972
(WOSR 540am) and served there as a volunteer announcer and program director throughout the remainder of his college career.

Between 1972 and 1992 Terry was an occasional TV host on WOSU TV 34, worked as a host and producer of programs on five real Columbus area radio stations:
WCOL-FM '72-'78
WBBY JAZZ 104 FM, '78-'86
Magic 99.7 FM
CD101 FM
and
Smooth Jazz 103.5 FM

While program director of WBBY, he developed, wrote and produced a syndicated Jazz radio program "JAZZLINE, Brought to you by Ameritech", which was heard through a five state area in the Midwestern US.

After retiring from the radio business in 1993, Terry spent the remainder of the '90's developing practical commercial applications for the advances of the digital communication revolution,
or New Media.

This led to establishing professional services as an independent television writer videographer and producer.

Terry Wilson, Communication Arts was established in 1992 and has provided services to the following organizations:
TimeWarner Cable Media Sales,
Delphi Automotive Manufacturing Divisions of General Motors,
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.,
AT&T International Training,
Lucent Technologies,
Donatos Pizza, Inc.,
SIGNATURE, INC Legendary Sales and Service Training,
The Ohio State University Hospitals Department of Continuing Medical Education,
The Ohio State University Treasurer's Office,
The Ohio State University Department of Purchasing,
The Ohio State University Department of Traffic and Safety,
Olentangy Productions, Inc.,
and many others.

In the mid-1990's, Terry worked on expanding his skill as a videographer for commercial clients as well as
The Ohio State University Department of Dance, OhioDance,
and Columbus Youth Ballet.

He has provided similar services for choreographers from Ohio Wesleyan University, Otterbein College, and independent dancer/choreographers from Ohio, California, and New York.

Terry Wilson lives in rural Fairfield County with his wife Jane Stevenson Wilson,
a large white dog (Kodi) and three cats (Reiki, Ziva and Lily).

He strives to find time to pursue interests in still photography, pottery, gardening, and designing objects which incorporate semiprecious stones, silver, wood, and leather.

Image by Keirsten Abbott

Terry Wilson, Communication Arts is a sole proprietorship which proudly serves clients who's needs range from concept consultation, to scriptwriting, videography, as well as production management of complete broadcast commercial and educational television packages.

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Email Terry: terry@terrywilson.com

This wbsite is a work in-progress, much like my life.
Peace