• Pritzker Military Library

  Jumpmaster Productions is proud to partner with the Pritzker Military Library producing weekly programs that are webcast live from the Library, broadcast on WYCC/PBS20 in Chicago, Illinois and podcast throughout the world. The current team at Jumpmaster has produced over 175 programs to date. Programs include Pritzker Military Library Presents, Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy, Front & Center

  Programs feature nationally recognized military authors, historians, journalists, and Medal of Honor Recipients as they discuss, explore, and debate military related topics and themes.

  Featured guests include: James Lovell, Frank Sesno, Tom Bowman, Tammy Duckworth, Jack H. Jacobs, Hershel “Woody” Williams, Doris Kearns-Goodwin, W.E.B. Griffin, Thomas E. Ricks, and General Anthony Zinni.

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• 2009 Medal of Honor Convention Opening Ceremony

  90 minute, multi-camera, live program featuring music performances, the Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team, JROTC drill team, and dignitaries such as the Governor of Illinois, the Mayor of Chicago and fifty Medal of Honor recipients. This program was webcast live on NBCChicago.com and rebroadcast on the Pentagon Channel

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• Commit To Courage

  An hour-long program that explores the history of the Medal of Honor featuring interviews with Medal of Honor recipients. This program was webcast on pritzkermilitarylibrary.org, broadcast in Chicago on WYCC/PBS20 and rebroadcast internationally on the Pentagon Channel.

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• Tawani International Antarctic Expedition Documentary

  A documentary following a team of international scientists exploring the Antarctic’s Lake Untersee for the first time. (Currently in post-production)

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• Special Event Videos

  Promotional videos used for national marketing, website, and the USO of Illinois’ Annual Gala capturing the essence of the organization.
  

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Whether you are seeking a complete project from conception to post-production or have a much simpler project in mind, Jumpmaster Productions will help assess your needs and determine the best approach for success.

We operate the production facility at the Pritzker Military Library which allows us to produce, record, webcast and broadcast television quality programs and content. The studio is equipped with four cameras, professional lighting system, wireless audio system, ClearCom, teleprompter and the ability to host a live audience.

• On location or in studio production
• Live Webcasting
• Enhanced Webinars
• Podcasts / Video Podcasts
• Special Event Videos
• Producing Services
• Final Cut Pro & Avid Editing
• Graphic Design & Animation
• Original Music Composition
• Album Quality Music Recording & Mixing
• Voiceover Recording
• Sound Design
• Color correction - finishing
• DVD authoring
• Presentation Creation Services (PowerPoint, Keynote, Video)

• Edward C. Tracy: President

  A Northfield, Vermont native, Ed Tracy graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in theatre and communication. In 1979, he joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) rising to National Station Relations Manager in New York in 1987. In 1989, Ed returned to his hometown and to work at Norwich University on the first of three major capital campaigns.

  Ed moved to Chicago in 2002 and was appointed Executive Director of the Tawani Foundation and coordinated the design, construction and management team responsible for the new Pritzker Military Library which opened on October 23, 2003. He served concurrently as Executive Director of the Library and the Foundation to September 2006. During this period, Ed oversaw the production of over 250 live webcast programs at the Library.

  In April 2009, Ed was appointed President of Jumpmaster Productions. He continues to serve as Executive Producer of Programs for the Library, Vice President of Philanthropy for Tawani Enterprises, Inc. and host of the Library's Medal of Honor series.

  Ed is an associate member of the National Press Club, member of the Union League Club of Chicago, the Illinois Association of Broadcasters, a Presidential Counselor of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, an honorary lifetime member of the Vermont Association of Sportswriters and Sportscasters and a past member of the Vermont Association of Broadcasters. He has completed his first theatrical project, a musical on the life of silent film star Buster Keaton, which had a professional reading in June 2003 at the Union League Club in Chicago.

• Andrew Edeker: Vice President

  Mr. Edeker brings over a decade of television and multi-media production experience to Jumpmaster Productions having created over 350 hours of award-winning, original programming.

  His career began in the Chicago market producing a variety of programs for Comcast earning him a CableAce nomination for the long running cooking show "tv dinner." He went on to produce a range of education and information programs including the Emmy Award-winning "UP’N Running" for WPWR-TV in Chicago and KTVD-TV in Denver. Before his current position, Mr. Edeker was the Program Director for the Pritzker Military Library where he oversaw the award-winning team and successful growth of the production department until it developed into Jumpmaster Productions.

  Mr. Edeker received a BA from the University of Iowa in Communication Studies: TV & Film and in Theatre Arts.

• David Cannek: Production Director

  Mr. Cannek was a Dean’s List graduate of Columbia College, where he majored in Audio Arts & Acoustics. David joined the production team of the Pritzker Military Library as a live camera operator in 2005, and later as a production associate and director of live programs in 2006. He has increased the production value of event programming by adding a 3-D animated tag, new opening / closing credits, and composing / scoring the music for live and broadcast programs, including the Emmy-nominated "Pride of the Citizen Soldier," which serves as theme music for many Library programs. During his tenure, the Library’s events schedule was also recognized as an official honoree at both the 2007 & 2008 Webby Awards. In 2008, he was part of the Front & Center team that earned an Emmy nomination in the category of "Outstanding Achievement: Public Affairs / Current Affairs".

  Professional Associations include:
  • National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS)
  • Audio Engineering Society (AES)
  • Engineering And Recording Society of Chicago (EARS)

• Bradley Guidera: Production Manager

  Mr. Guidera has worked in the audio/video field since 2001 when he started his professional career at a Chicago land area production company. He has vast experience as a Recording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Camera Operator and Video Editor. Bradley graduated from Governors State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

• 2010 Official Webby Award Honoree, Radio / Podcasts: Pritzker Military Library Podcasts
• 2010 Official Webby Award Honoree, Events & Live Webcasts: Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
• 2009 W3 Silver Award: Front & Center with John Callaway
• 2008 W3 Gold Award: Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
• 2008 Regional Emmy Nomination: Front & Center with John Callaway
• 2008 Official Webby Award Honoree, Events & Live Broadcasts: Pritzker Military Library Presents
• 2008 Official Webby Award Honoree, Podcasts: Pritzker Military Library Presnets
• 2007 Regional Emmy Nomination: David Cannek, Original Music Composition
• 2007 Official Webby Award Honoree, Events & Live Broadcasts: Pritzker Military Library Presents