Writer • Producer • Director
Composer • Performer • Playwright in Residence
GENERAL INFORMATION
Birth Date: May 16, 1930
Status: Widowed, 2 children
EDUCATION
Preparatory: Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, OH • Graduated 1948
Colleges: Colgate University, Hamilton, NY • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ • Kent State University, Kent, OH • Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
DEGREE:
BA Dramatic Arts (Honors) 1952
MILITARY SERVICE:
US Naval Air Reserve 1950-1956
EMPLOYMENT:
1952-1953 WMAN, Mansfield, OH
1953-1956 WNBK, Cleveland, OH
1956-1989 ABC Television Network, Hollywood, CA
1988-1989 FOX Television Network, Hollywood, CA
1990 NBC Television Network, Hollywood, CA
BUSINESSES:
1968 Partner, Great Steam & Electric Film Co.
1971 Partner, Wild Plum Music Company
1976-1979 Owner, Spoiled Brat Recording
1979-1992 General Partner, Skyline Recording Co.
1992-Present Owner, Ron Bacon Productions
1992-Present Owner, Vortex Records
1992-Present Owner, 3 Zen Arts
MEMBERSHIPS:
1953-Directors Guild of America
1971-American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
1987-1989 Board of Directors, Rio Hondo College, Los Angeles, CA
1992 Chairman Sculpture Walk, Sedona, AZ
1992 Member of the Sedona Forum
1992-1993 Member Destination Marketing Committee, Sedona, AZ
1993-1998 Member Board of Directors, Sedona Cultural Park, AZ
AWARDS:
1983 TV: BPSE Silver Medal
1984 TV: EMMY AWARD (1984 Olympics)
2000 Music: ASCAP PLUS AWARD for Music from Original Music Comedy "The Chicken Man (It's All About Love)"*
2002 Make-A-Wish-Foundation
BACKGROUND:
Television, 1953-Present: Writer, Producer, Associate Director and Stage Manager for 37 years including years Staff Director/Associate Director, ABC TV. Credits on thousands of broadcasts of 138 different shows from 1956-1989. Free Lance TV Network Director 1989-Present.
Theater, 1950-1956: Wrote, Produced, Directed and Acted in College and Little Theater. 1952 plays won 1st and 2nd places in popularity competition. 1952 Voted Best Director at KSU.
2000: *Wrote, Produced, Directed Original Award Winning Musical Comedy: "The Chicken Man (It's All About Love)" for Sedona Arts Center, AZ
Radio: Producer, Writer, Director "Stories of the Operas" dramatic series 39 weeks WAKR, Akron, OH. Disc Jockey, Staff Announcer WMAN, Mansfield, OH. Producer, Director of commemorative program "Hiroshima" KPFK Public Radio, Los Angeles, CA 1963, 1964
Birth Date: May 16, 1930
Status: Widowed, 2 children
EDUCATION
Preparatory: Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, OH • Graduated 1948
Colleges: Colgate University, Hamilton, NY • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ • Kent State University, Kent, OH • Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
DEGREE:
BA Dramatic Arts (Honors) 1952
MILITARY SERVICE:
US Naval Air Reserve 1950-1956
EMPLOYMENT:
1952-1953 WMAN, Mansfield, OH
1953-1956 WNBK, Cleveland, OH
1956-1989 ABC Television Network, Hollywood, CA
1988-1989 FOX Television Network, Hollywood, CA
1990 NBC Television Network, Hollywood, CA
BUSINESSES:
1968 Partner, Great Steam & Electric Film Co.
1971 Partner, Wild Plum Music Company
1976-1979 Owner, Spoiled Brat Recording
1979-1992 General Partner, Skyline Recording Co.
1992-Present Owner, Ron Bacon Productions
1992-Present Owner, Vortex Records
1992-Present Owner, 3 Zen Arts
MEMBERSHIPS:
1953-Directors Guild of America
1971-American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
1987-1989 Board of Directors, Rio Hondo College, Los Angeles, CA
1992 Chairman Sculpture Walk, Sedona, AZ
1992 Member of the Sedona Forum
1992-1993 Member Destination Marketing Committee, Sedona, AZ
1993-1998 Member Board of Directors, Sedona Cultural Park, AZ
AWARDS:
1983 TV: BPSE Silver Medal
1984 TV: EMMY AWARD (1984 Olympics)
2000 Music: ASCAP PLUS AWARD for Music from Original Music Comedy "The Chicken Man (It's All About Love)"*
2002 Make-A-Wish-Foundation
BACKGROUND:
Television, 1953-Present: Writer, Producer, Associate Director and Stage Manager for 37 years including years Staff Director/Associate Director, ABC TV. Credits on thousands of broadcasts of 138 different shows from 1956-1989. Free Lance TV Network Director 1989-Present.
Theater, 1950-1956: Wrote, Produced, Directed and Acted in College and Little Theater. 1952 plays won 1st and 2nd places in popularity competition. 1952 Voted Best Director at KSU.
2000: *Wrote, Produced, Directed Original Award Winning Musical Comedy: "The Chicken Man (It's All About Love)" for Sedona Arts Center, AZ
Radio: Producer, Writer, Director "Stories of the Operas" dramatic series 39 weeks WAKR, Akron, OH. Disc Jockey, Staff Announcer WMAN, Mansfield, OH. Producer, Director of commemorative program "Hiroshima" KPFK Public Radio, Los Angeles, CA 1963, 1964