David E. Carver

28 Loggers Run, Hendersonville , NC 28739 ph: 828.489.7237
email: decarver@earthlink.net

OBJECTIVE :

Use my gifts and skills in the Communication Media to make Jesus known to the world and to make God present to his people.

SKILLS:

Television Executive, Producer/Director - I have been managing, producing and directing live talk/variety, magazine, news, and instructional television programs and documentaries for 35 years, 31 of those years in Christian Television. My strengths include the ability to bring many things together to reach a desired goal, on time and within budget.

ACCOMPLISMHMENTS:

THE WAY HOME/GLORY OF GOD: 30-minute weekly television program, in continuous production from 1981-2004. (1214 consecutive episodes)
LUMEN 2000: 30-minute international Christian magazine program, (217 episodes)
33 full length Documentaries
124 Teaching Programs
Recorded program material and coordinated production crews in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
Dean of the Lumen Institute of Telecommunications - Trained people from 60 countries to produce indigenous Christian television programs.
Part of the team that established the Lumen 2000 International Media Organization to mobilize Catholics for the decade of evangelization, 1990-2000.
Innovator in Digital Video Editing and Digital media distribution.
Video support for ecumenical conferences sponsored by the North American Renewal Service Committee
International Television Consultant (some organizations listed below)
Language dubbing for Christian Television programs and dramas.
Assisted Ronn Haus in the start up of KFBC-TV and produced the flagship program, CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.
Produced and Directed BUENOS AMIGOS, Spanish language program for Elmer Bueno.
Vice-president in charge of Television for the PTL Television Network.
Launched the PTL Satellite Network
Developed the syndication network for the PTL Club with Jim Bakker.
Produced and Directed the PTL Club Telethons.
Program Director for WGVL-FM: #1 rated radio station in the market at the time.
Directed OPEN SESAME NEWS - award winning local children's news programs.

EXPERIENCE

Management

Executive in Charge of Production - Catholic Charismatic Services of Dallas. 1981-2003
Vice President for Television - PTL Television Network 1976-1978
Dean of Instruction - Lumen Institute of Telecommunications 1985-1995

Consultant

Centro Televisivo Vaticano - Vatican Television
Annunciamos Jesus - Satellite Network and Television Production Center near Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ukweli Video - Nairobi, Kenya
Yatsani Video -Lusaka, Zambia
Kazimerisk Zylis - Grodnov, Belarus
LUX Communications - Bratislava, Slovakia
Catholic Radio Television Network - Konigstein, Germany
Telepaz - Guatemala
SANCTUARY OF FATIMA - Fatima, Portugal Live Special to Russia
Legionaire de Cristo - Mexico City, Mexico
El Minuto De Dios - Bogata, Colombia
Media Service Center - Kaduna, Nigeria

Producer/Director

Television Programs:

The Way Home - 30 minute weekly, format: documentary/instructional, release: national cable and local broadcast, episodes: 937.

Lumen 2000 - 30 minute, format: magazine, release: worldwide broadcast and cable, episodes: 217

Glory of God - 30 minute weekly, format: documentary/instructional, release: national cable and local broadcast, episodes: 317

Michael McDonagh – 30 minute weekly, format: instructional, release:national cable and local broadcast, episodes: 72

California Tonight - 90 minute live daily format: talk/variety, release: broadcast San Francisco market, episodes: 260

Buenos Amigos - 30 minute format: talk/variety, release: network/local broadcast , episodes: 50

PTL Telethons - weekends live, release: national broadcast/cable

PTL Club - 120 minute live daily format: talk variety (5 years) release: national broadcast/cable

Evening News - 30 minute live format: news, release: local broadcast (2 years)

Open Sesame News - 15 minute format: children's program, release: local broadcast (1 year)

Documentaries

Viva Cristo Rey - 60 minutes, location: Mexico

Hidden Christians of Japan - 30 minutes, location:Jspan

Called to Evangelize - 60 minutes, location: Italy

Blow the Trumpet in Zion - 60 minutes, location: USA

Bobbie J. Cavnar Witness- 30 minutes, location: USA

Path of Peace - 45 mintutes, location: Croatia

Listen4Life – 15 minutes, location: global

Aperite Portas Redemptori - 60 minutes, location: Italy

Lumen 2000 - 45 minutes, location: global

Charismatic Renewal In The Catholic Church - 45 minutes, location: USA

Evening With Pope John Paul II 60 minutes, location: Italy.

Holy Week in Rome - 90 minutes, location: Italy

Call to Holiness - 60 minutes, location: Italy

Legionaire de Cristo -20 minutes, location: global

Formation of Young Men - 30 minutes, location: USA

China 1986 - 60 minutes, location: China

Shalom Desde Israel - 60 minutes, location: Israel

Words of Mother Teresa - 60 minutes, location: Italy

Journey to Assisi - 60 minutes, location: Italy

Pilgrimage of Hope - 30 minutes, location: USA

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Broadcasting, University of Florida, 1971