David Carver

Throughout my life I have attempted to use my gifts and skills in the communication media to make Jesus known to the world and to make God present to his people.

I began my vocational journey by earning a Bachelor of Science in Broadcasting degree from the University of Florida, and getting as much practical experience as possible.   My skill stack as a television executive and producer/director has enabled me to manage produce and direct live talk/variety, magazine, news, and instructional television programs and documentaries for 50 years, 44 of those years in Christian Television. I have been able to bring many elements together to reach a desired goal, on time and within budget.

Here are some of the things I have done.

THE WAY HOME/GLORY OF GOD: 30-minute weekly television program, in continuous production since 1981. (to date 1150 consecutive episodes)
LUMEN 2000: 30-minute international Christian magazine program, (217 episodes)
– 33 full length Documentaries
– 124 Teaching Programs
– Produce and direct video for The North Carolina Lutheran Synod (ELCA)
– Produce and direct video for Grace Lutheran Church, Hnendersonville, NC
– Edit video for Call, Inc
– Develop and maintain web sites for Catholic Charismatic Services of Dallas, Inc.
– Recorded program material and coordinated production crews in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
– Leader in Digital Video Editing and Digital media distribution.
– Dean of the Lumen Institute of Telecommunications – Trained people from 50 countries to produce indigenous Christian television programs.
– Helped establish the Lumen 2000 international media organization to encourage the growth of Christian television productions around the globe.
– Video support for ecumenical conferences sponsored by the North American Renewal Service Committee
– Language dubbing for Christian Television programs and dramas.
– Assisted Ronn Haus with starting KFBC-TV in the San Francisco market 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
– Produced and Directed the PTL Club Telethons.
– Program Director for WGVL-FM (Gainesville, FL): #1 rated radio station in the market at the time.
– Directed OPEN SESAME NEWS – award winning local children’s news programs.

My vocational experience has included:

– Operating dcmedia –  my own production company from 2004 to the present
 – Executive in Charge of Production – Catholic Charismatic Services of Dallas. 1981-2004
– Vice President for Television – PTL Television Network.  1976-1978
– Dean of Instruction – Lumen Institute of Telecommunications.  1985-1995

– I have consulted with these organizations around the world.

– 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 – Coban, Guatemala
– El Minuto De Dios – Bogata, Colombia
– Media Service Center – Kaduna, Nigeria

Television Programs for which I have been Producer/Director include:

–  The Way Home – 30 minute weekly, format: documentary/instructional, release: national cable and local broadcast, episodes: 761 (currently in production.)
– 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
– California Tonight – 90 minute live daily format: talk/variety, release: broadcast San Francisco market, episodes: 1 year
– 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 release: national broadcast/cable episodes: 5 years
– Evening News – 30 minute live format: news, release: local broadcast episodes: 2 years.
– Open Sesame News – 15 minute format: children’s, release: local broadcast episodes: 1 year.

Documentaries for which I have been Producer/Director include: include:

– Charismatic Renewal In The Catholic Church – 45 minutes
– Viva Cristo Rey – 60 minutes
– Hidden Christians of Japan – 30 minutes
– Evening With Pope John Paul II 60 minutes
– Aperite Portas Redemptori – 60 minutes
– Blow the Trumpet in Zion – 60 minutes
– Holy Week in Rome – 90 minutes
– Call to Holiness – 60 minutes
– Called to Evangelize – 60 minutes
– Lumen 2000 – 45 minutes
– Formation of Young Men – 30 minutes
– Shalom Desde Israel – 60 minutes
– Words of Mother Teresa – 60 minutes
– Journey to Assisi – 60 minutes
– China 1986 – 60 minutes
– Bobbie J. Cavnar – 30 minutes
– Pilgrimage of Hope – 30 minutes