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Jo Davidsmeyer

picture of Jo Davidsmeyer Ms. Davidsmeyer is an award-winning playwright, as well as an accomplished (former) musical director. In a professional non-fiction writing career spanning nearly twenty-five years, she has been editor for several publications (everything from real estate to internal medicine) and was creator and managing editor of Strange New Worlds' science fiction collectors magazine. Ms. Davidsmeyer is a certified teacher and Media Specialist in Sarasota Florida. She is delighted to be Media Specialist at Pine View School for the Gifted in Osprey, Florida

UPCOMING APPEARANCES

See Jo at Necronomicon October, 2012 in Tampa, Florida.

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Jo's Recent Appearances and Radio interviews:

Jo was interviewed on "Marty on Mondays" WWPR on March 20, 2012.
Jo was interviewed on the COMBAT! TV series DVDs, season 1 and season 5
Jo appears on and was a consultant for Encore TV's "Combat! Back to the Front" television special, narrated by Tom Skerritt
Sound Off with Jeff Pennington on WZYX Radio in Cowan Tennessee, Thursday Feb 5, 2004 at 11:00 Eastern
Louisiana Live with host Don Grady — Jan 30, 2004
Morning Show with Mark Hunter, KZEG 94.7 FM in Clinton, Iowa — Jan 29, 2004
Morning Bulletin with Tommy B on KBUL in Billings, Montana — Jan 23, 2004
Joe Mazza Show (syndicated) — Dec 29, 2003
Straight Talk with Bob Gilmartin KVOI in Tuscan, Arizona — Dec 12, 2003
Interview Harrell Carter of Carter and Company on WNWS in Jackson TN — Dec 11, 2003
Town and County with Steve Oman on KATE in Albert Lea, Minnesota — Dec 10, 2003
Suzie Wiley, Talk of the Town, WYAM Decatur, Alabama — Dec 9, 2003
Michael Dresser Show (syndicated) —Nov 10, 2003
First Edition News with Doug and Hoot, KSMA Santa Maria, California — Oct 20, 2003
Jay Holland Show on WERC in Birmingham, Alabama Oct 6, 2003
WCCF radio Punta Gorda, Florida — February 2003
WREL radio Virginia — February 11, 2003:
Barnes & Noble 20-minute talk and autographing in Sarasota, Florida March 11, 2003 at 7:00 pm.
Wal*Mart Literacy Day April 12, 2003: featured author at three locations in Sarasota/Manatee stores
WKRE AM 73, country radio, St. Louis Missouri — December 6, 2002
WGEL radio Greenville, Illinois — November 21, 2002 (taped interview)
Michigan Talk Radio Network — November 21, 2002

Selected Bibliography

Original Plays	Angel: A Nightmare in Two Acts, a drama of the Holocaust The Queen of Light, a one-act sci-fi fantasy of love, marriage, and swordplay The Mighty, Roving, Pan-Galactic Miknik Art Players, a one-act comedy, "Commedia dell'arte in space" Win, Lose, or Murder: a musical audience-participation murder mystery for improv companies Yesterday Once More: a one-act musical revue of the '50s, by Jo Davidsmeyer and James Thaggard. The Man from Pizza Heaven
Published Plays	Reader's Theater, edited by Marvin Kaye, Wildwood Press. 1995. Includes the play "Angel." The book was a featured selection for Fireside Theatre.
Christian Music	If I Have Not Love, a song based on 1st Corinthians 13.
Web Designer	Ms. Davidsmeyer also creates, writes, and designs web pages. Please visit the following sites for an example of her work: Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Sarasota, Florida Scrapbooks of My Mind : A Hollywood Autobiography by Rick Jason Strange New Worlds science-fiction and media collectibles Combat! TV series aboutww2.com - About WWII in the Pacific, photos and period publications World War I (The Great War) Military Sheet Music Moments Closest to God
Theatrical Writing Awards	Southport International Playwriting Festival, finalist for the play "The Queen of Light," Southport England. Fireside Theatre/Open Book, 3rd Annual Playwriting competition, semi-finalist for the play "Queen of Light," 1996, Manhattan, New York Fireside Theatre/Open Book, 1st Annual Playwriting competition, finalist for the play "Angel," 1994, Manhattan, New York Riverfront Theater, 1st Annual Playwriting competition, winner, for the play "Angel."

Books	Combat!: a Viewer's Companion, published by R&G Productions. An armchair companion to the '60s ABC television series that starred Vic Morrow and Rick Jason. Visit their web site for ordering information.
Articles	"Combat! The Allied advance through the living rooms of America," Television Chronicles, Issue #8, January 1997. Rubber Chicken Publications, Toluca Lake California. "TV Goes to War: The Rat Patrol" The Military Trader, March 1996. Antique Trader Publications, Dubuque, Iowa "Combat! The Big War on the Small Screen" The Military Trader, January 1996. Antique Trader Publications, Dubuque, Iowa "An Interview with Star Trek's First Lady, Majel Barrett Roddenberry," Strange New Worlds, Issue #10, October/November "The Bacteria That Ate Cheron: Common Flaws with Mego Star Trek Figures," Strange New Worlds, Issue #9, August/September 1993 "An Editor's Pet Peeves," Just Write, 1993 "Confessions of a Thunderbirds Collector," Strange New Worlds, Issue #8, June/July 1993 "Trek's Non-Military Military," Fantastic Collectibles Magazine, 1993 "Backyard Spielbergs: Independent Video Productions," Strange New Worlds, Issue #6, March 1993 "Hallmark's Voyage of the Starship Enterprise," Strange New Worlds, Issue #2, June/July 1992
Published Short Stories	"Paying Off Elsinor," Gateways, Winter 1992, Philadelphia, Pennyslvania. "The Perfect Woman," Mythagoras, Issue #2, 1989 "One of These Days," Caffeine Quarterly, Issue #1
Miscellaneous	Murder by Mall: A mall promotional "event." Original package includes press releases, ad copy, fashion show script involving the "murder" characters, and an interactive customer game that plays out over a two-week period. 1989.
Business Writing Awards	Local Gold Addy (Tampa, Florida), 1997, American Advertising Federation, for the Teltronics 1995 Annual Report Local Gold Addy (Sarasota, Florida), 1996, American Advertising Federation, for the Teltronics 1994 Annual Report Special Judges Award, American Advertising Federation, for the Teltronics 1994 Annual Report International Association of Business Communicators Award of Merit, 1995, for writing of Teltronics Image Brochure International Association of Business Communicators Award of Merit, 1995, for the Teltronics 1994 Annual Report
Personal Info	A fall through a glass-top table several years ago put an end to Jo's musical direction and piano accompaniments. Her creative energies are now focused on her writing. Ms. Davidsmeyer's family background: she is the youngest child of Jean and Howard Davidsmeyer of Sarasota, Florida. Among her ancestors are an indentured servant, a preacher who was one of the original members of the Mormon church, Benjamin Rush (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), and a few scoundrels that no one mentions at family reunions. Two generations ago, three sisters (including my grandmother) married three brothers (including my grandfather) and the family has never been the same. Dad said that as a child he kept going to family weddings where he didn't gain any new relatives! Jo Davidsmeyer volunteers her time to PEO (a women's educational organization), to area non-profit theaters, and to her church (Church of the Nativity). She has also organized two "Combat!" reunions as fund raisers for charity.

EMAIL: send to "writer" at jodavidsmeyer.com

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