THE WORLD CHANNEL 1 - Key Persons


Aaron Smith

Job Titles:
  • WEBMASTER - Customer Support, Help, Tech Issues
Aaron Smith, is the development and technical director of the Channel 1 Networks. A lot of his time is used for shooting ,video editing and webmaster. He developes websites for advertisers and does a bit of everything. Aaron has two degrees in video production and web design from the Art Institute of Colorado and has been with the company since 2003. Call: (970) 301-4103 Email Aaron Aaron Smith, is our Webmaster spends a lot of his time filming editing and producing shows for Channel 1 Networks. Aaron has two degrees in video production and web design from the Colorado Institute of Arts, now know as the Art Institute of Colorado, from digital photography to video editing and web design, Smith does it all, he has worked with Jann for many years on thousands of projects. Aaron is married to a lovely woman, Amber and has a 3 year old son Jonah.

Alissa Barry

Job Titles:
  • Ad Sales and Production in the Early 2000s Producer, Model, South Beach, Florida
Alissa Barry, worked in ad sales and production in the early 2000s as a Producer, sales rep Model, South Beach, Florida. Much of her camera work can be seen on our Travel Channel in our South Florida series. Alissa Barry, worked in ad sales and production in the early 2000s Producer, Model, South Beach, Florida

Allison Winchester

Allison Winchester was an account rep for us. She has worked for Channel 1 Networks on and off since 1995. Many Boulder businesses know her smiling faces as she's out and about calling on clients daily.

Amanda Mooney

Amanda Mooney is an ad sales rep for Channel 1 networks.. She is Boulder native with a background in sales and customer service. Amanda graduated from San Diego University with a degree in Applied Design. She has worked in the fashion Industry for companies like Chanel and Tory Burch as a brand ambassador. Look for her out and about and say hi.

Amelia Tanttila

Amelia is our legal council for business matters and media. Tanttila Law She designed our business structure and agreements. She has worked for Denver law firms in legal/contracts departments in two Boulder/Denver area hi-tech companies. Amelia received her B.A. from the University of Washington in 1989, and her J.D. from Seattle University Law School in 1993 before her return to Colorado in 1995, she practiced in the Seattle area in private practice and as a prosecutor for King County. After taking a few years off to write full-time, Ms. Tanttila re-entered the legal profession. In her free time she enjoys running and video-making. She is a Colorado native and graduate of Boulder High School. Call: 720-841-3291 Email Amelia

Andrew Sander

Job Titles:
  • Reporter for Boulder / Denver
Andrew Sander is a TV News reporter for Boulder/Denver and Channel 1 Networks. See Andrew's Monday Sports Page weekly on Denver Channel 1. Andrew was born and raised in Colorado. During High School found a passion for Journalism and continued on at Syracuse University at the Newhouse School of Public Communications majoring in Broadcast Journalism. After graduating in May 2015 Andrew moved back to Colorado where he landed with us fine folks here at Channel 1 Networks.

Ashtin Battista

Ashtin worked for us in our sales and talent department. She hails from Southwestern in Oklahoma with a scholarship in womens Volleyball. At 12 Ashtin was an Abercrombie model in New York. She is trained in ballet and martial arts. She is a runner and a state champion in Track and field. She was with us for 3 months during a prime event season and moved to Florida and is now working on becoming an actress.

Austin Gibson

Austin Gibson hosts Redneck TV. He is an account executive and works in our documentary department.Austin's camera work can be seen on Ski Channel 1 and the Denver Auto show. He's also an oval track dirt racer along with Jann. It's the weirdest thing, Austin is another person with a high IQ, yet he and Jann are like 2 pig farmers. There's nothing they love better than laying under a late model dirt stock car, getting ready for the next race. We weren't supposed to put that part in.

Bill Williams

Job Titles:
  • Mechanical Engineer With Expertise in ICBMs
Bill is a Mechanical engineer with expertise in ICBMs and nuclear weapons.He has designed electric cars, bikes and scooters here in Boulder. He is our local car expert and provides us his grip skills on various TV shoots and has even appears as a cast member throughout the years.

Dan Culberson

Job Titles:
  • Film Critic
Dan Culberson a nationally known film critic who produced and hosted "Hotshots" movie reviews from 1983-2014 for KGNU Boulder Community Radio and on C1N.TV. Dan's also a published journalist and author of three books. He retired after working 25 years for IBM and now produces and hosts "Two More Guys at TVBEATS" on Boulder Channel 1. Dan Culberson hosts our Film Channel 1 featuring Hotshots Movie Reviews up every Thursday. He also hosts Getting Wet on the Internet on Computer Channel 1 airing every Saturday. Dan was Jann's 1st TV director directing Jann Scott Live back in 1989. Dan is a pronounced movie critic and Television personality. Dan began writing as a teenager and was first published nationally in 1958. He started his first novel in 1963, which eventually became Plastic Man/A Novel of the Sixties. Other books he has written (but not necessarily published) are Chinese Kid Down the Street, The Basics of Netstyle, An Atheist's Handbook, The Boomer Files, Two More Guys at the Movies, Thinking in the Dark/Essays on Historical, Social and Philosophical Matters and Seen through the Eye of the Motion-Picture Camera in a Darkened Room.

George Hardwick

George Hardwick was a reporter intern in 2015, He worked in sales also. George is a creative writing student finishing his degree at University of Colorado at Boulder. He loves being outdoors, rock climbing, skiing, mountain biking, and just about anything else that involves a lot of adrenaline. And he is a home brewer.

Heather Loser

Heather Loser (pronounced Lowsher) is a host of World News 1 and worked on location in Washington D.C., she now lives in the state of Washington. Heather started with us in 2009, She is an actor singer and Dancer who went to C.U. Boulder.

Henry Koren

Job Titles:
  • Specialist in Database Driven Web Applications
Henry Koren is a specialist in Database Driven Web Applications. He graduated from the University of California San Diego with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science in 2009 and moved to Boulder soon after. He is assisting in improving the management of Channel One Networks content as well as enabling the playing of video on popular mobile device platforms. He is also an avid photographer and who blogs about image quality issues on his personal site MegapixelMyth.com.

Jann Scott Live - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Director
Gabe Lee worked on Jann Scott Live as a director in the early days. After getting a degree in communications from CU he helped our transition into word press and set up our early social Media product, OIO advertising system and PR. He currently host a travel series on our Travel TV channel. CEO Jann Scott is in charge of Sales, creative development, financial planning and development. In 2005 The Channel One Networks was founded by Jann Scott, a Boulder TV host and producer in Television. He first put us on the web with the Chautauqua platform in 1996. In 1997 we went on Geocities. As a Cast member Jann Scott hosts some of our shows. Call: (303) 447-8531 Email Jann CEO Jann Scott is in charge of Sales, creative development, financial planning and Network development

Jeff Cormack

Jeff Cormack, professional snowboarder, shot and edited video for Channel 1 Networks when he was not snowboarding. He also hosted our Ski and Snowboard Channel 1and covered skiing and snowboarding events from around the world. Jeff Cormack, professional snowboarder, shoots and edits video for the World Channel 1 networks when he is not snowboarding. He also hosts our Ski and Snowboard Channel 1 and covers skiing and snowboarding events from around the world. Jeff also lives in Boulder and drives a Cadillac Escalade, which everyone makes fun of (but he really does need it for towing his racing snowmobiles).

Jeff Hansell

Jeff Hansell was a video editor shooter and producer now runs a Public Television Station near Boston.

Jenn Conner

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
JENN CONNER Jenn Conner worked for Boulder Channel 1 and The World Channel 1 networks for 4 years and is one of our big, big, big stars (oh, stop it, who wrote this?). She hosts World News 1 on Mondays, Boulder News on Fridays, often appears on Boulder and Denver Restaurant Shows, Colorado Fashion, and with a little luck some of our beach travel shows to the South Pacific…hint. She is also the Operations Manager and Sales Rep for Boulder Channel 1, does some web work and can manage a camera and a shoot with the best of them. She is originally from Kailua, Hawaii and lives in Boulder working full-time on The World Channel 1 networks and Jann Scott Tonite while attending CU Boulder studying Communications. She lives with her great boyfriend, Ian. As a young actress she appeared on Magnum P.I as Magnum's young niece, Jake and the Fat Man, Brady Bunch the Movie and most recently North Shore. Jenn is also a professional model who works it on the runway!

Jon Graham

Job Titles:
  • Manager for St Augustine Florida
Jon Graham started with us back in 1990. He was our first director, producer and videographer. He has a degree in computer science from UC Berkeley. He worked for Bell Labs here in Boulder. Jon Graham is our station manager for St Augustine Florida. He worked for Bell labs and is a computer wiz. Jon writes, shoots video, edits and makes St Augustine Channel 1 stellar

Julie Perrigo

Julie Perrigo worked on Fashion Channel 1 and Travel Channel 1. She was a CU student, our designated sorority girl and Boulder Channel 1 team's tennis coach.

Katherine Wolfe

Katherine Wolfe was the girl who appears in the openings of all of our channels. She is an actor, model and student at CU Boulder.

Lauren Catanese

Lauren Catanese hosted "This Week in Boulder" and various other special events . You can see her in our archives.

Madison Lankford

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Madison Lankford works in our advertising sales department. You will find him mostly online and on the phones pitching our specialty shows. He works on Our Home and Garden TV Specials. Auto shows worldwide, Restaurant shows, Best of series. Customer love him. You can often find Madison at one of our show booths around America.

Peter Eggen

Pete Eggen started shooting shows with Jann in the early 90's. He appears in many of the Route 66 series and Great American Road Trips. Pete's originally from Minnesota and now lives in Boulder. He is a retired officer from the United States Army Intelligence. Pete is our designated lefty with a capital L, and hosts Cosmic Pete's Hottub Monologues, a 3 minute vlog and rage against feminist control of men and the Bush Administration, no pun intended, up on The World Channel 1 every Tuesday. Pete also researches for Travel Channel 1 and is our lead sales rep in our Home and Garden series. He is also another one of our brainy intellectuals, which is pretty much the story with everyone here at The World Channel 1 networks sexy geeks.

Rilee Gibson

Rilee Gibson was a talent and Advertising sales rep for all of our channels including C1N.TV Boulder channel 1 and Denver Channel 1. You can see Rilee on many of our specialty shows such as Denver Home Show ,

Ron Baird

Job Titles:
  • News Editor
Ron Baird was our news editor for 3 years. He is a former Colorado Daily editor. and has several fishing books out. Ron Baird is our news editor. He posts the stories which come in from the city, county, CU state and white house. He writes the head lines and makes us first in braking news. He is a former Colorado Daily editor. Ron Baird is the author of Dark Angel, iUniverse, 2001, Black Wind (the first installment in the Aaron Hemingway series), and Fishing Colorado; A Falcon Guide.Ron was a news reporter and assistant editor at the Colorado Daily. He is an author and has several new books out