I, Danny: A History of Zoom

by Dan Gediman

Dan Gediman tells the story of how he was cast, at age 10, in the public TV show Zoom, which aired from 1972 to 1979. He was cut from the cast before the show ever went on the air, so for years, he lied about it. He let friends believe he was on Zoom. In this special half-hour story, produced by Jay Allison as part of his Life Stories series, Gediman tracks down the original Zoom cast members to find out what his life would've been like if he had achieved his childhood dream of being on Zoom.
I, A History of Zoom originally aired on the public radio show, This American Life.

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Published May 14, 2002

About the author

Dan Gediman is a long-time writer, editor, and public radio producer whose work has been heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, Jazz Profiles, and This American Life. During his 30-year radio career, he has won many of public broadcasting’s most prestigious awards including the duPont-Columbia Award.

Dan is currently the Executive Director of This I Believe, Inc. (www.thisibelieve.org), a non-profit organization based in Louisville that is dedicated to helping people explore, write about, and share short essays about the core beliefs that guide their daily lives. Over 150,000 people worldwide have submitted these essays, which have been anthologized into several This I Believe books, co-edited by Dan, including the New York Times Bestseller This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women (2006), This I Believe II (2008), This I Believe: On Love (2010), This I Believe: On Fatherhood (2011), This I Believe: Life Lessons (2011), This I Believe: On Motherhood (2012), This I Believe: Kentucky (2013). and their latest book, This I Believe Philadelphia (2015). Dan has also co-edited an anthology of essays from the original 1950s This I Believe radio series entitled Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe (2009).

Dan is currently working on a biography of famed radio icon Norman Corwin, to be published in 2020.

Dan is also an accomplished public speaker who has delivered scores of speeches and training workshops for schools, businesses, and community organizations. For more information or to book Dan as a speaker, please visit www.dangediman.com/public-speaking.