Justin_Gunn
As SVP of Cross Platform and Online Programming, I work to develop programming that is at home online as it is on air.
I've had the good fortune of working at Current in many different capacities since late 2004, when it was still a glint in the eyes of CEO, Joel Hyatt and Chairman, AL Gore.
I started as a producer/shooter/editor/host and helped to develop and launch the VC2 program. Soon after, I was supervising productions in San Francisco and later took the programming helm... more
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I love this! It gets to the core of what I found to be an overly HARD SELL on the part of Steve Jobs and company last week. Did anyone else feel like they were being sold a Slap Chop? more-
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The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is canceling NASA's current space shuttle replacement- and lunar exploration-plan and is prepared to fight any congressional effort to save... more
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It's not a question of whether orbit to contiue to explore space, it's a question of how. Much more - and argueably better, more important - science can be... more113 other comments on this -
"So, gonna give you a little overview. It's very thin -- you can change the homescreen to whatever you want. What this device does is extraordinary. You can browse the web with it.... more
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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Internet (or, at least, its predecessor, the ARPAnet), DARPA (think robo-car challenge) will be launching 10 red 8-foot balloons at 10... more
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Creating a language for 'Avatar,' Paul Frommer helps a tribe find its tongue. more
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- commented 2 months ago
I was reading about all of the back story work done not just on language, but on botany and other elements of the Pandora world's science. I believe they are going... more2 other comments on this -
"Really?" the guy at the Alamo Rental Car place said, when I'd told him about Burning Man. "I heard it was just a lot of naked people running around on drugs." Coated... more
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This is a terrific article and a wonderful explanation for those who have never attended. more2 other comments on this -
Kato Kaelin, media darling, sits down with Ben Hoffman to discuss his newest online endeavor. Plus, he dishes the dirt on O.J. Simpson! Be sure to check out his new series at... more
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station used a pair of robot arms to install a pallet of equipment on Sunday, but when break-time came they may have found long lines at the bathrooms.... more
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- commented 7 months ago
Curious to know how space toilets work? Yep, Current has a pod on it! Check it out... (FYI, I wrote this from airborne wifi at 35,000 feet on Virgin America.... more27 other comments on this -
Michael Jackson was an innovator who married the language of cinema to the music video format, collaborating with directors like Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, and Francis Ford Coppola on some of the... more
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HOW did they get him to do that?!?!? more19 other comments on this -
The father of a teenage girl who remarkably survived a plane crash off the Comoros islands has described how his daughter was ejected from the plane into the Indian Ocean. "She didn't... more
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Yep, I totally caught that, too. Very strange. Do you think John Stewart will mention that tonight? It is his job... more12 other comments on this
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details // Justin_Gunn
- What I would Change About the World:
- A greater sense of commonality as a species.
- Current Gig:
- VP, Online Programming
- Current Project:
- I am presently overseeing all online content for Current and serving as Executive Producer of Current:News.
- Influences/Heroes:
- Carl Sagan, George Carlin
- Location:
- San Francisco, CA
- Organizations:
- Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Pacific Crest Trail Association,
- Political Bent:
- Libertarian, Freethought, The Party of Me
- Favorite Bands:
- All time classic? Kruder & Dorfmeister
- Favorite Directors:
- Ridley
- Favorite Movies:
- Bladerunner, Spinal Tap, RoboCop, Iron Man
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Curb Your Enthusiasm, Daily Show, Survivorman, and anything else on the Science Channel
- Favorite Track:
- Lately? Estelle.
- Celebrity Crush:
- I try not to idolize celebs - especially hot ones!
- URL:
- http://current.com/people/Justin_Gunn
skills // Justin_Gunn
- Lighting good
- Camera awesome
- Editing awesome
- Directing awesome
- Graphics ok
- Sound good
- Producing awesome
- Promoting good
gear // Justin_Gunn
The entire arsenal of Current TV's production gear closet, baby!!!
