DAVID MICHEL
Creator & Executive Producer
David Michel is a Dallas-based entrepreneur. He surprised everyone he knew
by leaving a lucrative career as a healthcare marketing executive in 1994 to
produce a wholesome new video series of role-modeling characters for
preschoolers. The genesis of airplane characters arose from David's
"million-miler" status flying on business trips and his 3-year-old son's
fascination with aviation. Motivated by a desire to provide high quality
non-violent entertainment for TV's youngest viewers, Michel poured his life
savings into the creation of three JAY JAY THE JET PLANE home videos. His
company, WonderWings.com Entertainment, sold thousands of videos directly to
consumers and garnered 12 national awards for excellence in children's
programming. "A perfect companion for preschoolers," said USA Today. Seven
years later, JAY JAY THE JET PLANE premiered on PBS Kids as a daily "Ready
to Learn" series. Michel is delighted that the JAY JAY THE JET PLANE series
on PBS showcases ground-breaking 3D animation while maintaining the charm
and simplicity of the original shows. To send David Michel an email, click
here creator@wonderwings.com.
BRUCE D. JOHNSON
Executive Producer
Bruce Johnson is president and CEO of PorchLight Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based company he co-founded in 1995 and which is focused entirely on the production and distribution of high quality family entertainment. In addition to executive producing JAY JAY THE JET PLANE, he also created and executive produced the award-winning PBS series, Adventures from The Book of Virtues. Prior to forming PorchLight, he spent eleven years at Hanna-Barbera Productions, including three years as Executive Vice President and General Manager. A multiple Emmy award winning producer, Johnson has produced or supervised the production of over 300 half-hours of animated entertainment for television including such classics as The Jetsons, The Yogi Bear Show, The Flintstone Kids, Jonny Quest and several others, along with 14 movies. Johnson produced two of the most popular direct to home video titles of all time, Hanna-Barbera's "The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible," and "Timeless Tales from Hallmark." He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, with Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University.
