Charlie McDonald

Member, RCTV Board of Directors

I am a 1954 graduate of Northeastern University (College of Business Administration), a U.S. Navy Destroyer Veteran of the Korean Conflict, a Reading resident since 1966 and a retired purchasing consultant.

My purchasing career included both the aerospace industry (I worked on the Apollo, Skylab and Viking I and II Programs), as well as other hi-tech job assignments.

Since I was eight years old, I became interested in Mars and the study of astronomy. My job in the aerospace industry was the “perfect job” for me. In 1992, I joined the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston (www.atmob.org),an amateur astronomy club.

During 1998, I produced my very first astronomy video at RCTV. My second video is being aired on RCTV at the present time. This video is part of a new series of videios, called the “TECH-Series” and will feature videos on science, astronomy and technology.

The video currently being aired on RCTV is called, “Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, Two other Videos are currently in production and both will be aired by January 2005. Other videos are being planned.

You can become a sponsor of any “TECH-Series” video. Please contact me if you are interested, or you would like more details.