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{{short description|American writer}}

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| notable works = ''[[Beakman's World]]''<br />''[[You Can With Beakman and Jax]]'' <br />''You Can with Beakman: Science Stuff You Can Do'' by Andrews-McMeel Publishing
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'''Jok Richard<ref>{{cite web|publisher=MakeMagic.org|title=Jok Richard Church -- Curriculum Vitae|url=http://makemagic.org/resume/|accessdate=2014-08-12}}</ref> Church''' (November 28, 1949 – April 29, 2016) was an American [[cartoonist]] who created the [[Universal Press Syndicate]] syndicated comic strip ''[[You Can With Beakman and Jax]],'' later adapted into the TV series ''[[Beakman's World]]''. The series premiered September 18, 1992<ref name="series_premiere">{{cite web|publisher=Boston Globe|title=''Beakman's World'' makes science fun for kids of all ages|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8759103.html|accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref> on [[TLC (TV channel)|The Learning Channel]] (TLC) cable network and in national syndication (225 stations, a freshman year record). On September 18, 1993 it moved from national syndication to [[CBS]] Saturday morning children's lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world.
'''Jok Richard<ref>{{cite web|publisher=MakeMagic.org|title=Jok Richard Church -- Curriculum Vitae|url=http://makemagic.org/resume/|accessdate=2014-08-12}}</ref> Church''' (November 28, 1949 – April 29, 2016) was an American [[cartoonist]] who created the [[Universal Press Syndicate]] syndicated comic strip ''[[You Can with Beakman and Jax]],'' later adapted into the TV series ''[[Beakman's World]]''. The series premiered September 18, 1992,<ref name="series_premiere">{{cite web|publisher=Boston Globe|title=''Beakman's World'' makes science fun for kids of all ages|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8759103.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026143530/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8759103.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-26|accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref> on [[TLC (TV channel)|The Learning Channel]] (TLC) cable network and in national syndication (225 stations, a freshman year record). On September 18, 1993, it moved from national syndication to [[CBS]] Saturday morning children's lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world.


He created his comic strip ''You Can with Beakman & Jax'' in [[1991 in comics|1991]] for his local newspaper in Marin County, California—inspired by a stint answering kids' letters for [[Lucasfilm]]. It was the first ever syndicated newspaper comic drawn and distributed by computer, a [[Macintosh SE]] using [[Adobe Illustrator|Adobe Illustrator-88]]. The comic strip does not answer readers' questions directly; it gives directions for creating an experiment for one to discover the answer independently.<ref>[http://www.ted.com/speakers/jok_church.html Jok Church: Profile]</ref>
He created his comic strip ''You Can with Beakman & Jax'' in [[1991 in comics|1991]] for his local newspaper in Marin County, California—inspired by a stint answering kids' letters for [[Lucasfilm]]. It was the first ever syndicated newspaper comic drawn and distributed by computer, a [[Macintosh SE]] using [[Adobe Illustrator|Adobe Illustrator 88]]. The comic strip does not answer readers' questions directly; it gives directions for creating an experiment for one to discover the answer independently.<ref>[http://www.ted.com/speakers/jok_church.html Jok Church: Profile]</ref>


His weekly newspaper feature was posted to his Twitter mini-blog page the week after newspapers have published it.
His weekly newspaper feature was posted to his Twitter mini-blog page the week after newspapers had published it.


Jok Church died in San Francisco from a heart attack on April 29, 2016.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Jok-Church-Beakman-and-Jax-cartoon-strip-for-7396400.php|title=Jok Church, of Beakman and Jax cartoon strip for kids, dies at 67|author=Steve Rubenstein|date=5 May 2016|work=SFGate|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>
Jok Church died in San Francisco from a heart attack on April 29, 2016.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Jok-Church-Beakman-and-Jax-cartoon-strip-for-7396400.php|title=Jok Church, of Beakman and Jax cartoon strip for kids, dies at 67|author=Steve Rubenstein|date=5 May 2016|work=SFGate|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>
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Jok Church was born in [[Akron, Ohio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/talks/jok_church_a_circle_of_caring.html|title=Jok Church: A circle of caring - TED Talk - TED.com|author=Jok Church|work=ted.com|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> raised in Akron and Munroe Falls, Ohio and attended high school in Stow, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://classreport.org/usa/oh/stow/smfhs/1967/|title=Class News|author=Sandra Haugh Quinn|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>
Jok Church was born in [[Akron, Ohio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/talks/jok_church_a_circle_of_caring.html|title=Jok Church: A circle of caring - TED Talk - TED.com|author=Jok Church|work=ted.com|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> raised in Akron and Munroe Falls, Ohio and attended high school in Stow, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://classreport.org/usa/oh/stow/smfhs/1967/|title=Class News|author=Sandra Haugh Quinn|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>


After running away from home, Church hitchhiked to San Francisco, California and began working in what was then called "underground" radio with [[news director]] careers at KTIM, San Rafael; [[KERS]] and [[KZAP (defunct)|KZAP]],<ref>http://www.playlistresearch.com/kzap2.htm</ref> Sacramento.
After running away from home, Church hitchhiked to San Francisco, California and began working in what was then called "underground" radio with [[news director]] careers at KTIM, San Rafael; [[KERS]] and [[KZAP (defunct)|KZAP]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playlistresearch.com/kzap2.htm|title = KZAP Programming, Advertising and Engineering - Playlist Research}}</ref> Sacramento.


As a co-founder and resident at Damian House Gay Men's Collective in Sacramento, Church "came out" as a gay man on the air on KZAP in 1970. He and his late-partner Adam Kazimir Ciesielski were together for 34 years. Church was also the webmaster for environmental artist, [[Christo]] whom he met in 1976 during the installation of "Running Fence."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://christojeanneclaude.net|title=Christo and Jeanne-Claude|author=NoFavorite|work=christojeanneclaude.net|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>
As a co-founder and resident at Damian House Gay Men's Collective in Sacramento, Church "came out" as a gay man on the air on KZAP in 1970. He and his late partner Adam Kazimir Ciesielski were together for 34 years. Church was also the webmaster for environmental artist [[Christo]], whom he met in 1976 during the installation of "Running Fence."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://christojeanneclaude.net|title=Christo and Jeanne-Claude|author=NoFavorite|work=christojeanneclaude.net|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>


== 1979 March on Washington Recording ==
== 1979 March on Washington recording ==
Jok attended the [[National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights]] with Adam Ciesielski on October 14, 1979. Together, they recorded a documentary vinyl LP of the main speeches at the event. The recording includes the voices of Robin Tyler, Steve Ault, Tom Robinson, Lucia Valeska, [[Allen Ginsberg]], Arlie Scott, Richard Ashworth, [[Florynce Kennedy]], Charles Law, [[Mary Watkins]] & Company, [[Kate Millet]], Reverend [[Troy Perry]], and people on the Gay Freedom Train. Adam Ciesielski is credited for the photos. The record was released by Magnus Records of Sacramento, California in association with Alternate Publishing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/march1979LP.html|title=Cover and liner notes from The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights LP|publisher=Magnus Records with Alternate Publishing|author=Jok Church and Adam Ciesielski|date=14 October 1979|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> Houston LGBT History (.org) holds an online recording of the record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/Houston80s/Photos/1979March/79MarchLP.mp3|title=Recording of The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights |publisher=Magnus Records with Alternate Publishing|author=Jok Church and Adam Ciesielski|date=14 October 1979|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>
Jok attended the [[National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights]] with Adam Ciesielski on October 14, 1979. Together, they recorded a documentary vinyl LP of the main speeches at the event. The recording includes the voices of Robin Tyler, Steve Ault, Tom Robinson, Lucia Valeska, [[Allen Ginsberg]], Arlie Scott, Richard Ashworth, [[Florynce Kennedy]], Charles Law, [[Mary Watkins]] & Company, [[Kate Millett]], the Reverend [[Troy Perry]], and people on the Gay Freedom Train. Adam Ciesielski is credited for the photos. The record was released by Magnus Records of Sacramento, California in association with Alternate Publishing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/march1979LP.html|title=Cover and liner notes from The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights LP|publisher=Magnus Records with Alternate Publishing|author=Jok Church and Adam Ciesielski|date=14 October 1979|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> Houston LGBT History holds an online recording of the record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/Houston80s/Photos/1979March/79MarchLP.mp3|title=Recording of The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights |publisher=Magnus Records with Alternate Publishing|author=Jok Church and Adam Ciesielski|date=14 October 1979|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>


== TED Talk ==
== TED talk ==
Jok attended the [[TED (conference)]] in [[Monterey, California]], on March 7–10, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/about/conferences/past-teds/ted2007|title=TED2007|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> and gave a short talk entitled "A circle of caring". At the time of his death, the talk had been translated into 41 languages and viewed 649,716 times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/talks/jok_church_a_circle_of_caring.html|title=Jok Church: A circle of caring - TED Talk - TED.com|author=Jok Church|work=ted.com|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> The talk was about two incidents from his personal life that had to do with creating and holding safe spaces for those in need.
Jok attended the [[TED (conference)|TED conference]] in [[Monterey, California]], on March 7–10, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/about/conferences/past-teds/ted2007|title=TED2007|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> and gave a short talk entitled "A circle of caring". At the time of his death, the talk had been translated into 41 languages and viewed 649,716 times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/talks/jok_church_a_circle_of_caring.html|title=Jok Church: A circle of caring - TED Talk - TED.com|author=Jok Church|work=ted.com|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> The talk was about two incidents from his personal life that had to do with creating and holding safe spaces for those in need.


Jok's passing was noted in the TED Blog on May 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.ted.com/remembering-jok-church-1949-2016/|title=Remembering Jok Church, 1949-2016|author=Emily McManus|work=ted.com|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>
Church's death was noted in the TED Blog on May 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.ted.com/remembering-jok-church-1949-2016/|title=Remembering Jok Church, 1949-2016|author=Emily McManus|work=ted.com|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/06/20/DI2006062000567.html Washingtonpost.com: Comics: Meet the Artist With Jok Church]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/06/20/DI2006062000567.html Washingtonpost.com: Comics: Meet the Artist With Jok Church]
* [http://makemagic.org Jok's personal web page]
* [http://makemagic.org Jok's personal web page]
* {{TED speaker}}
* {{TED speaker}}
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 23 September 2024

Jok Church
BornNovember 28, 1949 (1949-11-28)[1]
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 2016(2016-04-29) (aged 66)
Castro District, San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Cartoonist
Notable works
Beakman's World
You Can With Beakman and Jax
You Can with Beakman: Science Stuff You Can Do by Andrews-McMeel Publishing

Jok Richard[2] Church (November 28, 1949 – April 29, 2016) was an American cartoonist who created the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax, later adapted into the TV series Beakman's World. The series premiered September 18, 1992,[3] on The Learning Channel (TLC) cable network and in national syndication (225 stations, a freshman year record). On September 18, 1993, it moved from national syndication to CBS Saturday morning children's lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world.

He created his comic strip You Can with Beakman & Jax in 1991 for his local newspaper in Marin County, California—inspired by a stint answering kids' letters for Lucasfilm. It was the first ever syndicated newspaper comic drawn and distributed by computer, a Macintosh SE using Adobe Illustrator 88. The comic strip does not answer readers' questions directly; it gives directions for creating an experiment for one to discover the answer independently.[4]

His weekly newspaper feature was posted to his Twitter mini-blog page the week after newspapers had published it.

Jok Church died in San Francisco from a heart attack on April 29, 2016.[5]

Early life and career

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Jok Church was born in Akron, Ohio[6] raised in Akron and Munroe Falls, Ohio and attended high school in Stow, Ohio.[7]

After running away from home, Church hitchhiked to San Francisco, California and began working in what was then called "underground" radio with news director careers at KTIM, San Rafael; KERS and KZAP,[8] Sacramento.

As a co-founder and resident at Damian House Gay Men's Collective in Sacramento, Church "came out" as a gay man on the air on KZAP in 1970. He and his late partner Adam Kazimir Ciesielski were together for 34 years. Church was also the webmaster for environmental artist Christo, whom he met in 1976 during the installation of "Running Fence."[9]

1979 March on Washington recording

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Jok attended the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights with Adam Ciesielski on October 14, 1979. Together, they recorded a documentary vinyl LP of the main speeches at the event. The recording includes the voices of Robin Tyler, Steve Ault, Tom Robinson, Lucia Valeska, Allen Ginsberg, Arlie Scott, Richard Ashworth, Florynce Kennedy, Charles Law, Mary Watkins & Company, Kate Millett, the Reverend Troy Perry, and people on the Gay Freedom Train. Adam Ciesielski is credited for the photos. The record was released by Magnus Records of Sacramento, California in association with Alternate Publishing.[10] Houston LGBT History holds an online recording of the record.[11]

TED talk

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Jok attended the TED conference in Monterey, California, on March 7–10, 2007[12] and gave a short talk entitled "A circle of caring". At the time of his death, the talk had been translated into 41 languages and viewed 649,716 times.[13] The talk was about two incidents from his personal life that had to do with creating and holding safe spaces for those in need.

Church's death was noted in the TED Blog on May 1, 2016.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Jok Church - Official Facebook". MakeMagic.org. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  2. ^ "Jok Richard Church -- Curriculum Vitae". MakeMagic.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. ^ "Beakman's World makes science fun for kids of all ages". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  4. ^ Jok Church: Profile
  5. ^ Steve Rubenstein (5 May 2016). "Jok Church, of Beakman and Jax cartoon strip for kids, dies at 67". SFGate. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. ^ Jok Church. "Jok Church: A circle of caring - TED Talk - TED.com". ted.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. ^ Sandra Haugh Quinn. "Class News". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  8. ^ "KZAP Programming, Advertising and Engineering - Playlist Research".
  9. ^ NoFavorite. "Christo and Jeanne-Claude". christojeanneclaude.net. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  10. ^ Jok Church and Adam Ciesielski (14 October 1979). "Cover and liner notes from The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights LP". Magnus Records with Alternate Publishing. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  11. ^ Jok Church and Adam Ciesielski (14 October 1979). "Recording of The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights". Magnus Records with Alternate Publishing. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  12. ^ "TED2007". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  13. ^ Jok Church. "Jok Church: A circle of caring - TED Talk - TED.com". ted.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  14. ^ Emily McManus. "Remembering Jok Church, 1949-2016". ted.com. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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