John arrived in Las Vegas in the late 1980s and had no idea the road his life would travel in the years to come. He had an immense curiosity and a love for learning especially about the newest electronics and audio equipment in the marketplace. After all, he dabbled in the music industry and was a gifted drummer. John's favorite music came from the 60s and 70s. He was also the biggest fan of doo-wop. And let's not forget Elvis, Connie Francis, Frank Sinatra and too many more to mention.
John was always a forward thinker. Ask anyone who knew him well; he always had brilliant ideas swirling around in his head. We knew when he said, "Do you have a minute?" that it usually meant an hour!
It was John's inquisitiveness into the electronics industry that lead him straight to computers and his mind was like a sponge wanting to absorb everything there was to know. Never pretending to be proficient, John was always willing to open up his mind to a challenge and learn as much as he could about computers. One day a brainstorm came to him and the Computer Outlook Radio Talk Show was born. It was a very bold idea since he didn't know that much about computers, but he was willing to put in the work to make the show a huge success. He had an instinctive talent to be a radio talk show host – his idol was Arthur Godfrey – with a gift for gab. He also had the ability to make everyone he interviewed feel right at home, encouraging his guests to "treat it like a fireside chat". John always urged his guests to explain their topics in "plain English" so that his audience could always understand as much as possible. Over the years, John's success was measured by the respect he received from the repeated requests of his guests here in the United States and across the globe as far as England, Siberia, Japan and Australia. In addition, he had a huge worldwide listening audience. Always a professional, John's interviews were congenial and straightforward. He was respected by his peers and he respected them.
John was a generous and kindhearted person and was always inviting his friends to share a meal on the weekends or during the holidays so they wouldn't be alone. He was always mindful of the less fortunate, handing a bill to a homeless vet or handing out a hundred burgers and coffee to the hungry at Christmas time.
John fell ill with kidney failure in December of 2007. He was devastated by the diagnosis, but determined to take better care of himself and became a very proactive dialysis patient. Thankful and so grateful for a second chance at life, John wanted to "give back". With his wife Christine always by his side, they founded the Outlook Foundation. It was John's love of children and his great respect for those who served in the military that determined who would benefit from the efforts of the foundation. The mission of the foundation is to refurbish computers and give them to under-resourced students and deploying military personnel. Many a tear was shed throughout the scores of presentations of computers. John felt such great satisfaction and pride to see the smiles of excitement, gratitude, and appreciation on the faces of eager students and soldiers alike. He asked each and every child to "pay it forward".
On July 22nd, 2013, John passed away so unexpectedly and without any warnings, despite having just received excellent medical reports. It is a tremendous loss for his wife Christine, his family and friends, and for all who knew him on radio, in the technology industry, and through the foundation. John touched many, many lives!
John was so grateful himself for all the support he received from his personal friends and industry friends and colleagues. He was so proud of Computer Outlook, and most especially, the Outlook Foundation. He was looking forward to the new school year starting and presenting computers to the students.
Christine wants to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, words of support, and generosity. It is so gratifying to her to know how much John was loved and respected and how much he will be missed.
The Outlook Foundation will continue and be led by John's wife and Co-Founder Christine Iasiuolo. (bio by Christine, reprinted here with her permission)
I was privileged and honored to have known John and was proud to be his audio editor and friend for many years. What I admired most about him is he had the courage to dream big and the perseverance to make many of them come true. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Rich Vance
John was always a forward thinker. Ask anyone who knew him well; he always had brilliant ideas swirling around in his head. We knew when he said, "Do you have a minute?" that it usually meant an hour!
It was John's inquisitiveness into the electronics industry that lead him straight to computers and his mind was like a sponge wanting to absorb everything there was to know. Never pretending to be proficient, John was always willing to open up his mind to a challenge and learn as much as he could about computers. One day a brainstorm came to him and the Computer Outlook Radio Talk Show was born. It was a very bold idea since he didn't know that much about computers, but he was willing to put in the work to make the show a huge success. He had an instinctive talent to be a radio talk show host – his idol was Arthur Godfrey – with a gift for gab. He also had the ability to make everyone he interviewed feel right at home, encouraging his guests to "treat it like a fireside chat". John always urged his guests to explain their topics in "plain English" so that his audience could always understand as much as possible. Over the years, John's success was measured by the respect he received from the repeated requests of his guests here in the United States and across the globe as far as England, Siberia, Japan and Australia. In addition, he had a huge worldwide listening audience. Always a professional, John's interviews were congenial and straightforward. He was respected by his peers and he respected them.
John was a generous and kindhearted person and was always inviting his friends to share a meal on the weekends or during the holidays so they wouldn't be alone. He was always mindful of the less fortunate, handing a bill to a homeless vet or handing out a hundred burgers and coffee to the hungry at Christmas time.
John fell ill with kidney failure in December of 2007. He was devastated by the diagnosis, but determined to take better care of himself and became a very proactive dialysis patient. Thankful and so grateful for a second chance at life, John wanted to "give back". With his wife Christine always by his side, they founded the Outlook Foundation. It was John's love of children and his great respect for those who served in the military that determined who would benefit from the efforts of the foundation. The mission of the foundation is to refurbish computers and give them to under-resourced students and deploying military personnel. Many a tear was shed throughout the scores of presentations of computers. John felt such great satisfaction and pride to see the smiles of excitement, gratitude, and appreciation on the faces of eager students and soldiers alike. He asked each and every child to "pay it forward".
On July 22nd, 2013, John passed away so unexpectedly and without any warnings, despite having just received excellent medical reports. It is a tremendous loss for his wife Christine, his family and friends, and for all who knew him on radio, in the technology industry, and through the foundation. John touched many, many lives!
John was so grateful himself for all the support he received from his personal friends and industry friends and colleagues. He was so proud of Computer Outlook, and most especially, the Outlook Foundation. He was looking forward to the new school year starting and presenting computers to the students.
Christine wants to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, words of support, and generosity. It is so gratifying to her to know how much John was loved and respected and how much he will be missed.
The Outlook Foundation will continue and be led by John's wife and Co-Founder Christine Iasiuolo. (bio by Christine, reprinted here with her permission)
I was privileged and honored to have known John and was proud to be his audio editor and friend for many years. What I admired most about him is he had the courage to dream big and the perseverance to make many of them come true. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Rich Vance
John arrived in Las Vegas in the late 1980s and had no idea the road his life would travel in the years to come. He had an immense curiosity and a love for learning especially about the newest electronics and audio equipment in the marketplace. After all, he dabbled in the music industry and was a gifted drummer. John's favorite music came from the 60s and 70s. He was also the biggest fan of doo-wop. And let's not forget Elvis, Connie Francis, Frank Sinatra and too many more to mention.
John was always a forward thinker. Ask anyone who knew him well; he always had brilliant ideas swirling around in his head. We knew when he said, "Do you have a minute?" that it usually meant an hour!
It was John's inquisitiveness into the electronics industry that lead him straight to computers and his mind was like a sponge wanting to absorb everything there was to know. Never pretending to be proficient, John was always willing to open up his mind to a challenge and learn as much as he could about computers. One day a brainstorm came to him and the Computer Outlook Radio Talk Show was born. It was a very bold idea since he didn't know that much about computers, but he was willing to put in the work to make the show a huge success. He had an instinctive talent to be a radio talk show host – his idol was Arthur Godfrey – with a gift for gab. He also had the ability to make everyone he interviewed feel right at home, encouraging his guests to "treat it like a fireside chat". John always urged his guests to explain their topics in "plain English" so that his audience could always understand as much as possible. Over the years, John's success was measured by the respect he received from the repeated requests of his guests here in the United States and across the globe as far as England, Siberia, Japan and Australia. In addition, he had a huge worldwide listening audience. Always a professional, John's interviews were congenial and straightforward. He was respected by his peers and he respected them.
John was a generous and kindhearted person and was always inviting his friends to share a meal on the weekends or during the holidays so they wouldn't be alone. He was always mindful of the less fortunate, handing a bill to a homeless vet or handing out a hundred burgers and coffee to the hungry at Christmas time.
John fell ill with kidney failure in December of 2007. He was devastated by the diagnosis, but determined to take better care of himself and became a very proactive dialysis patient. Thankful and so grateful for a second chance at life, John wanted to "give back". With his wife Christine always by his side, they founded the Outlook Foundation. It was John's love of children and his great respect for those who served in the military that determined who would benefit from the efforts of the foundation. The mission of the foundation is to refurbish computers and give them to under-resourced students and deploying military personnel. Many a tear was shed throughout the scores of presentations of computers. John felt such great satisfaction and pride to see the smiles of excitement, gratitude, and appreciation on the faces of eager students and soldiers alike. He asked each and every child to "pay it forward".
On July 22nd, 2013, John passed away so unexpectedly and without any warnings, despite having just received excellent medical reports. It is a tremendous loss for his wife Christine, his family and friends, and for all who knew him on radio, in the technology industry, and through the foundation. John touched many, many lives!
John was so grateful himself for all the support he received from his personal friends and industry friends and colleagues. He was so proud of Computer Outlook, and most especially, the Outlook Foundation. He was looking forward to the new school year starting and presenting computers to the students.
Christine wants to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, words of support, and generosity. It is so gratifying to her to know how much John was loved and respected and how much he will be missed.
The Outlook Foundation will continue and be led by John's wife and Co-Founder Christine Iasiuolo. (bio by Christine, reprinted here with her permission)
I was privileged and honored to have known John and was proud to be his audio editor and friend for many years. What I admired most about him is he had the courage to dream big and the perseverance to make many of them come true. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Rich Vance
John was always a forward thinker. Ask anyone who knew him well; he always had brilliant ideas swirling around in his head. We knew when he said, "Do you have a minute?" that it usually meant an hour!
It was John's inquisitiveness into the electronics industry that lead him straight to computers and his mind was like a sponge wanting to absorb everything there was to know. Never pretending to be proficient, John was always willing to open up his mind to a challenge and learn as much as he could about computers. One day a brainstorm came to him and the Computer Outlook Radio Talk Show was born. It was a very bold idea since he didn't know that much about computers, but he was willing to put in the work to make the show a huge success. He had an instinctive talent to be a radio talk show host – his idol was Arthur Godfrey – with a gift for gab. He also had the ability to make everyone he interviewed feel right at home, encouraging his guests to "treat it like a fireside chat". John always urged his guests to explain their topics in "plain English" so that his audience could always understand as much as possible. Over the years, John's success was measured by the respect he received from the repeated requests of his guests here in the United States and across the globe as far as England, Siberia, Japan and Australia. In addition, he had a huge worldwide listening audience. Always a professional, John's interviews were congenial and straightforward. He was respected by his peers and he respected them.
John was a generous and kindhearted person and was always inviting his friends to share a meal on the weekends or during the holidays so they wouldn't be alone. He was always mindful of the less fortunate, handing a bill to a homeless vet or handing out a hundred burgers and coffee to the hungry at Christmas time.
John fell ill with kidney failure in December of 2007. He was devastated by the diagnosis, but determined to take better care of himself and became a very proactive dialysis patient. Thankful and so grateful for a second chance at life, John wanted to "give back". With his wife Christine always by his side, they founded the Outlook Foundation. It was John's love of children and his great respect for those who served in the military that determined who would benefit from the efforts of the foundation. The mission of the foundation is to refurbish computers and give them to under-resourced students and deploying military personnel. Many a tear was shed throughout the scores of presentations of computers. John felt such great satisfaction and pride to see the smiles of excitement, gratitude, and appreciation on the faces of eager students and soldiers alike. He asked each and every child to "pay it forward".
On July 22nd, 2013, John passed away so unexpectedly and without any warnings, despite having just received excellent medical reports. It is a tremendous loss for his wife Christine, his family and friends, and for all who knew him on radio, in the technology industry, and through the foundation. John touched many, many lives!
John was so grateful himself for all the support he received from his personal friends and industry friends and colleagues. He was so proud of Computer Outlook, and most especially, the Outlook Foundation. He was looking forward to the new school year starting and presenting computers to the students.
Christine wants to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, words of support, and generosity. It is so gratifying to her to know how much John was loved and respected and how much he will be missed.
The Outlook Foundation will continue and be led by John's wife and Co-Founder Christine Iasiuolo. (bio by Christine, reprinted here with her permission)
I was privileged and honored to have known John and was proud to be his audio editor and friend for many years. What I admired most about him is he had the courage to dream big and the perseverance to make many of them come true. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Rich Vance
