Born February 10, 1930, died October 18, 2012, preceded in death by his father and mother, Robert and Ellen Page Lannon. Jim was an early TV pioneer at Channel 7, winner of the first Peabody Award in Colorado, member of the Colorado Broadcasters' Hall of Fame who also was an artist in cutting gems to create beautiful pieces. A celebration of his life will be held on Friday, November 9, at 10:00 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, 3500 South Logan Street.
Denver Post, Octover 28, 2012
James Lannon found a home at Denver's Channel 7 where he stayed for 27 years.
After his graduation with honors from the University of Denver in 1952, he joined KLZ-TV. He started there just before it went on the air in 1953 and stayed until his retirement from KMGH-TV in 1980.
He began as a camera operator and then was promoted to full time producer /director. He produced the acclaimed series "Panorama," hosted by Gene Amole, which earned Channel 7 a George Foster Peabody award in 1957. Lannon directed many local TV firsts: the first live Denver Symphony telecast, the first video-tape of a heart transplant, the first film coverage of NORAD and the first time cameras were allowed in the Denver FBI Office.
James has been a member of both the Colorado Speliological Society and the Littleton Gem and Mineral Society. He's been recognized by the Colorado Heart Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Colorado School of Mines.
BPC Hall Of Fame Class of 2011. Jim Lannon directed KLZ-TV's live and remote programs during the "Golden Age Of Television" in the 1950s and 1960s, pioneering a number of production techniques. He and fellow BPC Hall Of Fame Inductee Gene Amole produced over 200 episodes of "Panorama" a live program shot mostly at remote locations around Denver. A 1957 episode of "Panorama" won the first Peabody Award given to a Denver television station.
Denver Post, Octover 28, 2012
James Lannon found a home at Denver's Channel 7 where he stayed for 27 years.
After his graduation with honors from the University of Denver in 1952, he joined KLZ-TV. He started there just before it went on the air in 1953 and stayed until his retirement from KMGH-TV in 1980.
He began as a camera operator and then was promoted to full time producer /director. He produced the acclaimed series "Panorama," hosted by Gene Amole, which earned Channel 7 a George Foster Peabody award in 1957. Lannon directed many local TV firsts: the first live Denver Symphony telecast, the first video-tape of a heart transplant, the first film coverage of NORAD and the first time cameras were allowed in the Denver FBI Office.
James has been a member of both the Colorado Speliological Society and the Littleton Gem and Mineral Society. He's been recognized by the Colorado Heart Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Colorado School of Mines.
BPC Hall Of Fame Class of 2011. Jim Lannon directed KLZ-TV's live and remote programs during the "Golden Age Of Television" in the 1950s and 1960s, pioneering a number of production techniques. He and fellow BPC Hall Of Fame Inductee Gene Amole produced over 200 episodes of "Panorama" a live program shot mostly at remote locations around Denver. A 1957 episode of "Panorama" won the first Peabody Award given to a Denver television station.
Born February 10, 1930, died October 18, 2012, preceded in death by his father and mother, Robert and Ellen Page Lannon. Jim was an early TV pioneer at Channel 7, winner of the first Peabody Award in Colorado, member of the Colorado Broadcasters' Hall of Fame who also was an artist in cutting gems to create beautiful pieces. A celebration of his life will be held on Friday, November 9, at 10:00 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, 3500 South Logan Street.
Denver Post, Octover 28, 2012
James Lannon found a home at Denver's Channel 7 where he stayed for 27 years.
After his graduation with honors from the University of Denver in 1952, he joined KLZ-TV. He started there just before it went on the air in 1953 and stayed until his retirement from KMGH-TV in 1980.
He began as a camera operator and then was promoted to full time producer /director. He produced the acclaimed series "Panorama," hosted by Gene Amole, which earned Channel 7 a George Foster Peabody award in 1957. Lannon directed many local TV firsts: the first live Denver Symphony telecast, the first video-tape of a heart transplant, the first film coverage of NORAD and the first time cameras were allowed in the Denver FBI Office.
James has been a member of both the Colorado Speliological Society and the Littleton Gem and Mineral Society. He's been recognized by the Colorado Heart Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Colorado School of Mines.
BPC Hall Of Fame Class of 2011. Jim Lannon directed KLZ-TV's live and remote programs during the "Golden Age Of Television" in the 1950s and 1960s, pioneering a number of production techniques. He and fellow BPC Hall Of Fame Inductee Gene Amole produced over 200 episodes of "Panorama" a live program shot mostly at remote locations around Denver. A 1957 episode of "Panorama" won the first Peabody Award given to a Denver television station.
Denver Post, Octover 28, 2012
James Lannon found a home at Denver's Channel 7 where he stayed for 27 years.
After his graduation with honors from the University of Denver in 1952, he joined KLZ-TV. He started there just before it went on the air in 1953 and stayed until his retirement from KMGH-TV in 1980.
He began as a camera operator and then was promoted to full time producer /director. He produced the acclaimed series "Panorama," hosted by Gene Amole, which earned Channel 7 a George Foster Peabody award in 1957. Lannon directed many local TV firsts: the first live Denver Symphony telecast, the first video-tape of a heart transplant, the first film coverage of NORAD and the first time cameras were allowed in the Denver FBI Office.
James has been a member of both the Colorado Speliological Society and the Littleton Gem and Mineral Society. He's been recognized by the Colorado Heart Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Colorado School of Mines.
BPC Hall Of Fame Class of 2011. Jim Lannon directed KLZ-TV's live and remote programs during the "Golden Age Of Television" in the 1950s and 1960s, pioneering a number of production techniques. He and fellow BPC Hall Of Fame Inductee Gene Amole produced over 200 episodes of "Panorama" a live program shot mostly at remote locations around Denver. A 1957 episode of "Panorama" won the first Peabody Award given to a Denver television station.
