Saturday, January 10, 2009

Hunter Bell Bio

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Hunter Bell is the former Assistant Development Director / Membership Manager for 90.3 WBHM. He graduated with a degree in Philosophy from UAB as part of the Honors Program. He has worked with numerous non-profit organizations in the area such as the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Space One Eleven, Woodlawn Family Resource Center, Birmingham Art Association, and the Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education.

Hunter spends his off time writing and painting, collecting rare Sun Ra LPs, designing soundscapes and video soundtracks with film producers Hard Pill, as well as creating music with his bands Dias and khasma. He and his wife, Carolyn, love to cook and camp together, but especially love hanging out with their Great Dane, Midas. They have just celebrated the arrival of their first child Tristan.

Hunter has been very active in Birmingham's performing arts community over the past fourteen years. He created City Stages Spoken Word Festival and co-created Birmingham's Great Poetry Slam. Hunter has worked with many other events including the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, the Birmingham International Improv Festival, and Birmingham ArtWalk. His poetry and drawings have been published in a variety of journals throughout the South. He has enjoyed meeting, interviewing and performing with locally and nationally known artists.Hunter is also the former music producer and reporter for WBHM's local arts and culture radio magazine, Tapestry, and currently consults for Tapestry.

Currently Hunter is working freelance and with his own company, Paragon Fundraising & Development.

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