Jerry Martinson

Gerald George Martinson (Chinese: 丁松筠; December 2, 1942 – May 31, 2017), was an American Jesuit missionary, television personality and broadcast executive in Taiwan.

Jerry Martinson
Personal details
Born
Gerald George Martinson

December 2, 1942
San Diego, California
DiedMay 31, 2017 (2017-06-01) (aged 74)
Taipei, Taiwan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese丁松筠
Simplified Chinese丁松筠

As a television producer, actor and television host, Martinson worked at Kuangchi Program Service (光啟社), Taipei, for over 40 years and has served as the president and later as vice president of Kuangchi Program Service (KPS).

Martinson was also the spokesperson for Giraffe English (長頸鹿美語), a multimedia English language school for children and young students in Taiwan and China.

Life and career

Martinson was born on December 2, 1942, in San Diego, California, to Glenn and Lily Martinson. His younger brother, Barry Martinson, also became a Jesuit priest missionary in Taiwan.[1]

When he was ten, Martinson's father died. While in high school, Martinson worked part time to help feed his family. After finishing high school, Martinson joined the Sacred Heart Novitiate in Los Gatos, California. After finishing seminary, Martinson became a missionary to Taiwan in 1967, settling in Hsinchu County.

The Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference in Taiwan announced on May 31, 2017, that Martinson had died of a heart attack at his home in Taiwan.[2] He was posthumously awarded a Golden Bell Award for special contributions in September 2017.[3] That December, Martinson was honored with a citation for lifetime achievement from the Ministry of Education.[4]

Filmography

Host
  • TTV《ABC你和我－節奏美語》 produced by Kuangchi Program Service[5]
  • TTV《傑瑞叔叔劇場》
  • TTV《傑瑞叔叔美語》
  • CTS《傑瑞叔叔說英語》
  • CTS《傑瑞美語時間》
  • CTV、華視《傑瑞實用美語》
  • CTV、華視《傑瑞實用英語》
  • CTV《以愛還愛》（1986年12月30日17:00～18:00，全1集）[6]
  • •CTS educational channel《擁抱綻放在山崖邊的花朵》
  • •CTS educational channel《擁抱燦爛在陽光下的大樹》
  • Da Ai TV《孝孝青春》

Television series

Awards and honors

References
  1. Chen, Bing-hung; Chung, Jake (1 June 2017). "Father George Martinson dies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. Hsu, Chih-wei; Yu, Kai-hsiang; Kao, Evelyn. "American Jesuit priest dies days before Taiwan ID presentation". Central News Agency. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. Lo, Yuan-shao; Chiang, Pei-ling; Yen, William (30 September 2017). "Father George "Jerry" Martinson honored at Golden Bell Awards". Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. Hsu, Phoenix; Ko Lin (5 December 2017). "American priest given posthumous award for contribution to society". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. 中華民國電視學會電視年鑑編纂委員會 編纂，《中華民國電視年鑑第四輯：民國七十三年至七十四年》，中華民國電視學會1986年6月30日出版，第58頁。
  6. 中華民國電視學會電視年鑑編纂委員會 編纂，《中華民國電視年鑑第五輯：民國七十五年至七十六年》，中華民國電視學會1988年6月30日出版，第55頁。
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