Press Release
Submitted by Karen Miller
February 26, 2015 9:35 a.m.
Karen Miller, a Fernandina Beach writer, has teamed up with Ray Hollister, host and executive producer of Deemable Tech, to produce a new blog and podcast called A Brief History of Food. Miller met Hollister when she sent a tech question to the show, which airs on WJCT in Jacksonville every Thursday morning.
Miller’s idea for a podcast featuring a short history of classic American dishes interested Hollister, and after several meetings they decided to launch the project together. The podcast is a 4-minute, weekly broadcast that discusses a different food each week, using history and memoir to tell the story. Listeners can then visit the web site for recipes.
“Podcasting is a modern form of broadcasting over the internet, and it’s becoming the new face of radio journalism,” says Miller. “It allows listeners to access episodes of their favorite shows whenever they want.”
Miller was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and spent much of her life working in the newspaper business in Connecticut and New Hampshire, before moving to Fernandina Beach. She is senior writer for Amelia Islander Magazine, and monthly contributor to Jacksonville Magazine. She also works as a cookbook editor for The Art of Dining in Memphis, Tennessee.
Transplanted from Hollisterville, Pennsylvania when he was less than two years old, Hollister has lived in Jacksonville for most of his life. He graduated from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts as a vocal arts major, and he was an internet services technology major at Florida State College at Jacksonville. He currently works at WJCT as their digital content editor.
A Brief History of Food is available on iTunes, or you may read the blog and listen to the podcast by visiting the web site at www.brieffood.com.