Daniel Karcher (born 1964) is an on-air broadcast announcer and film designer, best known as host for ''

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'' and his efforts on production of ''

The Blair Witch Project ''The Blair Witch Project'' is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Josh ...

'' and '' Family Guy''. Karcher grew up in

Montclair, New Jersey Montclair () is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a wealthy and diverse commuter town and suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. ...

, where he graduated from Montclair High School as part of the class of 1983. Twenty five years later he established ''The Amphitheater Foundation,'' an alumni and scholarship foundation that has since reunited thousands of Montclair High School alumni. Karcher relocated to England as a teenager. His first professional broadcasting experience was at Radio BHN in Birmingham, England where he hosted a pre-formatted Top-40 show called ''"American Heart Beat"''. Returning to the US, Karcher pursued a career in aviation,Edel, Ray
"Five things you didn't know about Dan Karcher"
''

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'', April 9, 2010. Accessed October 30, 2016. Archive access August 17, 2017. when at the same time hosted jazz and classical programs at

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. Following the closure of the charter service he flew for, Karcher became employed as an announcer at

, where he has been part of the on-air team since 1997, a public radio station that airs classic jazz and

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programs with studios in

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. As a film designer, by circumstance Karcher was also a member of the team that created the social media campaign that created hype for the 1999 film ''

''. That campaign was dubbed "Best Ever Social Media Campaign" by

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. Karcher is also the producer of ''"Woods Movie - Behind the Scenes of Making The Blair Witch Project,"'' as well as contributing editor to AMC's ''"Movies that Shook the World"'' and National Geographic's ''"The 90's: The Last Great Decade?"'' both of which featured The Blair Witch Project. Since 1999, Karcher has worked on over thirty motion pictures, primarily for

Haxan Films Haxan Films is a production company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. They are famous for producing the cult classic independent horror film ''The Blair Witch Project''. The name is taken from the 1922 Swedish/Danish silent movie ''Häxan'' ( ...

and

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, having also contributed to lifelong childhood friend

Alex Winter Alexander Ross Winter (born July 17, 1965) is a British-American actor and filmmaker. He played the slacker Bill in the 1989 film '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and its sequels ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and '' Bill & Ted Face ...

's 2013 release ''

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''. In 2008, Karcher co-developed and appeared in ''Four Corners of Fear'', a 2013 spoof of ''

'' created by the original film's co-producer Eduardo Sanchez along with co-producers and actors

Joshua Leonard Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his role in ''The Blair Witch Project'' (1999). He has since starred in films such as '' Madhouse'' (2004), '' The Shaggy Dog'' (2006), '' Higher G ...

and Michael C. Williams. In addition, Karcher is known for his work on the television comedy '' Family Guy'', having produced and directed the DVD release of ''"Take Alex to Work Day, Behind the Scenes at Family Guy,"'' which shadows an entire day with Alex Borstein, producer, writer and voice of

Lois Griffin Lois Patrice Griffin (''née'' Pewterschmidt) is a fictional character from the animated television series '' Family Guy''. She is voiced by Alex Borstein and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in a 15-min ...

and several other characters in the process of creating an episode.IMDb
"Take Alex to Work Day"
Accessed August 17, 2017. "Hosted by Alex Borstein, a complete behind-the-scenes studio tour of Fox television's "Family Guy."

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External links

Official websiteWBGO's official websiteHaxan Films
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karcher, Daniel 1964 births Living people Film producers from New Jersey American radio DJs Montclair High School (New Jersey) alumni Mass media people from Montclair, New Jersey People from Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey