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About Us
Who Is Involved With Videos For
The Family &
The Wizard of Oz Online?
Aaron
Pacentine, Owner-Director/Founder of
VideosForFamily.com and
TheWizardofOzOnline.net
The owner of VideosForFamily.com
and TheWizardOfOzOnline.net
Aaron Pacentine, has dedicated his site to bring quality family
entertainment. The 27-year old Southern Californian who now lives in South
Carolina is committed to serving the Lord as he brings a new generation of
family entertainment online.
The
show is hosted and produced by Aaron Pacentine and co-produced Aaron Schultz
and co-hosted by Oz fans, Jason
Cottle of North Carolina, Travis Black of Texas, among
others. Originally featuring, Aaron Pacentine and Celia Foster (who
maintained at one time, THE LARGEST web site on the RETURN TO OZ 1985 film) The radio show
premiered online on, March 2nd 2006 and is available at
www.returningtooz.com
and
www.videosforfamily/returntoozshow.htm The show ran for 3 years and
ended with the final episode in the summer of 2008, with a total of 32
episodes A few of these recordings video episodes, during the coruse of the
32 shows.

In
October 2005, Aaron was involved in promoting the re-release of the
“Wizard of Oz” DVD at the
“Land of Oz” theme
park in Beech Mountain, North Carolina. Following the promotion,
members of the Oz community asked Aaron to plan a Wizard of Oz events both
county of Greenville, South Carolina and elsewhere. This new road show
series of events titled, "GENERATIONS OF OZ"
began October 27th 2007 and was hosted by the
VideosForFamily.com web site and the first show was on OCTOBER
27th 2007. Also in October of 2007 Aaron and Brandon Dyer (former co-owner
to the web site) worked and were involved with the LAND OF OZ Park in Beech
Mountian. They had a display on the website and sold "Oz" realted items.
Aaron is very honored to have interviewed
Kurt Raymond. Kurt is Warner Brother's Master Oz Impressionist and
professionally portrays the Wicked Witch on stage and in Oz festivals, among
other venues. Kurt's interview is rated as one of the TOP BEST interviews !
Aaron conducted this interview with Kurt in December of 2005.
On March 11th 2006, and March 10th 2007 Aaron worked and was involved in the 1st and 2nd Annual Wizard of Oz Day in Orange Park, Florida. In the summer of 2006 Aaron established the organization, Wizard of Oz Productions & Events to further on with this new and exciting venue of entertainment.
On September 16th, 2006, Aaron hosted his first Oz event, “We’re Not in
Indiana Anymore,” in Chesterton, Indiana. One of the original child munchkins,
Donna Stewart-Hardway, and Judy Garland memorabilia collector Michael
Siewert came as invited guests.
In August of
2008, Aaron alongside, Kurt Raymond, Stephen Sisters, and Beyond The Rainbow
To Oz's owner/founder, Elaine Willingham put together a panel the
celebreated the 10th anniversary of Elaine's
BeyondTheRainbow2Oz.com web
site. It was a wonderful panel full of many memories! You will take great
delight as you hear the introduction recorded during the opening sagement
recorded by none other, then Kurt Raymond as the as the Wicked Witch. Aaron
produced, and edited this panel. Go to
http://www.videosforfamily.com/beyondtherainbowpanel.htm
Aaron, now currently at this time runs a brand new talk show series on Oz,
titled, Ozcast. Again this can be found at
www.returningtooz.com and fans
can go to the main site directly to download episodes at
www.videosforfamily.com/ozcast.htm This new series premiered
online online in August of 2008 and is now currently running and features
the same format as the "Returning To Oz" audio/radio series. Ozcast covers
topics, about Oz in general and covering all aspects of Oz, including Oz
films/movies, stage productions, collectibles, L. Frank Baum, Judy Garland
(and her films) and on and on it goes! We are going to continue to keep this
show running for as long as possible! We have many great new hosts and at
times, we bring back some old ones, such as Ms. Celia Foster, whom many of
you may remember and have heard many times before in the past! What a
wonderful and great historan she is, not to mention Aaron Schultz! With
Ozcast, as you can see we have some great new hosts too. Aside from Aaron
Pacentine, we have many others from all over the United States working with
us on this new series. Shawn Gonzalef, Travis Black (whom you may remember,
from "Returning to Oz"),
Nick Ackerman, Anthony Lancaster, and finally the young Lisa Carmichael,
devoted Oz fan and collector.
Others alongside many different fans will be interviewed and be a part of
Ozcast along the way, so keep checking out the Ozcast site for new episodes.
From time to time we will have episode videos of fans be interviewed so
watch of those. (The video episodes will be hosted from YouTube and running
on the Ozcast site).
For more info please e-mail or contact us, by writing to:
E-Mail: VideosForFamily@aol.com
Aaron Schultz.,
(June, 2006-Present) (Co-Producer of "Returning to Oz" and Assists with the
"TheWizardofOzOnline.net" portion of the
VideosForFamily.com web site

Aaron is the co-producer for "VideosForFamily.com's "Returning To Oz" Radio Series.
He currently resides in a small town in mid-western Iowa.
He runs
and maintains online,
WaltDisneysReturntoOz.com which was formally the ReturntoOzthemovie.com web
site which was previously run by Celia Foster. Aaron is in his early 20s and
lives in a small midwestern town in Iowa. He owns a massive collection of
memorabilia from “RETURN TO OZ” which he as acquired over the years, since he
was a little boy. He is one of those people, who “must have everything” and
anything that Disney put out on “Return to Oz”. He owns many different versions
of the film, the US press kit, the UK press kit, and even the French press kit!
Aaron even made his own “Tick-Tall doll’, ruby slippers, and even one of the
lunch pails that Dorothy used in the film! He is very talented when it comes to
collecting and even when it comes to hunting down items that are hard to find.
He works with Aaron Pacentine with the Oz section of his site and is co-producer
of the “Returning to Oz” online radio show on the internet with Aaron. It is the
only radio show/podcast on the internet devoted to the “OZ” online. They have
become close friends as they have gotten to know one another as they have been
involved together working in the Oz community.
Daniel Shanks
(November 2006-Present) Assists with the VideosForFamily.com in the area of Pro
fessional
Video Production & Writing
foundation in order to
continue his passion. He says, "As I grew up everyone noticed my skill
in visual art", which I'm
sure has also made a big impact on him. He feels his biggest strength is
in conceptual design. After he took a series of examinations called the
aptitude test he discovered his natural talent in Ideaphoria (idea
making). "It helps a lot, to have ideas while being an artist at the
same time. I love it when I get that constant flow of ideas really helps
and that is partially why I love storytelling in any form. These days
I'm not so much of an attention getter (in person) so I'm not doing
theater or singing as much, I was introduced to that by my mother." Art
and writing are correlated with his main goals and he is currently
pursuing them using these talents full heartedly with the wonderful
talented group of people, with the team here at
VideosForFamily.com
He will be working and brining out a new look of animation on Oz though the different shows that will be performed, live during the stage productions. Even more...Daniel is a big fan of the Wizard of Oz and is big fan of the L. Frank Baum books. Check out Daniel's video production web site, http://www.pumpkinweirdo.com
Celia
Foster, (February, 2006-Present)
Owner/Founder of
ReturnToOzTheMovie.com, (now
WaltDisneysReturntoOz.com)
Host for "VideosForFamily.com's "Returning To Oz"
Radio Series, and assists with the VideosForFamily.com web site.
Celia
Foster is a graet young woman and at one time ran the largest fan site on the Internet on the
Disney 1985 film, "RETURN TO OZ". She, along with Aaron
Pacentine helped run the
internet series, on the "Return To Oz" movie, "RETURNING TO OZ".
She is now involved with the "Ozcast" internet audio talk show. Celia currently lives in
Florida. She
has been interviewed by Aaron on his web site. This was her first
formal interview that she had the honor of participating in.
She has collected memorabilia from the Return to Oz movie ever since she was 16,
and when she can she always enjoys adding more to her collection. Celia
participated in a Wizard of Oz panel with Aaron Pacentine and Oz fan
and collector
Zach Allen. It is on CD still at this time available on compact disc. She has a sweet gentle spirit and is always a willing worker when it comes to do
with something in relation to the movie she loves..."RETURN TO OZ".
Lisa Carmichael (Host for "VideosForFamily.com's Ozcast Radio Series, and assists with the VideosForFamily.com/ReturningToOz.com, etc related web sites.
Lisa Carmichael is an Oz collector and has recently produced a new Wizard of Oz web site entitled Ozma's Magic Picture: Behind The Scenes of Oz and Beyond. And she hails from east coast Rhode Island. Her interest in Oz started and expanded at the age 3. In her in her teens her interest in Oz hald a deeper meaning, in her twenties Lisa started what one could call an envious collection of Wonderful Wizard of Oz memorabilia. She prides in her Horse of a Different Color Special Edition Musical figurine. Her Knowles Collection of plates has a special meaning, they are from the year of 1977 the year she was born. The 1980's Effanbee dolls are among her collectibles alongside her keepsake Hallmark ornaments. Brass Key Porcelain produced 2 sized dolls: Lisa owns the entire 7' inch collection as well as the famous four in the 14' inch series. Her collection stems from Wizard of Oz and Wicked memorabilia. She also is an aspiring writer and has been published in Rhode Island College's newspaper The Anchor under the pen name Sera Alexia. She writes inspiring Oz fan fiction at Jared Davis's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Writer's World under the pen name Sera. Lisa is currently co-hosting Ozcast: Online Oz Radio Talk Show with Aaron Pacentine.
Jared Davis (Official Writer/Reviewer for the "RETURNING TO OZ" and "OzCAST Talk Shows) (2006-Present)
Jared has appeared on "Returning to Oz," and supports the Videos For Family
website. In addition, his self-run Dorothy & Ozma Productions produces the
video documentary series "The Wonders of Oz" on YouTube.
(
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E60DC40D40921B1E ) Aaron
Pacentine is the official narrator for the series, and Jared is glad to have
such a determined person on the crew. Jared also reviews Aaron's Oz radio
shows on his blog
( http://newwwoz.blogspot.com
).
Jeremiah Rich, (January 2007-Present) Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter


Jeremiah Rich is a contemporary Christian singer/songwriter whose songs are the outward expression of an intimate encounter with God. Jeremiah's percussive energy on guitar and genuine lyrics reveal his soul as he masterfully fuses passionate worship with contemporary influences.
Jeremiah began his music career singing in his home church in St. Louis in 2002. He was asked to sing in the youth group and soon after started writing songs from his heart and composing them on guitar. With the encouragement of others, Jeremiahs music career picked up momentum and his personal ministry soon began to develop around his God-given talent.
Jeremiah independently released his first album in May of 2005 which sold over 400 copies. He has performed at churches, coffeehouses, festivals, fundraiser events and has toured Ireland with John Brown University's Cathedral Choir in Summer of 2005, steadily building up a dedicated following of youth as well as adult fans.
Jeremiah is an avid gospel singer/songwriter with over 40 original songs in his catalog. He is currently working on a much anticipated sophomore project and is available for bookings. Jeremiah welcomes the opportunity to support your ministry and has solid references of his personal ministry. Please contact us about your event, for songwriting collaboration, networking and as a prayer partner.
In all things, and especially his music, Jeremiah seeks to glorify and worship God. For more check out Jeremiahrich.com Photos courtesy of Jeremiah Rich.
"The first thing you'll notice is Jeremiah's unique ability to make his
guitar come alive, but it's his lyrics and melodies that will capture you as he
sings of the greatness of God. As you listen, you'll find yourself focusing on
the Lord, absorbing truth, and affirming the awesome presence of God's Holy
Spirit in worship. Jeremiah's music has a strong appeal to worshippers of all
ages."
-Reece Watson, Pastor of Worship & Music, First Baptist Church of Siloam
Springs, AR
"Jeremiah Rich combines the creative acoustic stylings of a seasoned
guitarist with touching and emotional lyrics straight from his heart."
-Bryan Johns, Asst. Program Director, 101.1 KLRC FM
Jared Wagner,
(Fall
2005-Present)
Country Music Artist/NBC's Most Talented Kid/Singer & Songwriter

Jared Wagner has been
performing professionally for eight years and has not yet reached the peak of
his career. His portfolio contains many incredible events, including over 500
concerts performed before thousands of people, travels around the United States,
spot lights on televisions (ABC & NBC) and radio. Jared
has been training for the music industry and performing arts since he was three
years old. His first professional performances were at age seven and with the
help of his parents started his own business at age eight. In the beginning
Jared performed locally in his hometown of Newport, Washington (State) singing
songs from popular country artists. In 1997 Jared released his first album,
Starting Young, which was locally recorded and produced. Don't Grow Up Too Fast,
Jared's second album was recorded at a studio in Priest Lake, Idaho and released
in 2000. In 2003 at age 14 Jared began writing songs for his best and newest
work. After two years Jared Wagner was released in 2004. It is a three-song
press album. Jared wrote the three songs and he became the youngest members of
ASCAP. He
working directly working with Aaron Pacentine on this area of entertainment with VideosForFamily.com
--Aaron Pacentine of the VideosForFamily.com web site had the honor of giving this gifted and talented young man, Jared Wagner his very FIRST internet audio interview that was published on the Internet. Check out Jared's 1st interview on the internet here today!--