Jesse Cox (1986 – December 2017) was an Australian radio producer, broadcaster, and documentary maker.
Jesse Cox | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 |
| Died | December 2017 (aged 30–31) Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Radio producer, broadcaster, documentary maker |
| Known for | Australian Radio documentaries |
| Notable work | Trace podcast, Keep Them Guessing, The Real Tom Banks |
Career
editThroughout his broadcasting career, Jesse Cox worked for Sydney's FBi Radio, ABC Radio National, and was head of original content at Audible's APAC office.[1] In 2012, Cox also formed his own company, Creative Nonfiction to explore digital storytelling.[2] Cox's 2012 radio documentary for Radio National's 360documentaries, Keep Them Guessing, won the Directors' Choice Award in the 2013 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.[3] Cox's radio documentary The Real Tom Banks won the Best Documentary - Silver Award at the 2014 Third Coast International Audio Festival.[4] This international award for creative audio works was judged by This American Life presenter, Ira Glass.[5] Other radio programs and podcasts Cox worked on include Radiotonic, This is About,[6] All the Best and Long Story Short.[7]
Cox also created the documentary theatre show Wael Zuaiter Unknown, which he performed live as part of the 2014 Next Wave Festival.[8][9][10][11] The Sydney Morning Herald called Cox "a storyteller of great sensitivity and intelligence" in their review of this show.[12]
Cox created geo-locative smartphone audio works such as Ghosts of Biloela, which was shortlisted for the 2017 NSW Premier's History Awards in the Multimedia History Prize category[13] and described by the State Library of NSW judges as "an innovative, contemporary avenue to history...accessible to a broad audience".[14]
Cox won the 2017 'Innovation' Walkley Award for his role as executive producer of the ABC Radio National true-crime Trace podcast, alongside Rachael Brown and Jeremy Story Carter.[15][7] In 2017, Director of ABC Radio, Michael Mason, described Trace as "ABC's most successful podcast".[7]
His work has been included in Next Wave Festival, Art & About, Underbelly Arts and Sculpture by the Sea.[16]
Death
editJesse Cox died suddenly in December 2017 from a rare soft tissue cancer in his brain.[7]
Awards
edit| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Keep Them Guessing radio documentary | Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition : Directors' Choice Award | Won |
| 2014 | The Real Tom Banks radio documentary | Third Coast International Audio Festival : Best Documentary - Silver Award | Won |
| 2017 | Ghosts of Biloela | NSW Premier's History Awards : Multimedia History Prize | Shortlisted |
| 2017 | Trace podcast | Walkley Award : Innovation Award | Won |
References
edit- ^ Wallbank, Paul. "Audible Australia's head of content Jesse Cox passes away". Mumbrella. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Samios, Zoe (25 September 2017). "Audible Australia appoints Jesse Cox as head of original content". Mumbrella. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Keep Them Guessing". Third Coast International Audio Festival. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "The Real Tom Banks". Radio National. ABC. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Jesse Cox and The Real Tom Banks". Next Wave Festival. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Working with Sound: Jesse Cox". Australian Audio Guide. Wheeler Centre and Audiocraft. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Styles, Aja (20 December 2017). "Walkley Award-winning ABC radio producer Jesse Cox dead at 31". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Jesse Cox". Vivid Sydney. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "An interview with Jesse Cox (Wael Zuaiter: Unknown) and Kate Hunter (Memorandum)". Theatre Works. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Tobin, Patricia (5 May 2014). "Wael Zuaiter: Unknown". Performing Arts Hub. Arts Hub Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Herbert, Kate (1 May 2014). "Theatre review: Wael Zuaiter - Unknown, Next Wave Festival". Herald Sun. News Limited. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Woodhead, Cameron (2 May 2014). "Moving insight into a killing". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Shortlists for 2017 NSW Premier's History Awards announced". Books and Publishing. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Ghosts of Biloela by Que Minh Luu and Jesse Cox". State Library of New South Wales. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "All Media: Innovation 2017". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Jesse Cox". Hear Say Festival. HearSay - International Audio Arts Festival. Retrieved 31 January 2018.