Dale K. Myers

Dale K. Myers is a 30 year veteran of radio and television who currently works in the field of computer animation.

In September, 2004, Myers was honored in New York City with an EMMY award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his computer animated recreation of the Kennedy assassination featured in ABC-TV's 40th anniversary special, Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy. The computer reconstruction allows viewers to see the assassination from all angles, but has been criticised for being based mostly on assumptions made from studying the Zapruder film.

Myers concluded that Kennedy was killed by a single sniper who fired three shots, scoring two hits, from his perch in the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository. The ABC special also garnered the network the celebrated CINE Golden Eagle Award for excellence in historical programming and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary.

Ten years earlier, in 1994, Myers was awarded 3 EMMY's from the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his computer creation, Robo Jr. The six-minute short subject - produced, directed and animated by Myers - was one of the first entirely computer generated 3D cartoons and was featured at SIGGRAPH's annual computer festival. Additional honors include the Gold Camera Award from the 27th annual U.S. International Film and Video Festival.

Myers has worked as a freelance animator for clients around the country for more than 15 years, telecommuting from his home near Detroit, Michigan. Clients include Will Vinton Studios in Portland, Oregon where he served as Lead Animator on five of the computer generated M&M spots. Two of the 30-second M&M spots (Run and Falling in Love) were seen by over 17 million viewers during Super Bowls in 1996-97. Myers also worked on Vinton's 3D M&M adventure film, which is showcased at a special venue on the Las Vegas strip.