Talk:Matt Ford (lighting designer)

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Matt Ford is a 2-time Emmy-winning Los Angeles-based Journalist, Political Consultant, and Television Designer. With a career spanning over two decades in the network television industry, Ford's accomplishments include producing over 150 political ads for social media platforms, generating 15 million unique views.

As a Journalist, Ford has written for publications such as The Daily Mail, The Debrief, Crooks and Liars and is the host of the YouTube talk show The Good Trouble Show with Matt Ford.

As a political consultant, Ford founded the Political Action Committee, Stand For Better, and is currently the Director of Strategy for the 501(c)4 UAP Disclosure Fund.

Career

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Journalism:

Matt Ford has written articles on national security, nuclear policy, and the UAP issue in publications such as The Daily Mail, The Debrief, and Crooks and Liars.

Political Consulting:

Ford founded the Political Action Committee Fundraiser (PAC) Stand for Better, supporting Democrats in the 2020 election. Ford’s PAC was the 4th largest producer of content for social media, twitter/X.

Political ads:

Trump’s Coup Playbook, Fox News Crash Test dummies, Derelict Desantis. Nominated for Outstanding Political Ad-Best Voiceover, Society of Voice Arts & Sciences.

UAP/UFO:

On June 2, 2024, Ford joined the UAP Disclosure Fund as the Director of Strategy. The UAP Disclosure Fund is committed to uncovering the truth about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) through transparency, declassification, and political advocacy.

Television:

Ford moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1998 and has worked in the entertainment industry as a Designer on such shows as Jimmy Kimmel Live, Big Brother, The Celebrity Apprentice, Dave Chappelle:The Closer, Penn and Teller: Fool Us, and The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration.

Ford worked in the music industry as a Lighting Designer/Director for musical artists Whitney Houston, Bob Seger, Diana Ross and Barbara Mandrell.

The Good Trouble Show with Matt Ford:

In 2023, Ford created The Good Trouble Show with Matt Ford on social media using a late-night talk show format. As of November 2^nd, 2024, Ford’s show has over 27,000 subscribers on YouTube and a combined reach of over 109,000 for his brands on X. The show is a late-night talk show format focusing on liberal politics, satire, and the national security aspects of UAP and has had guests such as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Christopher Mellon.

Personal Life:

In 2003, Ford built a Boeing 737-100 Airplane using authentic airplane parts in his garage and installed a flight simulator.

He is also known for the Los Angeles haunted attraction The House at Haunted Hill. DuncanGT (talk) 00:23, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've reverted these changes, as they were blatantly promotional in tone and not appropriate for an encyclopedia article. MrOllie (talk) 03:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]