John R. Palmer
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John R. Palmer is an author, songwriter, broadcaster and municipal-level politician living in Ottawa, Canada. Born in the conservative heart of southwestern Ontario, John has lived in Toronto, Montréal and Ottawa.
His first novel Sovereign Rain has been in progress since 2001, however his upcoming non-fiction work entitled Meeting My Friends in Heaven has already been described as "possibly one of the most important works in interfaith understanding".
John's songs have been heard internationally in Scandinavia, across North America, and in the Caribbean at the St. Lucia Country Music Festival. Although primarily considered a country music songwriter, his "east coast" stylings and children's songs have been well-received. He is a past member of the Songwriters Association of Canada, and is a member of SOCAN.
He is the host and owner of The Top 35 New Country Countdown, a weekly syndicated radio show that is currently on hiatus. This show was developed while he pursued a Diploma in Radio and Television Broadcasting from the National Institute of Broadcasting in Toronto, appearing originally as the NIB Top 30 on 1430AM in Toronto.
Mr. Palmer first worked in a political campaign at age eleven, the first year that he began working in retail. Over the years he has appeared in campaign literature for a number of candidates at the Federal and Provincial level. He became a candidate for the first time in 2003 when he ran for Ottawa City Council in Bell South-Nepean against the incumbent, Jan Harder. He was the first candidate to state that he would be running for City Council to represent the new Ward 3 in the 2006 City of Ottawa municipal election, but did not run due to family obligations. The seat was therefor easily won by Jan Harder over 3 candidates.
He has been the voice of "Project 94", now known as the "Barrhaven-Kanata Transit Coalition" - a group that is promoting a 90-series direct transit route between Nepean South and Scotiabank Place.
Although an award-winning retailer, entrepreneur and noted ecologist, John has been an employee of the Government of Canada since 1992, and currently manages Wide Area Networks for the Department of National Defence.
John R. Palmer holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies with a speciality in Geography from the esteemed program at the University of Waterloo, and lives in Nepean with his partner Jill, and twins Joshua and Juliana.
[edit] Songs (partial listing)
I Don't Care What You Say (east coast style)
I Still Love You With My Heart (country duet)
Two Wrongs Made Her Life Alright (country)
Were You Even In It for Forever (country/pop)
We Will Dance Again (country/religious)
What I Wanted to Do (country)
[edit] Books
Sovereign Rain (Fiction)
Like It Or Not (Poetry/Self-Help)
Meeting My Friends in Heaven (Non-Fiction)
To Make a Life (Biographical Fiction)
[edit] Radio Work
'The NIB Top 30' - writer, music director, engineer and occasional on-air host
'Classic Country on AM1430' - writer, music director, engineer
'The Top 35 New Country Countdown' - writer, engineer, host
'DriveSmart, DriveSafe' (public service announcements) - writer, voiceover
Various commercial advertisements - voiceover
