Gerald Welch

Gerald Welch was born September 10th, 1964 in Gibson City, Illinois. A talented young artist, he drew his first comic book character, Magicman, at the age of six. Interest in writing soon followed.

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• Part 1 Saint Louis legend Gerald Welch on current era of playmakers
• Books
• Audio Books
• References

His first job as disc jockey was as overnight jock at KSPL (then located in Diboll, Texas) in 1979. He was afternoon drive time disc jockey for WGCY from its opening in 1983 until early 1986. Jerry DJ'd the centerpoint of the nation during "Hands Across America" as well as played bass with his band The Silver Nickel Band during the event. Promoters estimated 16,000 people were in attendance.

He joined the U.S. Army later in 1986 as a Broadcast Journalist, serving three years in Korea. He was honorably discharged in 1989, having attained the rank of Specialist. While serving in Korea, Jerry was the lead artist for the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics and received many awards, including two Keith L. Ware Awards and a Thomas Jefferson Award for directing.

After he returned to civilian life, Jerry moved to Texas, where he bought a video production company. In 1996, he ran for the US House of Representatives for District 1 in Texas, but was forced to drop out when his video business went bankrupt.

Jerry never lost his interest in art or writing. Around 1986, he conceived the idea for his The Last Witness series, though it started out called Born A Warrior. By 1994, it had become a supernatural adventure titled The Last Witness. Shiloh, the main character, was being refined and the history of planet Ehrets was deepened. He began writing the first novel in the series, Resurrected Destiny, in 1993.

Jerry is currently co-authoring the Legacy series with Warren Murphy. Legacy is a companion series to the long-running Destroyer novels and details the adventures of the daughter and son of Remo Williams, Freya Williams and Stone Smith.

Gerald Welch is father to three sons.