David L. Smith is emeritus associate professor of communication and former director of the Xavier University Television Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. His undergraduate degrees are in Broadcasting (University of Cincinnati) and Photography (Rochester Institute of Technology). His graduate degree in Communication/Anthropology is from the University of Cincinnati.

Prior to his tenure at Xavier University, Mr. Smith was employed by Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY), K&S Films (Cincinnati), Taft Broadcasting Company (WKRC-TV), Scripps-Howard Broadcasting (WCPO-TV) and Kent State University (PBS). His documentary films and television programs have won multiple national awards including a regional Emmy for a documentary on blindness. In this collection The Book of Co-Creation video won first place in the religion/philosophy category at the American Video Conference sponsored by the American Film Institute.

In 1983 he co-founded the “World Good News Network” with futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard. WGNN was an independent, non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, educational media organization that produced a global newsletter and video recordings that focused on inspirational thinkers and positive initiatives.

Mr. Smith’s still photographs have been exhibited and published in a variety of special interest magazines. A portfolio of his work and an article entitled The Aesthetic Urge was featured in the March 2002 issue of LensWork, a journal of fine art photography. A catalog featuring 90 of his photographs is available online at the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library. His photographs are included in the 2024 publication What We Inherit, a book that documents poverty in the United States from 1900 to 2024.

In 1989 I produced The Book of Co-Creation video. In it, futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard tells how she came to experience the voice of the Risen Christ, which prompted her to write this “futuristic interpretation of the New Testament.” It speaks of where we are, how we got here, where we’re going and the positive future we could have if we choose this alternative to Armageddon. The video took first place in the category of philosophy/spirituality at the 1990 American Video Conference sponsored by the American Film Institute. As it sparks discussion, I highly recommend that the 90-minute video be viewed with friends. Make an evening of it. It’s also assessable here in 13 chapters.