Jack Horkheimer, Executive Director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium for over a quarter of a century is a recognized pioneer in popularizing astronomy (science communication). He is best known as the author of 'Child Of The Universe" and the creator/writer/host of public television's "Star Hustler/Star Gazer", the 24 year long running weekly TV series on naked eye astronomy. Seen on most PBS stations nationwide, "Star Gazer" reaches millions more via cable and is also seen worldwide via WORLDNET - the official television network of the United States Information Agency. A frequent radio talk show and TV guest (ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, BBC) he has appeared with everyone from Charlie Rose to Larry King, Giraldo Rivera to Sally Jessy Raphael. Additionally his astronomical press releases are frequently featured in the print media worldwide. In his passion to bring astronomy to the public he has led several solar eclipse expeditions and co-organized the first supersonic Halley's Comet Chase aboard 4 Concordes.

Recipient of many national and international awards*, Horkheimer, who gives his age as somewhere between post-puberty and pre-senility, says he most enjoys himself as his cartoon alter ego in the monthly 'Sky Gazing' comic strip in Odyssey Magazine and was especially delighted to be the Summer of '99's weekend host on Time/Warner's Cartoon Network, introducing such international celebrities as "Johnny Bravo", "Cow and Chicken", "The Power Puff Girls", "Ed, Edd and Eddie" and "I. M. Weasel".

Recognized by his TV sign-off "Keep Looking Up", Horkheimer intends to be star gazing well into the third millennium. Nevertheless he has already erected his own tombstone with the following epitaph:

"Keep Looking Up!
Was my life's admonition;
I can do little else
In my present position".

Until then, he remains vertical.