Celebrating 32 Years in the Video Industry

Modern Communications is Modern Communications is IncorporatedIncorporated

Two brothers – Don and Bill Johnson - start a business selling

medical video programs

August 28, 1978August 28, 1978

1979 1980

Muhammad Ali finally retires with career

record of 55 wins and 5 defeats

1981

Modern’s first Dealership

Bill starts selling video equipment

with ¾” tape being the

main format

1979 - 19811979 - 1981

Cindy Johnson, Don’s wife, joins Modern as Director of Data Processing

Modern moves to new location in

Fenton:1733 Larkin

Williams

1982 1984

Cardinals Win The World Series &

The US Environmental Protection Agency announces its intention to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, MO.

1983

The first Apple Macintosh is introduced

1982 - 19841982 - 1984

1986 19871985

SVHS is introduced

1985 - 19871985 - 1987

Challenger Disaster

The Simpsons cartoon first appears on The Tracey Ullman Show

1989 19901988

1988 - 19901988 - 1990

Bob Benben

joins Modern’s

Sales Force

Modern’s Service

Department Opens

Hubble Space

Telescope goes into operation

1992 19931991

1991 - 19931991 - 1993

The web goes world wide

World’s first digital matrix is introduced

Jay Leno becomes the new host of

NBC's Tonight Show, following the retirement

of Johnny Carson.

Long form non-linear editing makes its debut at the NAB conference

DVDs are invented

1995 19961994

1994 - 19961994 - 1996

Modern moves to its

current location at

1231 Horan Dr

DVCPRO is introduced

David Stephan

joins Modern as

Tom Eskridge joins Modern as a Video Engineer

First DVD Player is sold

Service Manager

1998 19991997

1997 - 19991997 - 1999

Chris Stephan joins the Service Team

The Pope Visits St.

Louis

Bob Hetzcomes on board as a Video EngineerModern becomes

an Avid reseller

2001 20022000

2000 - 20022000 - 2002

Josh Brower joins Modern’s Service Team

Super Bowl XXXIV

St. Louis Rams winMicrosoft releases Windows and Office XP

Enron investigation

The death of Queen Elizabeth

2004 20052003

2003 - 20052003 - 2005

Bill’s son, Tom Johnson,

comes on as a Project

Manager

U.S. lead invasion of Iraq

Lance Armstrong wins 6 consecutive Tour de France

YouTube is publically launched

2007 20082006

2006 - 20082006 - 2008

Modern adds Christine Du Vall to the team in charge of Avid Sales

Apple introduces the iPhone

Modern is involved in its first Medical Simulation Lab install

Blu-Ray is introduced

20092009

Modern Communications starts Modern Communications starts their 32their 32ndnd year of service year of service

Don and Bill Johnson, along with their employees, continue to

provide professional video and audio equipment to their

customers with great service and competitive pricing

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