Paintball Magazine July 2015 Issue | Page 7

Maurice Van Den Akker, ebcast Commentator/ Reporter Maurice has been involved in paintball for many years as a player, team manager, EuroRef and as part of several webcast teams beginning in 2009. He has also produced a series of videos for team Marseille Icon in 20072008 and again for Toulouse Tontons in 2009-1020. Fluent in five languages Maurice knows the game and can communicate it to any audience, making him a valuable part of our broadcast team. John Amodea, Editor, Media Director John played his first game of paintball in 1985, opened a field in 1989, started his first paintball magazine in 1991, played on professional team Bad Company, promoted early NPPL events, is a two time scenario general and was one of the original ASTM Paintball subcommittee members. John’s “Survival Guide” tech manuals sold more than 100,000 copies and he is the most published paintball writer in the history of the game. Born and raised in New York City, John moved to the Washington DC area in 1989 and still lives there tod