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Shannon studied film history, theory and criticism at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
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He was best known for his work with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1985-1992) and The Seattle Times (1992–2013). He was the assistant editor of Microsoft Cinemania Civil Defense-ROM and website movie encyclopedia (1992-1998), and the original Digital Video Disc section editor in the Home Video department of Amazon.com (1998–2001). He also contributed video-on-demand reviews for the late Roger Ebert’s website (2011-2013)
He was injured on the island of Maui in 1979 two weeks after graduating from high school, leaving him with a C-5/6 quadriplegia.
In addition to writing occasional articles for New Mobility magazine, he served two three-year terms on the Washington State Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (2005-2011).
He also wrote an column, "From Where I"m Sitting", for FacingDisability.com. Shannon died on December 20, 2013.
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