Kipkay
| Kipkay | |
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Kip in his garage with his cat, a camera with microphone, and a home-made Star Trek laser phaser.
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| Born | Kip Kedersha December 12, 1957 Short Hills, New Jersey |
| Residence | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Website | KipKay.com KipKay Kits |
Kip Kedersha, better known as Kipkay is an American author of how-to videos.[1][2][3] As of 2008, Kip Kedersha is the all-time top-grossing Metacafe user with earning more than $120,000 for his series of instructional videos.[4] The series broadcast on the internet and premiered on August 12, 2007. So far, more than 150 episodes have been made and the show can be found on distribution channels including YouTube and Blip. Kipkay's videos can be grouped into categories of pranks, D.I.Y, how-to, and hacks.
Life and career
Kipkay had no scientific background outside of standard college science classes. In an interview with Kipkay he stated “I've always enjoyed tinkering with things," "and I learned a lot from my father, who taught me about mechanics and electronics. I'm just resourceful, I guess." Kipkay's video production career began with vocational TV production and broadcasting classes that led to a job in radio. Kay worked as a computer technician and part-time media director for his local church. [5] Kip also worked for Make magazine who hired him to shoot and produce its weekend project clips.[6] On April 19, 2016, KipKay's famous cat "Tux" died of illness and age. Tux had been sick for a while and had stopped eating for 18 days straight. Kipkay uploaded a tribute video 3 days after her death on April 22, 2016.
History
| KipKay Videos | |
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| Genre | D.I.Y, How to, Pranks, Hack |
| Created by | Kip Kedersha |
| Presented by | Kip Kedersha |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 188 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kip Kedersha |
| Production location(s) | Florida, United States |
| Running time | 1-5 minutes |
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| Original network | YouTube |
| Picture format | 1080p |
| Original release | August 12, 2007 – present |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Kipkay posts how-to videos demonstrating how people might re-engineer common household items, such as a flashlight or sunglasses, to show how they might acquire more power or usefulness.[7] Kipkay now has his own show on Youtoo TV which is a channel offered by Road Runner Cable. As of June 2014, Kay's YouTube videos combined, have reached over 525,000,000 views, with over 2.3 million subscribers.[8]
He was interviewed on WJR Radio in 2008,[citation needed] and was heard on the show Videomaker.[9] Kip appeared on the DIY Network TV show Garage Mahal and the Home Theatre Garage. His videos have been featured on the TV show Brink.[episode needed]
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