Jim Cantú has returned to an old love of writing. Jim Cantú received his Bachelor of Arts in Radio – TV Production from the University of Washington School of Communications and an MBA from the University of Washington Foster School of Business. He is a former Associate Producer at KCTS-TV, radio DJ host of the KRAB radio program ‘Musica de La Raza’, radio talk show host and producer of ‘Nuestra Obvia Realidad’ and can be heard on 91.3 FM Tuesday mornings from 6 to 9 am. He is a graduate of the Michelle Clark Fellowship Program at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He has worked in broadcasting, banking, local government, and software program implementation around the US and Canada.

Jim has penned poems, prose, short stories and non-fiction. In 2014 his poem "Where is My Home" was selected for publication by the 4Culture and King County Metro "Poetry on the Buses" project. His poem "Birthday" appeared in the February 2016 issue of Whirlwind Magazine (online).

Jim has presented his work at:

• 4Culture & King County Metro - Poetry on Buses, February 20, 2015

• Latino and Filipino Poets Explore Cultural Mythologies, April 10, 2015 - Seattle University, Seattle, WA

• Latino and Filipino Poets Explore Cultural Mythologies, April 11, 2015 - Seattle Public Library, Downtown branch, Seattle WA

• Mango Press – Open Mic, April 24, 2015 - Olympia, WA

• Folklife Festival, May 2015, two readings with Poetry on Buses presentations

• Centrum – Writers Workshop, Open Mic, July 12, 2015 – Port Townsend, WA

• Los Norteños Latina/o Northwest Writer’s "Restless Spirits / Espiritus Rebeldes" presentations, November 1, 2015, Seattle University (presenter and producer)

• El Centro De La Raza - Dia De Los Muertos –‘Black Lives Matter’ Event, November 10, 2015 - Seattle, WA (producer & presenter)

• Whirlwind Magazine - a quarterly poetry and art journal, the poem "Birthday", February 2016

• Cinco De Mayo event, Seattle University, presenter, May 5, 2016