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Happy 81 to the awesome-wan: Happy birthday Steve Sansweet

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold
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We couldn’t let the day pass without wishing the one and only Steve Sansweet – the former Director of Content Management and Head of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm and president of Rancho Obi-Wan no less – a very happy birthday, a man who launched (and relaunched) the dreams of a million fans in the early 90’s with his incredible books, and in the process brought a galaxy far, far away so much closer to us all. Many happy returns from the entire Fantha Tracks team.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for magazines and sites including Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Lightsabre.co.uk, Jedi News, Jedi.net, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek The Official Magazine, Star Trek: TNZ and StarTrek.com. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, hosting it four times, the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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We couldn’t let the day pass without wishing the one and only Steve Sansweet – the former Director of Content Management and Head of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm and president of Rancho Obi-Wan no less – a very happy birthday, a man who launched (and relaunched) the dreams of a million fans in the early 90’s with his incredible books, and in the process brought a galaxy far, far away so much closer to us all. Many happy returns from the entire Fantha Tracks team.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for magazines and sites including Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Lightsabre.co.uk, Jedi News, Jedi.net, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek The Official Magazine, Star Trek: TNZ and StarTrek.com. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, hosting it four times, the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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