Page 19 - The Westerner Magazine Halloween 2018

How A Sometimes you meet someone who has

done outrageously well in life and they are
the most down-to-earth person you could
Small encounter. Jason Hawes, who in my opinion

changed the way people view reality TV, is
Group one of those rare individuals who is so
approachable, he makes you feel as though
you’ve been friends forever.
Called When the series Ghost Hunters premiered

on October 6, 2004, there was nothing like it
TAPS being broadcast anywhere. It gave instant
credibility to the Sci-Fi network and became
its biggest success. That didn’t all happen
Changed overnight. Jason Hawes had been interested
in the paranormal since the age of 19 and

was a founder of TAPS, the Atlantic
the Way Paranormal Society, which continues to

investigate the paranormal today.
We See When the show was on the air it was a

can’t-miss watch for me. But the resistance

Ghosts to the series was great with the established
paranormal community because it took on a
scientific, matter-of-fact demeanor that
often debunked the practices and ideas that
were in place. I don’t know if Jason believes
himself to be a pioneer in this genre because
he’s so humble about the whole thing.

That didn’t stop me from getting a great
interview from one of the most recognizable
individuals in paranormal investigation
today. I think the reader will find the
following interview to be surprisingly

rational and thoroughly enjoyable.

by Bruce Bennett with Jason Hawes