John K. Potter was a graduate of Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana where he earned the nickname "Boom-Boom" for his drumming skills. After graduation he joined the United States Air Force and was a proud veteran of the Korean War where he served as a Chinese linguist.

On completion of his service, he went on to study at Indiana University, graduating with a degree in Radio and Television. Once college was over, he began a long and illustrious career in the entertainment industry. Potter began at NBC (NY) as a page then moved on to KYW-TV3 in Cleveland Ohio where he became a producer and director. His next stop was Cincinnati Ohio where he began work at The Procter & Gamble Company as a Production Supervisor overseeing more than 5000 commercials in an eight-year period.

He quickly moved up to Program Supervisor overseeing most of the Daytime Serials (Soaps – Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow and others) for 10 years.

After another promotion, he became Program Supervisor of Nighttime Programming, which included over 17 made for TV movies and award shows, such as The People's Choice Awards, and Beauty Pageants including Miss USA, Miss Universe, and others in addition to variety programs and 11 sitcom pilots. He retired from Procter & Gamble in 1991 but kept on producing The People's Choice Awards until 2004 when he finally retired from the industry.

In 1999 he decided to pursue a lifetime passion and published his first novel "The Warehouse," which began a publishing flurry for a total of 7 novels in his later years.