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| - Before the launch of RebelForce Radio, Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac acted as the hosts for The ForceCast, a show that was distributed by TheForce.net. Jason Swank and Pete Nadal were the original hosts of the ForceCast. After a few months of doing the show, as Jason and Pete got more comfortable with their new roles, the ForceCast hosts started getting emails from Jimmy Mac, a Chicago-based audio engineer whom Jason described as a "cocky radio guy". "At first I thought he was just busting our chops," Jason said. "Turns out the guy just really wanted to help." "I liked what I was hearing and I thought Jason and Pete had fabulous chemistry," Jimmy said.
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| - Before the launch of RebelForce Radio, Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac acted as the hosts for The ForceCast, a show that was distributed by TheForce.net. Jason Swank and Pete Nadal were the original hosts of the ForceCast. After a few months of doing the show, as Jason and Pete got more comfortable with their new roles, the ForceCast hosts started getting emails from Jimmy Mac, a Chicago-based audio engineer whom Jason described as a "cocky radio guy". "At first I thought he was just busting our chops," Jason said. "Turns out the guy just really wanted to help." "I liked what I was hearing and I thought Jason and Pete had fabulous chemistry," Jimmy said. On Wednesday, September 3, 2008, Pete announced that he would be leaving the show. Pete taped his last show with Jason on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. On one of the longest shows to date, he thanked the fans, his fellow crew members, and everyone at TheForce.Net and Rebelscum for their support. Following the departure of Pete Nadal, Jimmy Mac stepped up to take the role of the co-host. He became a fan favorite for his impressions of saga luminaries such as Irvin Kershner and Harrison Ford. He also made the news in the sci-fi community when he ranted against film critic Roger Ebert following Ebert's scathing review of Fanboys. Jimmy was also known for his Investigative Reports on such topics as "Who is BJ Hughes?" On August 11, 2010, Jason and Jimmy kicked off five-day "No Fan Left Behind" coverage of Celebration V in Orlando, FL. Jason and Jimmy recorded three shows in front of a live audience at their booth on the show floor. During the first live show, on August 12th, Jason and Jimmy received their first honor by being inducted into the 501st Legion as Friends of the Legion. Jason and Jimmy were also recognized at Celebration V by The Clone Wars Supervising Director Dave Filoni as having contributed immeasurably to Star Wars fandom. On August 14th, during the third and final live show, Filoni stopped by to present the two hosts with plaques commemorating their induction into his 104th Wolf Pack, which recognizes their significant commitment to the Star Wars community. Filoni mentioned that there are only fifteen such plaques in existence. After nearly 5 years hosting The ForceCast, on January 13, 2013, it was announced that Jason and Jimmy would be leaving the TheForce.Net and Rebelscum.com as well as their work on The ForceCast in order to start their own podcast, RebelForce Radio. The network's programs went on hiatus at that point while TFN Content Manager Dustin Roberts began overseeing preparations for the next phase of the operation.
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