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Radio Drama Revival

Showcasing the diversity and vitality of modern audio drama

Episode 119: An Interview with James Kicklighter About “Theater of the Mind”

April 24, 2009 By Fred

James KicklighterThis week we speak with James Kicklighter, a talented young filmmaker who was recruited to direct the new documentary on the golden age of radio, Theater of the Mind. The project was sponsored by Georgia Southern university and kicks off a decade-long celebration of radio for the Broadcast Education Association. It also marks the beginning of a long term research project on radio.

The cast of the documentary includes:

  • Edith Ivey: performer in numerous markets and Radio Soaps, including “Guiding Light”
  • Rosemary Rice: Grammy, Peabody, and Emmy award-winning performer, from “Archie Andrews,” “When A Girl Marries,” and many othertitles
  • Michael McDougald: performer and current Vice-Chairman, Georgia Public Broadcasting
  • Michele Hilmes: Director of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, home of the NBC Archives
  • Richard Fish: founder of The Lodestone Catalog and broadcaster on WFHB in Bloomington, IN
  • Barry Stoltze: AFTRA Atlanta President

We talk with James about how the project came together and what learned about the age of radio, and the role of audio arts as it remains in our cultural backdrop today.

[audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast119.mp3]

Radio Drama Revival Episode 119 – Interview with James Kicklighter

Theme music by Roger Gregg. ?The offer still stands — first three people to correctly guess the Gerry Murphy Poetry where the theme comes from get a Crazy Dog CD shipped to them free of charge!

Theater of the Mind Credits:

Produced by James Kicklighter and Jonathan Pope.

Executive Producers Melanie Stone and Joanna Bastarache





Filed Under: RDR-Vault-G1, Uncategorized

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  1. Roberts Liardon says

    August 19, 2010 at 11:04 am

    Thank you very much for this information update. Gonna watch.

  2. Sid Roth says

    August 23, 2010 at 11:27 pm

    Interesting and informative, but will you write about this one more?

  3. Richard Roberts says

    August 25, 2010 at 2:10 am

    Thanks for the inspiration I was stressed by work but I learnt that life is about living to the fullest and enjoying every moment. Thanks a million.

  4. David Barton says

    August 26, 2010 at 1:42 am

    It is good to read your site again; I see some interesting updates here.

Trackbacks

  1. Impressions from the 2009 NAB Show « James Kicklighter says:
    April 25, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    […] creative executives to find ways that it can work, without being obtrusive to the show. Working on Theater of the Mind, I am reminded of the beginning of radio and television history, when companies like Maxwell House […]

  2. Unlock Imagination » Blog Archive » Theater of the Mind: Trailer and Press Launch says:
    June 12, 2009 at 11:24 am

    […] being the first. The second is a smaller, more intimate historical piece, Theater of the Mind. Though there has already been a little press about it, promotion and release for this project is about to ramp up. The film was produced for Georgia […]

  3. A New Decade « James Kicklighter says:
    December 27, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    […] black president and live tweeted it, directed a film for the university that premiered in Vegas (Theater of the Mind), served as Team Advisor at the National Student Leadership Conference on Journalism and Mass […]

  4. “New Theater of the Mind” Interview from Macon Film Festival says:
    March 11, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    […] site for more information about Theater of the Mind and his projects, and recall our conversation with him a few months ago about turning memories of radio into film! Share With Your […]

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