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Posts Tagged ‘Alabama History Films’
Kathryn Tucker Windham’s Death Marks the End of an Era
For me, and most native Alabamians of my generation, Kathryn Tucker Windham was always there. I read her collections of ghost stories when I was a child. I heard her speak on various occasions and I saw her on TV many times through the years. Her stories made me smile as I listened to her each Friday morning on Alabama Public Radio. It was comforting to know that she was at home in Selma writing something new to share with the world. But now she's gone. Mrs. Windham was widely known [...]
"Boom Town" Chronicled Childersburg, Alabama WWII Growth
Childersburg is a town of 5,000 located in Talladega County southeast of Birmingham. The major employer there is a paper mill that operates on the banks of the Coosa River. By all indications, Childersburg is, and always has been, a quiet little town. But that is not the case as shown in the 2002 documentary "Boom Town." During the 1940s Childersburg experienced explosive growth when the US Army decided to locate an ammunition plant there. Thousands of people from across the nation came to [...]
Gambling Debate Is Not New To Alabama
Present discussions regarding gambling here in Alabama are reminiscent of a time in the state's past when Phenix City allowed many forms of gambling and state government officials looked the other way. Phenix City’s past was the subject of my documentary, “Up from the Ashes: The Rebirth of Phenix City.” I did the documentary, which was nominated for an Emmy Award, ten years ago. There has been renewed interest in Phenix City's story recently because the state of Alabama is currently [...]
Current Projects
Alabama Life I am working on a series of short documentaries for WVUA/WUOA-TV which feature glimpses of the unique people and places of Alabama. Sucarnochee Revue Hosted by singer/songwriter Jacky Jack White, Sucarnochee Revue is a long-running radio series which premiered as a TV series in the spring of 2011. Mississippi Public Broadcasting produces the TV series and I am directing. Weekly programs air Thursday and Saturday nights on MPB. TCF 145 I teach [...]