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Looking Back to 2011 – Moving Forward in 2012
With the dawn of a new year it seems appropriate to take stock of the past and plan for the future. 2011 was an exciting year in many ways and 2012 brings challenging new opportunities. Over the past 20 years I have produced a variety of documentaries. I am extremely grateful to my employer, the University of Alabama Center for Public TV & Radio for the opportunity to do so, and I have often commented about how fortunate I felt to work in my dream job. The funding for new documentaries [...]
UA Documentary to Screen in Rome
"Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour," a documentary from the University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio, will be shown in Rome, Italy as a part of the 7th annual Mojo Station Blues Festival. The three day festival features performances by blues musicians and films on blues related subjects. The Mojo Station radio program was created by Gianluca Diana and Pietropaolo Moroncelli in 2002 to celebrate and promote blues music in Italy. The program led to the creation of [...]
UA Documentaries to Screen in Paris
Two documentaries produced by the University of Alabama will be screened in Paris, France during October, 2011. The documentaries, originally made for broadcast in Alabama, have both had an impact well beyond the boundaries of the state. "Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour" will screen as a part of the Raw Sounds Movie Club on October 17th at Le Fanfaron (6 rue de la Main d'Or). The film, which won the Best Alabama Film Award at the 2007 George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, tells the [...]
"Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour" to Screen June 4th, 2011 at Alabama Cigar Box Guitar Festival
"Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour,” the award-winning documentary by Center for Public Television & Radio producer/director Max Shores, will be shown at the 7th Annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival in Huntsville, Alabama at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4th. Shores will be in attendance and will answer questions after the screening. Presentation of this University of Alabama documentary is just a part of the two-day festival which will begin on Friday, June 3rd at 6:00 p.m. with a [...]