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An ingenuous young taxi driver applies for a bank loan, inspired by his father's vision of American opportunity, to start a steel mill.
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A module from "Family Snapshots," sixty-five 90-second dramas about family life, broadcast from 1994 to the present on more than 70 stations.
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A module from "Family Snapshots," sixty-five 90-second dramas about family life, broadcast from 1994 to the present on more than 70 stations.
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Review of EntrepreneurWhat a nice and though-provoking interstitial! Great to give you a grin before a grim newscast. It's sure to remind anyone who has ever tried to start a business of that excitement you get that can so easily be deflated by a bank loan officer! I'd like to have been able to hear some of the lines a little better--a little work on the mix would help. |
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Posted on February 15, 2005 at 06:17 AM | Permalink
Review of Entrepreneur
Just a quirky interstatial about a man and his dream. Plain fun and worth a listen to in between broadcasts.