HEAT -- Families
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
From: Murray Street Productions
Length: 00:58:26
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Piece Description
HEAT -- WITH JOHN HOCKENBERRY Highlights from the groundbreaking 1990 series. License now and receive an ORIGINAL HEAT T-SHIRT, signed by John Hockenberry. Supplies are limited! More info at http://prx.org/articles/991 IN THIS HOUR: "The Simpsons" creator Matt and his father Homer Groening talk with John about the phenomenon of the television show, just a year after it premiered. Storyteller Mike Feder, the singing and traveling Robinson Family, and the "sisters" of Betty all give their take on the family unit, plus Lynda Barry's recites a story of her family on "Summer Vacation." Top it all off with the ever-sardonic HEAT regular Harry Shearer. Funny, tough, smart talk, and music you can dance to. Murray Street's Peabody Award-winning HEAT is back to entertain, engage and encourage publisteners at the end of the day. These ten episodes drawn from our deep archives feature John Hockenberry's new introductions and all the good old sensations. Each HEAT program is self contained.
Broadcast History
Segments were originally distributed by NPR and aired nationally in 1990.
New intros and other material by John Hockenberry have been added as part of this 2007 reversioning.
Timing and Cues
PROGRAM TIME: 58:30
In Cue: "HEAT with John Hockenberry..."
Out Cue: "This was HEAT. I'm John Hockenberry." (music fades)
Break #1 21:29 - 22:30 (1:01)
Into break: "This is HEAT. I'm John Hockenberry."
Out of break: "Support for HEAT..."
Break #2 32:42
(beginning of Prince's "When Doves Cry" - could take up to before vocal at 33:27 or take a minute and fade up song.)
Additional Files
- Matt Groening (matt_groening.jpg)
- Reversioning Script (families_script.doc)
- Harry Shearer (hs_blk_suit.jpg)
- Mike Feder (feder_federfiles.jpg)
- Barry Lynda (barrylyndasmall.jpg)
- Suggested Promo Copy (families_promo.doc)
- The Simpsons (simpsons_press.png)
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