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When something emotionally or physically difficult happens to an actor, the first response is always to "use it" – that is, to use the physical pain or mental anguish to improve the performance.
That's what Stacy Keach has done in recreating the role of King Lear this summer in Washington, D.C. Just before getting ready to do the show, which he had performed to great acclaim in Chicago three years ago, Keach had a mild stroke. He's come back stronger than before, but not without some concern over whether he could play the raging and mercurial king.
Then… Journalist Jancee Dunn has wrote about many topics throughout her career. From her celebrity interviews for the Rolling Stones to her television segments on MTV2. It wasn’t until her mother announced at Thanksgiving dinner “I’m getting a tattoo” that Dunn decided to tackle a topic close to her heart…family. In her hilarious new book: Why is My Mother Getting a Tattoo? And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask – she address all the random questions and “oh my, what’s next” thoughts our families create.
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Piece Description
When something emotionally or physically difficult happens to an actor, the first response is always to "use it" – that is, to use the physical pain or mental anguish to improve the performance.
That's what Stacy Keach has done in recreating the role of King Lear this summer in Washington, D.C. Just before getting ready to do the show, which he had performed to great acclaim in Chicago three years ago, Keach had a mild stroke. He's come back stronger than before, but not without some concern over whether he could play the raging and mercurial king.
Then… Journalist Jancee Dunn has wrote about many topics throughout her career. From her celebrity interviews for the Rolling Stones to her television segments on MTV2. It wasn’t until her mother announced at Thanksgiving dinner “I’m getting a tattoo” that Dunn decided to tackle a topic close to her heart…family. In her hilarious new book: Why is My Mother Getting a Tattoo? And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask – she address all the random questions and “oh my, what’s next” thoughts our families create.
Timing and Cues
PRIME TIME RADIO
TIMINGS AND CUES:
00:00 - 01:00 Billboard (promotes both halves)
01:00 - 01:05 Silent Pause (allows cutaway to newscast)
01:05 - 28:04 Segment #1 (optional fundraising cutaway between 24:00-26:00; Outcue to alert stations to cutaway: "I'm Mike Cuthbert. This is Prime Time Radio.")
28:05 - 30:05 MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS with Bill Newcott
30:05 - 30:07 Silent Pause (allows stations to cutaway for I.D., weather report, etc.)
30:07 - 30:34 Billboard for Segment #2 (runs :27)
30:35 - 54:00 Segment #2 (optional fundraising cutaway between 48:00-50:00; Outcue to alert stations to cutaway: "I'm Mike Cuthbert. This is Prime Time Radio.")
54:00 - 54:05 Silent Pause
54:05 - 59:00 "PRIME TIME POSTSCRIPT" (optional module for stations that do not insert a newscast at the top of the hour)
59:00 - 59:05 Silent Pause
59:05 - 59:25 :20 Promo
59:25 - 59:30 Silent Pause
59:30 - 59:59 :29 Promo
Additional Credits
Host: Mike Cuthbert; Associate Producer: Angel Todd; Engineer: Ben Pizzuto
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