~~ By Joe Bierman, Department of Radio, Television, and Film~~ On Sunday, Keith Brand signed off for the last time as the host of Sleepy Hollow on WXPN after 27 years behind the microphone. Over those years, he produced a unique, intelligent and worldly music program that was a regular part of many Philadelphian’s Sunday...
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We’ve all probably had those conversations about what we would grab from home in an emergency, and family photo albums are likely somewhere on the list, though not at the top. But, when push comes to shove and hard choices are made, beloved photographs, that can’t be easily replaced, are often left behind. Through...
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On Monday, February 13th, Ken Burns visited the College of Communication as part of the Radio/TV/Film program’s Talking Pictures series. During the small event, attended by RTF students and faculty and staff from the college, Professor David Bianculli and Professor Diana Nicolae interviewed Burns regarding his process. With his good-natured, thoughtful, and amusing answers,...
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In the last week, several awards have been announced that further indicate the excellence of creative audio work that is being done in the College of Communication. I would like to share them with you here. The National Gracie Allen Awards, or “Gracies,” are presented by the Alliance for Women in Media as part...
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On Thursday, November 18, the Department of Radio/TV/Film, the College of Communication, and the International Center sponsored the first U.S. screening of a film documentary of the life of writer Erich Maria Remarque. The film, made for German television and the brainchild of Dr. Wolfgang Becker, documents the early years of Remarque’s life (1898-1970)...
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