Sunset at Monument Valley, on the border between Arizona and Utah.
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September 12, 2024
Featured on the September 12th, 2024 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Film historian Michael F. Blake has a new book called The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns. Mark talks with Blake about what the landscape of Arizona contributed to these films, especially Monument Valley, one of John Ford’s favorite locations to photograph.
VIEW LARGER Michael F. Blake visits the AZPM studio to discuss his book "The Cavalry Trilogy." AZPM staff/ Alecia Vasquez
- Meet Matthew Landon, a librarian with the Pima County Public Library. Landon recently received national recognition for his efforts to bolster youth mental health and to combat social stigma in our community with the Youth Health Action Team.
Librarian Matthew Landon has received recognition from the Library Journal for his work fighting stigmas about mental health and helping local youth to initiate conversations about issues they may be facing.
AZPM staff/ Alecia Vasquez
- And, find out what’s in store when The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre recreates the experience of old-time radio next weekend, with a new Late Night Radio Hour production. It is a double feature, with the hit thriller Sorry Wrong Number paired with the classic Abbott & Costello comedy routine Who’s on First?. Mark talks with Samantha Severson, the producer & director of Late Night Radio Hour, about some of the things that make these performances different from other stage plays. Plus, hear a sample from Who’s on First?, as performed by Late Night Radio Hour repertory players Max Wingert and Dennis O'Dell.
The Late Night Radio Hour, directed & produced by Samantha Severson, is an ongoing series of stage plays presented by The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre.
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Late Night Radio Hour repertory players Dennis O'Dell and Max Wingert perform from Abbott & Costello's classic comedy routine "Who’s on First?" in the AZPM radio studio.
Samantha Severson
Abigail Dunscomb is the foley artist, or sound effects performer, for The Late Night Radio Hour.
courtesy Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre.
(L to R:) Carlisle Ellis, Max Wingert, Dennis O'Dell and Amy Selegue rehearsing "Sorry, Wrong Number" for The Late Night Radio Hour.
courtesy Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre
(L to R:) Carlisle Ellis, Dennis O'Dell, Max Wingert, Amy Selegue and Abigail Dunscomb rehearsing "Sorry, Wrong Number" for The Late Night Radio Hour.
courtesy Scoundrel &Scamp Theatre
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