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Nick News: Rachel
I loved producing this story. This is one of the reasons I’m in the business. Television has the power to educate and change public perception and hopefully we did a little of that with this piece. At a time when we still didn’t know very much about HIV and AIDS, Rachel and her parents were brave enough to not only come out to her classmates but to the nation as well. When you take a look and listen to this happy little girl, people couldn’t help but re-examine the judgment and prejudice associated with this disease in its early days. Also, for me personally, it was a chance to work with one of my news heroes, Linda Ellerbee.
Gordon Parks/Patricia Riggen: Family Portrait
We were lucky enough to do the last known television interview with Photographer/Director/Writer, Gordon Parks. We spoke with him and Director, Patricia Riggen about the sad and yet, ultimately somewhat hopeful story of the Fontanelle family and Riggen’s documentary about them, “Family Portrait”. Many years ago, Parks had done a well known photo spread and story for Life Magazine on the Fontanelle family, showing the human cost of urban poverty in the 1960’s. Five decades later, Riggen caught up with the family’s two surviving members.
The Wonder Theaters: The Loews Kings
The Loews Kings was one of the five “Wonder Theaters” built in New York City during the late 20’s and early 30’s. These ornate movie palaces were some of the most glamorous movie theaters ever built, with floor shows by stars like Delores Del Rio and Al Jolson, as well as showing the epic movies of the day.
Unfortunately, The Brooklyn Kings fell into a bad state of disrepair in the ensuing years. We take you inside to show you its former grandeur and talk about what once was and in 2015 became again.
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