Park School of Communication Professors' MLK Documentary to air

01/14/19

Contributed by James Rada

Park School of Communication faculty Chrissy Guest and James Rada have produced a documentary With INFINITE HOPE: MLK and The Civil Rights Movement that is scheduled to start airing on public-television stations around the country beginning January 15th.  The program was produced in conjunction with Memphis PBS affiliate WKNO-TV.

The hour-long documentary looks at the life, leadership and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   Included in the program are interviews with people who participated in several significant events of the Civil Rights Movement: The Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Freedom Rides, The Birmingham Children's March, Selma and the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike.

Ithaca College students Christy Calcagno ('18) , Katie Jones ('19), Kalia Kornegay ('18), Elena Maria Piech ('19), Sophia Tulp ('19) and Emily Varga ('18) served as Associate Producers for the program. 

 

 

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