When Michael James Kacey began working on his film project, originally titled How Radio Changed America, it was originally conceived as a “love letter” to the Golden Age of Radio. This feature film documentary has grown both in scope and depth and now expertly explores the historic and cultural impact radio played in American life, examining its unprecedented power to influence the nation. From radio to television to the Internet, HEARING VOICES: How Radio Changed America & America Changed Radio will shine the light on the past in hopes of safeguarding the future. Interviews are still being conducted for this film but already include such network radio veterans as Art Linkletter, Norman Corwin, Tommy Cook, John Astin, Dick Van Patten, Bob Hastings, and Peggy Webber. Additional interviews include Larry King, Wink Martindale, Washington Post senior editor Marc Fisher, Norman Lloyd, Marsha Hunt and Ivy Bethune. This film will prove to be the definitive history of American radio. From the time when Michael was a young boy he has had a special love for radio. It all started when he turned on his radio in the mid 1970s and came upon The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. For many years now, Michael’s enthusiasm for radio has never waned. He still gushes about radio and as an adult film maker he set out to capture the history of the medium through the voices of the artists who were a part of that history. This feature documentary, scheduled for release next year, is still in production. However, on Friday morning April 15th, Michael James Kacey will share highlights from this remarkable film with behind the scenes stories and anecdotes as part of a special preview. The promotional trailer for the film provides a glimpse of a sensational production that will not only delight anyone who has an appreciation for the history of radio but should also prove interesting and entertaining to the public at large.
