Frankly, Joe's Branching Out: Difference between revisions
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contract by producing one radio drama a month for NPR. "They were | contract by producing one radio drama a month for NPR. "They were | ||
very successful in terms of listener response, but management thought | very successful in terms of listener response, but management thought | ||
they were too provocative. Too much sex in them | they were too provocative. Too much sex in them. When my contract was | ||
up, I was out. I was very bitter and unhappy. I had thought I was on | up, I was out. I was very bitter and unhappy. I had thought I was on | ||
the cutting edge of radio, doing things that really made a difference | the cutting edge of radio, doing things that really made a difference | ||
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For a few years, Frank tried independent producing, supported by | For a few years, Frank tried independent producing, supported by | ||
grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Satellite | grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Satellite | ||
Program Development Fund. The shows, which wound up on NPR Playhouse, | Program Development Fund. The shows, which wound up on "NPR Playhouse", | ||
earned a number of awards. "Still, in creating four radio programs in | earned a number of awards. "Still, in creating four radio programs in | ||
a year, you're not spending a lot of time or making a great deal of | a year, you're not spending a lot of time or making a great deal of | ||
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manager] invited me to come out to L.A." | manager] invited me to come out to L.A." | ||
The Work in Progress series began in January 1986. Critics have | The "Work in Progress" series began in January 1986. Critics have | ||
described the programs as innerspace poetry, an exploration of the | described the programs as innerspace poetry, an exploration of the | ||
mind's hidden landscape, a chronicle of the American psyche. When | mind's hidden landscape, a chronicle of the American psyche. When | ||