Mosaic was a monthly show following the iconic Sunday Morning program on CBS and had a similar magazine style with 3 to 6 stories by segment producers. Each show had a different theme, but our content was pitched competitively to the producer… a go or not. Regardless of theme, I usually found a creative way to pitch the arts or artists as part of those themes.
Mark Sink, photographer, curator, teacher, and is well known for his imagery made with the toy plastic Diana camera. He has come a long ways since being part of the early photography Internet chat boards. Currently he is gone retro-tech producing and selling wet plate collodion photographs.
Johnny Johnson produced and hosted Inner Visions at Denver Community Television until the station closed. Listen to Johnny as he tells his remarkable story of doing what most think is impossible for someone not able to see. 1996
Cowboy Poetry Gathering at the Arvada Center in the 1990's. I'm not a western music lover, but I sure enjoy seeing these story tellers and musicians in person. Love the talent and local culture. 1996 Interview in 1997.
Hal Gould was the front pioneer in establishing fine art photography galleries in the early 70's. His gallery, Camera Obscura, was the oldest fine-art photography studio in the world until it closed in 2012. I've interviewed Hal several times and this was for a segment on our local CBS affiliate, KCNC in 1995.
Virgina is a fine art, portrait and event photographer specializing in Hispanic subjects, dance and cultural events. Interview in 1995.
Back in the 90's, Colorado was rated 47th in funding for the arts in the USA. In a effort by the Colorado Arts Consortium to get more funding, I produced a film to bring more awareness to the plight of the arts in our state. Two segments that were aired on KCNC detailing the importance of the arts were re-edited and distributed to all the arts organizations in the state. The result was a cut that eliminated the state's Council on the Arts and the state ranked 45th in 2010. Produced in 1998 by Kent Gunnufson.