Background: 'Madison'
is an independent film that never made it into nationwide release, playing only
in theatres in big cities like New York, LA and Chicago.
Still, it received critical acclaim from many who did see it, and was presented
on August 12, 2005, at the Polk Theatre. The gala affair was attended
by Jim Hendrick, our morning WONN announcer,
who also played the radio announcer in the movie.
A link to the Internet Movie
Database is here.
At the bottom of the Cast list, click on 'More', then scroll down a page
or two to see Jim's name as "Himself". Say, Jim — does this make
you a radio star, a movie star...or both??
The house gets packed
in
Jim warms up the crowd,
providing a great opening act for...
...himself! Hey,
wait a minute! That's the same 'stage name'
he used in the movie!
Can this be a coincidence??
Exhausted from Jim's
verbal repartee ('stunned' might
be a better word), the
crowd seeks refreshments
Mark, wishing to show
off his radio station expertise, proclaims that the sound
board "has many knobs
and dials", much to the admiration of his adoring fans
Jim and Tunie dish out
some fun door prizes from the basket
Tunie prepares to make
a run for it as Jim, with the basket now
empty, continues to
give away the nearest thing at hand!
Tunie laughs with relief
as she tells the story of her harrowing escape
to Liz, Mark, and station
manager Steve Howard.
Jim and Tunie hang out
with Dick Crippen, former sportscaster for WFLA
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