| The Western Folklife Center is committed to harnessing the power of media to further its mission of celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of the American West. Since 1998, founding director Hal Cannon and producer Taki Telonidis have produced over 150 features for National Public Radio and for public television that reveal the artistry, innovation, and humor of the people who live in "the great wide open." Their recently completed music documentary, Red Rock Rondo is an anthem to one of the West's favorite places, Zion National Park, and is part of the park's "Century of Sanctuary" centennial celebration. |
In 2002, their television documentary, Why the Cowboy Sings was awarded a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award for Best Feature Program, and a high definition adaptation of the film is shown in the Black Box Theater in the Western Folklife Center's Wiegand Gallery. Beginning in 2002, the Deep West Video program (originally Ranch Communications) has been a showcase for short, first-hand videos of western life produced by rural Westerners. Also included in this section is our podcast series, Ranch Rhymes: Cowboy Poetry and Music from the Western Folklife Center, which from late 2006 to early 2009 offered great poetry, music and commentary with recordings and photographs drawn from the Western Folklife Center Archives. |
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