The J. Scott interview

Episode 41 of the Spotlight Conversations podcast, hosted by Donna Reed, titled "The J. Scott interview" was published on April 13, 2021 and runs 31 minutes.

April 13, 2021 ·31m · Spotlight Conversations

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Summary

My guest today talks about his very storied media career which started in the military, then over to news radio, and eventually led him to his new job as a screenwriter. J. Scott, an award winning broadcast journalist for WQDR 94.7 in Raleigh NC, has written a very special screenplay for the movie Koko (available on Amazon Prime), about a man who wants to marry his dog. I know, right? But the challenge to write this screenplay was worth every moment for J., a former US Navy journa...

Episode Description

My guest today talks about his very storied media career which started in the military, then over to news radio, and eventually led him to his new job as a screenwriter. J. Scott, an award winning broadcast journalist for WQDR 94.7 in Raleigh NC, has written a very special screenplay for the movie Koko (available on Amazon Prime), about a man who wants to marry his dog. I know, right? But the challenge to write this screenplay was worth every moment for J., a former US Navy journalist who left a successful news anchoring job in radio to find an equally successful new career in writing for the silver screen. Grab the popcorn and boxes of Junior Mints and tune in!

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