Hoosier History Live is an independently produced new media project about Indiana history, integrating podcasts, website www.HoosierHistoryLive.org, weekly enewsletter, and social media. Its original content comes initially from a live with call in weekly talk radio show hosted by author and historian Nelson Price. You can hear the show live Saturdays from noon to 1 pm ET at WICR 88.7 fm or stream the show live at the WICR HD1 app on your phone, or at our website.
January 20, 2024
Preempted show for U Indy sports; movie directors show coming next week
Hoosier History Live will be preempted Saturday (Jan. 20) by WICR-FM for coverage of U Indy sports. But we will return Jan. 27 with a new, live show about "Movie and TV directors who are not household names". The filmmakers, who have connections to Indiana, range from the directors of movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood such as the holiday classic "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) and "To Have and Have Not" (1944) to popular hits like "The Amazing Spiderman" (2012). Goshen, Ind., native Howard Hawks directed "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) starring Marilyn Monroe.
"Miracle on 34th Street" was directed by George Seaton, (1911-1979), who was born in South Bend. Although the movie has become a Christmas classic, it was not initially released during the holiday season and was not promoted with yuletide as a focus. Nelson's guest, Dan O'Brien, a screenwriter and former TV sportscaster based in Greenwood, will explain why. Our show will come amid Hollywood's award season; in addition to being a director, George Seaton was a screenwriter and won an Oscar for his screenplay for "Miracle on 34th Street".
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"I love History History Live, and I'm so pleased that founder and producer Molly Head will be turning her attention in 2024 to making the show's online material more accessible and easily found on a variety of platforms. Molly and the show's superb host Nelson Price have treated us for years to the good, the bad and the quirky aspects of Indiana history, and they've introduced us to a range of Hoosiers about whom we had forgotten, never known or who – for better or worse – we should know. Keep tuning in to WICR (88.7 FM) at noon on Saturdays to listen to Nelson interview his myriad guests and add his own colorful nuggets of history. Out of broadcast range? Stream the show live at the WICR HD1 app on your phone. Then, spend the rest of the week scrolling through the archives to discover stories you missed – and, as a bonus, listen again to your old favorites." 
