Joe Frank's radio work spans more than 30 years. He began in 1977 at WBAI, Pacifica's New York station, and later served as co-anchor of NPR's All Things Considered. He produced and developed four radio program series for KCRW and NPR: Work in Progress, In the Dark, Somewhere Out There, and The Other Side. Frank has published two plays, and is also the author of The Queen of Puerto Rico and Other Stories, based on his radio work. In 2003, he was the recipient of Third Coast's Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 2003 TCF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Joe Frank
By Joe Frank
The Third Coast Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (now the Audio Luminary Award) is presented annually to an individual who is greatly admired for his or her significant and ongoing contributions to the field of radio. Hats off to the 2003 recipient, Joe Frank. (more)
Seeing Sound
By Joe Frank, Walter Murch, Randy Thom & The Kitchen Sisters
Sound editor Walter Murch (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The English Patient), sound designer Randy Thom (The Right Stuff, The Thin Blue Line), and radio artist Joe Frank deconstruct excerpts from their work... (more)
