Ministry of Presence
Produced by Matt Holzman
Tuesday 10.30.2012; 2:30 PM PT
KCRW.com (KCRW 89.9 FM Los Angeles)
Five Scoops of Bosco
The death penalty is an emotional and political issue, and it often pits the rights of victims of violent crime against those accused of committing violent crime, but most of us, thankfully, will never actually set foot in an execution chamber.
On Tuesday's episode of the UnFictional radio series, the story of a man who called the Death House his office.
Carroll Pickett observed 95 executions as a minister at the Walls Prison unit in Huntsville, Texas; and after each one he recorded his own thoughts about sitting with a condemned man on his last day.
This piece was produced by Matt Holzman. Matt Holzman is a veteran public radio producer working at KCRW in Santa Monica.
He is also host of the station's screening series for members, Matt's Movies. You can read his blog at blogs.kcrw.com/mattsmovies.
UnFictional is a program of storytellers and documentaries that cover the ground between the sophisticated and the profane.
Audiences will hear captivating stories of real life told by writers and performers with a talent for tales that will suck you in. The program also features documentaries created by the most talented producers from around the country.
UnFictional is one part of the Independent Producer Project, an initiative to cultivate and support the work of independent radio producers and other writers and artists. The idea is to create a clearinghouse of creativity both online and on the air.
The program is hosted and curated by KCRW Santa Monica producer, Bob Carlson. He has an ear for compelling radio stories that are funny, sad, sincere and often dark.
Listen for stories of hometowns and family secrets, as well as tales of drugs, sex, and aliens (both extraterrestrial and earthbound.)
The stories on UnFictional will stick in your head like a memory.
You can hear UnFictional each Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 PM PT through KCRW.com, on the air at KCRW FM 89.9 in the Los Angeles area.
We have also provided a link to the show on the Bosco Radio News and Information Channel
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