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Title
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Rod Rich oral history interview, 2016 April 9
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Interviewee
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Rich, Rod
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Interviewer
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Logue, Lynnsy Lee, 1939-
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2016-04-09
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (xx min.) : Digital, MP3
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Rod Rich was a 63-year-old man at the time of the interview, which took place in his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1952. He was educated at Rice University and was employed as a camera-person at WCCB and now owns Monkey Bravo, a production company, with his wife Nancy.
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Abstract
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Rod Rich and Lynnsy Logue discuss Sonic Man, the superhero Ms. Logue created for WCCB-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1977. Mr. Rich explains how he and Ms. Logue both worked for WCCB-TV, as a camera-person and consultant respectively, when the station lost its affiliation and became an independent station. Mr. Rich looks back fondly on the first episode of Sonic Man, when the show asked for children to call in to the station. They received a much bigger response than they believed they would get, enough to overwhelm the phones. Mr. Rich and Ms. Logue reflect that Sonic Man's actor (and longtime weather anchor for NBC Charlotte Today), Larry Sprinkle, was glad that the show was successful but he did not like the costume he was forced to wear. Mr. Rich discusses the creation of Sonic Man, an alien with his own language who encouraged children's creativity and education. Ms. Logue explains how she created Sonic language, combining people's names with traits she associated with them. Ms. Logue discusses her legal battle to prevent Sonic Man from being commercialized, which allowed it to be shared across networks to reach the most children possible.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H5 digital recorder with XY modular mic.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Television producers and directors
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Subjects--Names
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Rich, Rod
Logue, Lynnsy Lee, 1939-
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Subjects--Organizations
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WCCB (Television station : Charlotte, N.C.)
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Subjects--Topics
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Television stations
Superheroes
Superhero television programs
Creative ability in children
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
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Subjects--Genre
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Oral histories
Interviews
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Coverage--Dates
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1970-2020
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Digital Collection Title
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Charlotte Regional Oral History
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Related Interviews
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Lynnsy Logue papers, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Lynnsy Logue oral history interview 2, 2018 January 11, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Lynnsy Logue oral history interview 1, 2017 December 28, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Identifier
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OH-RI0608
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2862