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  Joe Frank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While at KCRW, Frank received several awards including a Peabody Award and two Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards, one for his acclaimed three-part series "Rent-a-Family." In 2003, Joe Frank was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Third Coast International Audio Festival.
Joe Frank continued to work at KCRW until 2002, and his work evolved as evidenced by the diverse series he produced starting with Work in Progress, then In The Dark, followed by Somewhere Out There, and finally The Other Side.
Frank is an alumni of Hofstra University in New York.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Frank   (343 words)

  
 Salon | Public radio's bad dream
Frank coaxes along a confessional flow of sexual encounters or childhood humiliations that serve as unlikely springboards for the most profound questions of human existence: the need for love, the longing for family or the nature of suffering.
Frank was born in Strasbourg, in the contested provinces along the French-German border.
Frank remembers very little of his father, who died a few years after the family's arrival in America, but his absence hangs over him with a God-like presence, returning to him in dreams and informing the work with a very palpable sense of loss and dread.
archive.salon.com /ent/feature/2000/03/07/joe_frank/print.html   (2940 words)

  
 Joe Frank FAQ
Joe Frank is best known for the weekly radio show he created in the studios of KCRW, Santa Monica between 1986 and 2002.
Joe Frank was born in Strasbourg, France of a Viennese mother and a Polish father.
The Joe Frank Network (mailing list and message archive) is down at this time, but discussions continue on a mailing list.
www.wfmu.org /JF/joe_fran.html   (1348 words)

  
 Joe Frank FAQ - faqs.org.ru
Joe Frank v7.54 Frequently Asked Questions 2/03 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Joe Frank FAQ is posted sporadically to alt.radio.networks.npr, alt.answers, and news.answers.
Joe Frank is *not* the host of a long-running New York talk show, and a different Joe Frank (Carollo) was responsible for those top-40 hits from the early 1970s.
Joe Frank is best known for the weekly radio show he created in the studios of KCRW, Santa Monica between 1986 and 2001.
faqs.org.ru /en/radio/radio/drama/joe-frank.htm   (824 words)

  
 Salon Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Joe Frank conjures up the nightmares that "This American Life" and "A Prairie Home Companion" have when they go home at night.
Then Frank will shift the scene and you'll find yourself listening in on a private conversation caught midstream between lovers or strangers, parents and children, patient and shrink, pastor and supplicant.
Frank himself describes his show as being about "these private things that go on with people and they think nobody's going to talk about.
dir.salon.com /ent/feature/2000/03/07/joe_frank   (846 words)

  
 Joe L. Frank
Frank was a promoter and manager who used many innovations to launch the careers of some of the biggest names in country music.
He combined the idea of the ruggedness of the cowboy with music, resulting in the singing cowboy, establishing the careers of Gene Autry and Pee Wee King and the Golden West Cowboys.
Frank became ill during a business trip to Chicago in 1952 and died at the peak of his career.
www.alamhof.org /frankjl.htm   (150 words)

  
 Joe Frank :: Official Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Long-time favorites with public radio audiences, Joe Frank's programs are sometimes dark, sometimes absurdist, sometimes solo recitations, sometimes ensemble pieces performed and/or improvised by actors, sometimes voices of real people heard in real situations - whether man-in-the-street interviews or phone conversations with lovers or strangers.
From 1986 until 2002, Joe produced four Series: "Work in Progress," "In the Dark," "Somewhere Out There," and "The Other Side." Each of these series are unique; a testament to Joe's dedication to exploring possibilities and not settling for simply "what works" and repeating it.
Come to think of it, after awhile, you won't want to close your eyes because in Frank's short stories for the radio, the tension and pathos are as enveloping as they are intriguing...
www.joefrank.com /shows.html   (906 words)

  
 index magazine interview
JOE: They came up empty, but nevertheless assured me there is little danger of asphyxiation or explosion and that our discussion can go ahead as scheduled.
JOE: We lived together in an old farmhouse but split up during a bitter dispute over the selection of paint colors for the renovation of the kitchen.
JOE: An orgasm is an exquisite neurological event that lasts but a few seconds, whereas spiritual euphoria is an infinite, profound sense of cosmic bliss.
www.indexmagazine.com /interviews/joe_frank.shtml   (1652 words)

  
 Joe Frank Archives
And Joe's show can still be heard every Thursday at 6pm on the station where I discovered him, WFMU in Jersey City, NJ.
Joe Frank has decided to consolidate his power and centralize the hosting of his archives under his own site, joefrank.com.
Finally, a host of other Joe Frank info and resources can be found here, including archives of the Joe Frank mailing list.
www.geocities.com /petesbrain/frank.html   (1122 words)

  
 Joe Frank
Joe sent some mail recently indicating these can all be found now via Joe Frank's own web archive, which he's asked his fans to link to (as of this writing, on 05/01/2003) in place of linking to people's personal bootleg archives.
Shrinking man, joe's cancer, nyc flout, phone conversation with 'cute sexy girl' describes euthanasia of father, 'manifesting' waiter w/same name as dad, joe's bad karma might be cause of hummingbird demise.
Joe calls other Joe Franks across the world, asks them what they do, etc. Monologues between describe the process, and his second thoughts about doing the show.
seriss.com /people/erco/jf   (904 words)

  
 City Council - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Joe S. Frank was born November 14, 1942, in Buxton Hospital, Newport News, Virginia, the son of Dorothy Lilyan Morewitz Frank and Harry Frank.
Joe was also heavily involved in the Jewish community, becoming president of the Jewish Federation of the Virginia Peninsula, as well as President of his synagogue, Rodef Sholom Temple.
Joe Frank has continued his commitment to community service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hampton Roads Partnership; a member of the Virginia Peninsula Mayors and Chairs; and member of the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport Task Force.
www.newport-news.va.us /council/frank.htm   (1110 words)

  
 Main Page - JFWiki
Welcome to the unofficial Joe Frank Wiki, a collaborative knowledge base dedicated to the work of Joe Frank (http://joefrank.com).
We are currently working on 289 articles, and we need your help to complete this study of Joe's material.
Joe was interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1477732).
jfwiki.org   (216 words)

  
 Governor Joe Frank Harris
Joe Frank Harris served as Governor of Georgia for two terms from 1983-1991.
The royalties from his autobiography, Joe Frank Harris- Personal Reflections on a Public Life, are being donated to The Georgia State University Foundation for the Governor Joe Frank Harris Scholarship Fund.
Joe Frank Harris received his B.B.A. degree from the University of Georgia, where he was named an Outstanding Business Alumnus and served as Co-Chairman of the Third Century Campaign that raised over $150 million dollars for the University.
aysps.gsu.edu /people/HarrisJ.htm   (437 words)

  
 Joe Frank, Sr. (Class of 1992, 059)
Joseph Frank, son of Frank Frank, a career bandmaster in the United States Army, was born November 11, 1924 in Burlington, Vermont.
Joe's instrumental teaching experience encompasses instruction on all instruments with students starting from elementary through university levels.
Frank inaugurated both the state honor band program (which remains essentially in its original format to this date), and the area tryout system for all-state band students.
www.tmea.org /061_PBM/HOF/html/059_Frank.htm   (251 words)

  
 Joe Concert
Joe was invited as a special guest into the concert of Mr.
Concert with Joe's Generic at the Fete de la Musique in Geneva Switzerland.
Concert with Joe's Generic for the FTF night in Gland Switzerland.
www.joefrank.ch /joeconcerts.html   (1671 words)

  
 Joe Torre: Safe at home - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com
Joe was the baby of the family, eight years younger than his closest sibling, and spoiled, he says, by his mother and four brothers and sisters.
Joe remembers, at age 9, mustering his courage to diffuse an especially dangerous situation as Rae tried to keep their father away from their mother.
Frank Torre: “He was dead against it but I was bigger, and stronger and probably just as crazy, and he had no choice.
msnbc.msn.com /id/3404611   (2156 words)

  
 STORMWATCHER AND MOONSTAR PRESENT: EUPHORIA’S GRIP: Epilogue
Frank moved into the room; he didn’t sit on the bed or even touch Joe, but his presence at the headboard was almost palpable and very comforting.
Joe nodded in acquiescence and was quiet again, his fingers tapping in silent but swift patterns on the edge of the table.
Frank was about to mentally remind his brother that irritating an unknown man who looked like a gangster, hid his face, and might very well be armed was generally not a good idea.
www.angelfire.com /moon/hbfanfiction2/euphoriasgripep.html   (13468 words)

  
 The Frank and Joe Show: The Hoot Factor at Sweet Rhythm
On first hearing Frank & Joe's debut CD on Hyena Records, 33 1/3, I e-mailed Joe that very thought, and he wrote back, “what is this 'hoot'?” I said it refers to something that's fun and delightful, like their CD.
In describing The Frank and Joe Show, whether live or Memorex, it would be simpler just to say it's a hoot, and leave it at that, since these guys slide across the usual boundaries of category and style.
All the percussion on the CD is Joe, and all the guitars are Frank; both are absolute virtuosos who met in 1989 and have been buds and colleagues ever since.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=1998   (882 words)

  
 What happened to Joe Frank? | MetaFilter
Joe Frank, on the other hand, retains his curiously appealing sad-sack self-pitying tone no matter what happens.
The station management lied about Frank's firing and made up the concept that KCRW would lose their license because the word 'fuck' was not bleeped one time.
Joe Frank should consider finding a smaller station, one that has webcasting, or consider webcasting on his own.
www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/32701   (2589 words)

  
 Joe Frank :: Official Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Critically acclaimed broadcaster and performance artist Joe Frank, a master of the dark, humorous and absurd, began his radio career in 1977 at WBAI in New York City and a year later served in Washington DC as co-anchor of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."
Joe Frank does the voice-over in the trailer for the movie, "Nightwatch." You can watch it here.
The entire Joe Frank catalogue is available on CD, plus we also offer many compilation CDs and bundles and Collections.
www.joefrank.com   (652 words)

  
 Joe Frank FAQ
Listing of non-radio work Joe Frank on screen: ----------------------------------------- A short video was presented at the Santa Monica Public Library in 1988.
The Joe Frank Network -- mailing list and message archive: http://www.joefrank.net/ http://www.andromeda.com/people/ddyer/joe/joe-frank-finder.html lists on-line sources for almost every Joe Frank program, including the mp3 files at http://www.1amsoftware.com/JoeFrank/.
Joe Frank's programs are available on CD for $14 each (plus shipping and maybe sales tax), payable to Joe at Joe Frank PO Box 6002 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Note: See joefrank.com for more details.
www.cs.uu.nl /wais/html/na-dir/radio/drama/joe-frank.html   (1706 words)

  
 Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III
Joe and his date are going back to the apartment to have a little party.
Joe was sent to a special prison where they keep all the other criminals from the music business.
Joe did, and he's a happy guy now, on the day shift at the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, arrogantly twisting the sterile canvas snoot of a fully-charged icing anointment utensil.
globalia.net /donlope/fz/lyrics/Joe's_Garage.html   (2755 words)

  
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This document was created by Richard Looney with assistance from many Joe Frank fans who are net.citizens.
Joe Frank is best known for the weekly radio show called "Work In Progress" he created in the studios of KCRW, Santa Monica between 1986 and 1992.
Joe Frank's programs are available on CD from KCRW (they no longer do cassette tapes).
www.cise.ufl.edu /mirrors/internet-FAQs/rec.radio.broadcasting/Joe_Frank_FAQ   (1386 words)

  
 Newsgroup FAQ's: alt.radio.networks.npr/Joe Frank FAQ
Joe Frank is *not* the host of a long-running New York talk show, and a
Joe Frank was born in Strasbourg, France of a Viennese mother and
Joe Frank with excerpts from a speech by Kolid Mohammed
newsville.com /cgi-bin/getfaq?file=alt.radio.networks.npr/Joe_Frank_FAQ   (3395 words)

  
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JOE: KAREN AND I ARE ON A BREAK.
JOE: YEAH, I TOLD THE COPS, AND SHE TOLD THEM THAT I WAS SOLICITING HER.
JOE: BUT I SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ANYBODY HOW BAD SHE WAS HURT.
members.tripod.com /~PCTranscripts/pc99may7.txt   (1024 words)

  
 The Joe Frank Reminder
"Joe" refers to the character in any first person monolog, whether or not it is overtly fictional.
Joe Frank has requested that his fans not publish transcripts of his work, and I fully respect that wish.
At the same time, if someone were to produce a script for a radio program based entirely on a description here, I suspect that Joe Frank would be able to successfully claim infringement.
socrates.berkeley.edu /~shiro/jf/l2h_big/intro.html   (717 words)

  
 PittmansPeace
,  one  of Joe and Joys favorite resteraunts,  for feeding our tired bodies and lifting our spirits and sharing their memories with us.
There are so many wonderful people that assisted us and opened their hearts and sometimes wallets to us during  our time of great need, that I cannot thank any of them enough or even list them all.
Joe Frank Pittman, 66, and his wife of 44 years, Joy Roberts Pittman, 62, were found dead
www.homestead.com /pittmanspeace   (404 words)

  
 The Joe Frank Reminder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I expect it to supplant this site as the go-to repository for Joe Frank program descriptions, although I'll continue to maintain this page for the forseeable future.
The project is an attempt to briefly describe all of the programs which have been produced by radio artist Joe Frank.
It also works as a keyword searchable reference for the "name that show" questions which frequently come up on the Joe Frank mailing list.
joefrank.hopto.org   (271 words)

  
 Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds : Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds : Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
The lead vocalist on the song, Danny Hamilton, was around 25 years of age when this went Top Five, he was 19-ish when, as a member of the T-Bones, the group went Top Three with an Alka Seltzer jingle.
Joe Frank Carollo could fit perfectly on a Delaney Bramlett album with "Sweet Pain." Make no mistake that these twenty-something guys are pros, with all titles but the experimental "Nora" clocking in at under three minutes.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,97985,00.html   (409 words)

  
 Joe Frank links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The official Joe Frank web site - where you can listen to streaming realaudio of his programs, read reviews and interviews, and buy high quality CD's of all his material.
The Joe Frank Wiki - A community edited repository for Joe Frank program descriptions and analysis.
The Joe Frank Finder - an unofficial, comprehensive list of Joe's programs and where to find them.
joefrank.hopto.org /joelinks.html   (100 words)

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