Carl Amari (born August 20, 1963) is an American film and television producer, actor, director and syndicated radio host, creator of ''
When Radio Was
''When Radio Was'' is a syndicated radio program that re-airs old-time radio programs.
History
The series began as a local program in Chicago, hosted by Carl Amari, who was the founder of Radio Spirits, Inc., which sells tapes and CDs of old ti ...
''.
Biography
Amari was born in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. He attended
Triton College
Triton College is a public community college in River Grove, Illinois.
History
Junior College District 300 was voted into existence in a referendum in March 1964. In March 1965, a second referendum was passed approving the purchase of an campus ...
and
Columbia College.
He founded the company Radio Spirits, which he sold in 1998 for $12 million.
Amari has acted in several motion picture and television projects, including
''Madison'' (2001), which he produced. It opened the
Sundance Film Festival.
In 2007, Amari produced the ''Word of Promise'' audio Bible (
NKJV
The New King James Version (NKJV) is an English translation of the Bible. The complete NKJV Bible was published in 1982 by Thomas Nelson, now HarperCollins. The NKJV is described by Thomas Nelson as being "scrupulously faithful to the origin ...
translation) published by
Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Irving Brecher
Irving S. Brecher (January 17, 1914 – November 17, 2008) was a screenwriter who wrote for the Marx Brothers among many others; he was the only writer to get sole credit on a Marx Brothers film, penning the screenplays for '' At the Circus'' ( ...
, creator of ''
The Life of Riley
''The Life of Riley'' is an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a 1950s television series, and a 1958 comic book.
Radio
The radio program initially aired on the Blue Network (later kn ...
'', praised Amari for paying royalties, which has historically not been common practice in the radio drama community. Amari has threatened legal action against classic radio show collectors who distribute episodes online. Some in the classic radio community find this problematic, as the community's long history of collecting and sharing episodes is partially credited with the survival of radio shows into the 21st century.
He co-wrote a book, ''The Top 100 Classic Radio Shows'', with
Martin Grams Jr. It was published in 2017.
Bibliography
* ''The Top 100 Classic Radio Shows'', Carl Amari, Martin Grams, 2017
References
1963 births
Living people
American radio personalities
Triton College alumni
American male actors
External links
Falcon Picture Group
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Columbia College Chicago alumni