WBCN and The American Revolution, the documentary about Boston’s famous 60’s underground radio station, is helping Public Radio WHAV, Haverhill, MA. The filmmaker is offering the documentary to help pay for nonprofit local news reporting.
Former WBCN newscaster turned filmmaker, Bill Lichtenstein, is offering his award winning film for home screenings, not only for WHAV, but other Public Radio Stations as well. The documentary may be rented for $10 three days at WHAV.net. All film rentals include an invitation to join a free WHAV panel discussion, Power to the People—Then and Now, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m., with Lichtenstein, radio historian Donna Halper and media writer Dan Kennedy.
“A year ago, ‘WBCN and The American Revolution’ launched an exhilarating tour of film festivals and screenings across the United States, many of which benefited community radio stations,” said Lichtenstein. “Now, in this unprecedented time, as we are all facing shared danger but must do so apart from one another, the spirit of community is stronger than ever. I’m thrilled that we’re able to share the inspiring message of the film in this way.”
The dramatic and compelling stories in WBCN and The American Revolution are interwoven with the original sights and sounds of the critical events of the late 1960s and early 1970s, thanks to more than 100,000 audio and visual items, many of which were donated to the project by members of the WBCN community and the station’s many listeners and fans.
