WGON Radio: Recent Episodes
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Artist, collector, and creator of the video series "Dawn of the Dead Thursdays" Jace Witman joins WGON for a Labor Day Special. Check out what Jace is up to at http://www.musicandmonsters.com/
Join the WGON NETWORK & The George A Romero Foundation as we present the director and cast of the hit Shudder original film HOST. We will discuss how the film was made, the nature of independent film in the COVID-19 world and learn all the insights in to how they brought this film back from the astral plane. Joining the cast are Rob Savage, Jed Shepherd, Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline Ward, Edward Linard, and Seylan Baxter.
Daniel Kraus, co-author of The Living Dead, a novel partially written by George A. Romero, joins the WGON Network team to discuss its upcoming release. This interview came courtesy of the George A. Romero Foundation (GARF).
Audio from our watch-along of Night of the Living Dead with Gary Streiner, Russ Streiner, Jim Cirronella, Michael Felsher, and opening comments by John Russo.
We watch George A. Romero's Iron City Ass Kickers with cast and crew members JB Destiny, Big Poppa Gator, Christian Stavrakis, and Mark Ricche. ICAK is available on YouTube.
Cue up Day of the Dead and watch-along with Lori Cardille, Mark Tierno, Michael Tomaso, and Terry Alexander. This episode begins with an introduction from GARF C.O.O. Jeff Whitehead.
In what will likely be our final audio-only episode, we cover the third minute of the theatrical cut of Dawn of the Dead
Suz Romero joins WGON Network to discuss the upcoming release of George Romero's "The Amusement Park" as well as future GARF initiatives.
Talented artist Jason Green joins WGON for an evening of Romero discussion and to showcase Jason's amazing portfolio of artwork.
Jeff Monahan joins WGON Legends to discuss Day of the Dead, The Dark Half, Two Evil Eyes, Monkey Shines, and Bruiser.
Daniel Lowery joins the boys for another live report for a Romero discussion and to show his collection.
WGON Radio is proud to present an interview with prolific make-up effects artist and visual effects master Everett Burrell. We discuss his work with George A. Romero, including Day of the Dead, Monkey Shines, Two Evil Eyes, Night of the Living Dead (1990), and The Dark Half.
Bob O'Rourke joins the boys as they discuss a new historical marker for George in Pittsburgh, and go over the special features of the upcoming Second Sight UHD and Blu-ray box set of Dawn of the Dead. Bob then shows us some of his Romero collectibles. We wrap up report by answering questions from the chat room.
Matt and Eric test out their dual video capabilities, detail episodes 12 and 13 of WGON Radio, and invite Will Welfley on board to discuss a variety of subjects. What was intended to be a 10 minute throw away segment turned out to be over an hour of live traffic updates.
Matt and Eric are back to catch up on the most recent developments in the Romero universe. They discuss their latest trip to Pittsburgh and then move on to the featured segment, Dawn of the Dead Minute #2.
Matt and Eric recap their experiences at Living Dead Weekend Monroeville (Spring 2019), preview Living Dead Weekend Evans City (Fall 2019), review ESC's Dawn of the Dead Box Set (France). and interview Dawn of the Dead zombies John Kiss & Denise Kiss, Gary Marlatt, Mark Cooper, and Christian Dryden.
Suzanne Desrocher-Romero joins WGON Radio to discuss the George A. Romero Foundation's mission and upcoming projects, George's lost film, THE AMUSEMENT PARK, and much more. To learn more about The GARF, please visit www.georgearomerofoundation.org
Matt and Eric sit down for an extensive interview with Tom Dubensky who was involved in almost every major Romero production from Martin through The Dark Half. Tom shares memories and items from his production notes that provide incredible details about the production of each film he was involved in.
News, Living Dead Weekend Monroeville Recap, Richard France and David Crawford Panel Audio, Tony Buba Tribute to George A. Romero
Matt and Eric tackle the latest Romero news, review the Criterion Collection's Blu-ray of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, and sit down for a conversation with crew member, actor, director, TONY BUBA
SPECIAL REPORT: LAWRENCE DEVINCENTZ JOINS WGON RADIO TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING LIVING DEAD WEEKEND WHICH TAKES PLACE IN MONROEVILLE ON JUNE 8-10, AND REVEALS AN EXCLUSIVE GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT. WE ALSO DISCUSS OUR PREFERRED VERSION FOR EACH OF GEORGE A. ROMERO'S FILMS ON HOME VIDEO. INTERVIEW: JOE SHELLEBY - TENEMENT PROTECTOR - MALL RAIDER - MAKE UP ASSISTANT FROM DAWN OF THE DEAD
NEWS; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD CRITERION BLU-RAY, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD VR EXPERIENCE SPECIAL REPORT: REVIEW OF ARROW'S BOXSET, BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAWN INTERVIEW: PAUL MACALUSO, TENEMENT PROTECTOR - DAWN OF THE DEAD
NEWS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 4K, ARROW'S BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAWN BOX SET, ANTHONY BORDAIN'S PARTS UNKNOWN PITTSBURGH EPISODE. SPECIAL REPORT: ROMERO FILMING LOCATIONS - WHICH LOCATIONS ARE IN DANGER? WHICH LOCATIONS SHOULD WE BE PROACTIVE IN TRYING TO SAVE? INTERVIEW: DONALD RUBINSTEIN, COMPOSER OF MARTIN, KNIGHTRIDERS AND BRUISER SOUNDTRACKS.