Harvey Brownstone conducts an indepth interview with Rob Word, Entertainment Industry Legend, Host, “A Word on Westerns”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Rob Word, is an entertainment industry legend.

He started out as a cinematographer and editor for ABC News, then became a TV programmer and movie host, then became a Program Director, and has gone on to hold senior executive positions at PaxTV Network, Orion, Hal Roach Studios, Filmways, and as a senior producer and creative consultant for Columbia TriStar, Lionsgate, MGMUA, GetTV and Starz/Encore Media.

He’s overseen the production and development of dozens of prime time TV series including Young Blades, Hercules, Midnight Run, Dragon, Bad SciFi, and he even created and produced “The Laurel and Hardy Show” for the Comedy Channel. His TV movie producing credits include “Attack of the Killer B Movies”, “The Adventures of William Tell”, several Robin Hood movies, “Secret of the Black Dragon”, and the Emmy nominated TV movie, “An Ozzie and Harriet Christmas”. But his real passion is his love of WESTERNS.

He’s one of the founders, and producer, of the Motion Picture and Television Fund's prestigious Golden Boot Awards. He’s written and produced toprated TV movies and specials like “Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone”, “Western RoundUp” starring Roy Rogers, and he produced 13 episodes about John Wayne in “Young Duke: The Series”. He also executive produced the brilliant episode about Roy Rogers on A&E's "Biography" series.

He has a phenomenally successful YouTube channel, A WORD ON WESTERNS, which is devoted to preserving, documenting and honouring the history of western films and TV shows.

Since 2014 he’s been broadcasting weekly shows featuring interviews with filmmakers and performers, most of which are conducted at The Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. He’s produced over 300 episodes spanning every aspect of the Western genre, including beloved TV shows like Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley and The Lone Ranger, and he's conducted many interviews about iconic legends like Wyatt Earp, John Wayne, Roy Rogers, James Arness, Joel McCrae, Clint Eastwood and many more.

He’s interviewed dozens of stars, and people who were associated with them. His YouTube channel has 150,000 subscribers and well over 26 MILLION views, with thousands more added every day. His thoroughly prepared and highly compelling interviews are widely considered to be THE definitive source of information for researchers, historians, students, and fans of America's Western genre.

And if that weren’t enough, he’s also produced and hosted numerous live events celebrating Westerns, featuring Alist celebrities, and he’s been honored for his contributions to films with a Golden Boot Award, a plaque at the Lone Pine Film Festival, and he’s a member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America.

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