SEPTEMBER 2012
Kelli Lawrence is a writer and producer who has written for both PSA (Professional Skaters Association) Magazine and SKATING Magazine. She is also the author of  the book "Skating On Air: The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport" (read my review here), and she also writes a blog called State of the Skate. We talk about how how skating and television have evolved together over the years, how she collected the interviews, how Neilsen ratings work, and how skating is presented today. 1 hour

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Direct download: SkateCast_No58_KelliLawrence.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:19pm EDT
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SEPTEMBER 2012
A prolific collector of skating memoribilia for over 70 years, Roy Blakey is the owner of one of the worlds largest collection of skating memorabilia. Highlights of his collection, and an overview of show skating, can be viewed at his website Ice Stage Archive. His collection is going to be featured in an upcoming documentary by Roy's niece Keri Pickett called The Fabulous Ice Age. He talks about how a day at the movies started his love for skating, his happiness with being in skating shows himself, and how much fun he had showing a Sonia Henie costume on an episode of Antiques Roadshow (Roy is at the 28:55 mark in the video). 58 minutes, 02 seconds

Direct download: SkateCast_No57_RoyBlakey.mp3
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