Episode 246

This week on Media Path, it's the intersection of culture and medical care as we discuss the earliest TV drama to portray emergency services as well as a current film on the nursing home industry.  

First, filmmaker Susie Singer Carter is with us to discuss her documentary, No Country For Old People, streaming on Amazon Prime, which follows her mother during the last 6 months of her life in a Los Angeles nursing home. It's a candid look at the epidemic of elder abuse and neglect that educates audiences on the stark realities of nursing facilities and provides the inspiration to make a difference.  

Then we are honored to welcome Kevin Tighe, the actor who brought Roy DeSoto to life on the groundbreaking series Emergency! and whose career has spanned stage, screen, and service.  

Kevin takes us back to his beginnings at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he first stepped into the world of acting at just 10 years old. From there, he trained with legendary teachers Stella Adler and Bobby Lewis, absorbing the craft that would later shape his most memorable roles.  Kevin then recounts the unexpected and nerve-wracking audition process that led to Emergency! and how a chance encounter with actor David Janssen calmed his nerves and helped him nail the screen test that changed his life.  

Kevin discusses the legacy of Emergency! which inspired a surge of interest in first responder careers, and it raised awareness of lifesaving pre-hospitalization, EMS opportunities that inspired paramedic programs throughout the country.  

You can now see Kevin in the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, One Battle After Another, and he shares a touching moment between himself and P.T. Anderson which allowed Kevin to create a menacing screen moment that will live in infamy.   

Kevin also looks back on earning his master’s degree at USC and move to Washington State where he dedicated himself to community work and played a key role in establishing Hospice of the Northwest.  

And IMDB Roulette this week is full of close calls, career achievements and reflections on the early promise of today's biggest stars. All that PLUS, Emergency! Guest Star Roulette!

In current media--   

Fritz: The book Injustice by Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis  

Weezy: The documentary Paul Anka: His Way on HBO Max