Funding Credits
"Why the Cowboy Sings," a Western Folklife Center
film produced in conjunction with KUED-7, was funded by:
The George S. and Delores Doré Eccles Foundation
The R. Harold Burton Foundation
The Dick Burton Foundation
Anne Pattee
and
Wes and Sue Dixon.
Producers/Filmmakers
(click on links for biographies)
Hal Cannon and Taki Telonidis
Together, Taki Telonidis (more
on Mr. Telonidis) and Hal Cannon (more
on Mr. Cannon) have created more than 40 radio features
about the history and culture of the West over the past
three years. Their work airs regularly on National Public
Radio's Weekend Edition, and on Public Radio International's
Marketplace and Savvy Traveler. They have recently completed
their first video documentary, "Why the Cowboy Sings"
which will premiere in January 2002 as a signature project
of the Salt Lake City Olympics. Working with the Western
Folklife Center, they record the rare and endangered stories
of the American West creating a lasting sound and video
archive. Currently, they are supported by the R. Harold
Burton Foundation and the George and Dolores Dor'e Eccles
Foundation and others.
Program Credits
Produced by
Hal Cannon
Taki Telonidis
Director of Photography
Doug Monroe
Edited by
Bill Lauer
Sound Mix
William Montoya
Executive Producers
Scott Chaffin
John Howe
Elizabeth Searles
Web Credits
Design and Programming
Steve Spencer
Copy written by
Joey Marquart
Creative Services Director, KUED-7
Mary Dickson
Press Pages
Jason Vagner
Watercolor, logo and image manipulation by
Dave Krummenacher
