SIGN-UP NOW! Click to become a The VoiceAmerica Talk Member for Free!
voiceamerica-variety radio logo
Apple logo Google Play Store Kindle store
What’s Hot! HarlemAmerica with G. Keith Alexander

What’s Hot! HarlemAmerica with G. Keith Alexander

Friday at 10 AM Pacific /1 PM Eastern

November 26th 2021: Encore Original Shaft Richard Roundtree chats with G. Keith Alexander

Richard Roundtree's iconic career began while attending Southern Illinois University where he was on a football scholarship. After being spotted Richard signed with Johnson Publications to model in their Ebony Fashion Fair, touring 79 cities in 90 days. But rather than returning to school, Roundtree headed off to his home state of New York to begin acting lessons. He soon was asked to become a member of New York's acclaimed Negro Ensemble Company. A succession of Off-Broadway roles resulted in his starring as Jack Johnson in "The Great White Hope". Richard's life would change forever when he

Read more
Download PDF DOWNLOAD PDF
Get Code GET CODE

Tune in

Friday at 10 AM Pacific Time/1 PM Eastern Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel
LISTEN LIVE
EPISODE ON DEMAND
VIEW HOST PAGE
Questions? Comments?
Call In Live!
Toll Free: 1-866-472-5788
Intl: 001-480-398-1394

Featured Guest

Guest Image

Richard Roundtree

In the over 100 film and television projects that followed Richard had the opportunity to share the screen with a list of Hollywood's most legendary actors including Clint Eastwood, Peter O'Toole, David Niven, Laurence Olivier, in addition to Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, and Brad Pitt. On television he has been a series regular on several hit shows where he has garnered an NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Series, and a Peabody Award for his narration of the PBS documentary "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow". Richard was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Kathryn and John Roundtree. An advocate in the fight against breast cancer and a 25-year male breast cancer su
Read more

Share This Episode

facebook Share On Facebook
twitter Share On Twitter
Linkedin Share On LinkedIn
Share Email Share this E-mail
https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/3979/whats-hot-harlemamerica-with-g-keith-alexander 28/03/2024 03:00 28/03/2024 04:00 What’s Hot! HarlemAmerica with G. Keith Alexander https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/3979/whats-hot-harlemamerica-with-g-keith-alexander Richard Roundtree's iconic career began while attending Southern Illinois University where he was on a football scholarship. After being spotted Richard signed with Johnson Publications to model in their Ebony Fashion Fair, touring 79 cities in 90 days. But rather than returning to school, Roundtree headed off to his home state of New York to begin acting lessons. He soon was asked to become a member of New York's acclaimed Negro Ensemble Company. A succession of Off-Broadway roles resulted in his starring as Jack Johnson in "The Great White Hope". Richard's life would change forever when he was cast in the role of private detective John Shaft in the legendary "Shaft" movie franchise. This film immediately thrust Richard into the international spotlight, not only making him a worldwide household name but one of Hollywood's hottest young actors. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY Add to Calendar
Email Host Email the Host

Connect with VoiceAmerica

Download our mobile apps
App store Google play Blackberry store
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Social Media
presspass-banner