Actor and Filmmaker Terry Carter has done it all. From being the first African American television news anchor to starring on Broadway, in TV and films (both in the United States and abroad), this talented actor and documentary film producer is always right on time! Battlestar Gallactica fans, tune in!
Our Season 2 premiere episode features hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh as they visit with stage and screen star Terry Carter. Fans of Battlestar Gallactica know him as Colonel Tigh. PBS viewers know his award-winning documentary, A Duke Named Ellington. Terry shares numerous stories from a lengthy career which includes roles on Broadway and even a history-making turn in the newsroom as the first African American news anchor when he was hired at WBZ-TV Boston.
Co-starring roles alongside Eartha Kitt, Vinie Burrows, Diahann Carrroll and Pam Grier leave Terry a lot to talk about. Tune in to discover the key to a lengthy and impressive career.
This episode originally aired on KBLA Talk 1580, Los Angeles.