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Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi(2009)

Name: Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi
Director: Phil Hoffman
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-01-01
Duration: 56 min
Cast: Ernie Anderson, Chuck Schodowski, Rich Heldenfels, Tom Feran

Ernie Anderson Chuck Schodowski Rich Heldenfels Tom Feran

For northeast Ohioans who grew up in this area in the 1960s, the new TV production Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi is an entertaining blast from the past. Ernie Anderson, who played Cleveland's counter-culture media celebrity Ghoulardi, hosted WJW-TV's late-night horror movies from 1963 to 1966 and was an incredible influence locally. The one-hour production premiered on Western Reserve PBS in 2009. It earned two Emmy Awards, for directing and editing for producer Phil Hoffman. Turn Blue is the work of award-winning producer/director Phil Hoffman, Ed.D., who also teaches radio and television courses at The University of Akron. It is the latest in a series of local history productions that Hoffman has created in cooperation with Western Reserve Public Media. The program has also aired on WGTE Public Media in Northeast Ohio.