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Geidner: ‘Goodnight with Dolly’ Off to Great Start

April 9, 2020 by

With Dolly Parton’s new 10-week bedtime-story series Goodnight with Dolly under way, the honorary UT alumna is doing her part to comfort kids all over the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to Associate Professor of Journalism and Electronic Media Nick Geidner, who produced and directed the documentary film The Library That Dolly Built. […]

Filed Under: Faculty News, Featured Story, News Tagged With: Dolly Parton, Imagination Library, Journalism and Electronic Media, Land Grant Films, Nick Geidner

Dolly Parton to Read Bedtime Stories, UT Film Premiere Rescheduled

April 2, 2020 by

As the COVID-19 lockdown has millions staying at home, country music legend Dolly Parton will help kids get ready to sleep by reading them a children’s book online at bedtime. The series, Goodnight with Dolly, will air once a week beginning April 2. The project is a response to the delayed premiere of The Library […]

Filed Under: Events, Featured Story, News Tagged With: Dolly Parton, Land Grant Films, Nick Geidner, The Library That Dolly Built

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Dolly Parton Film by Land Grant Films to Debut Nationally April 2

March 4, 2020 by

The Library That Dolly Built, a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, student-driven film and documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, will premiere April 2 in New York City and be screened in theaters across the nation. Associate Professor of Journalism and Electronic Media Nick Geidner is the director and producer of the film, which was crewed […]

Filed Under: Faculty News, Featured Story, News, Student News Tagged With: Abby Bower, Brock Zych, documentary, Dolly Parton, Journalism and Electronic Media, Land Grant Films, Nick Geidner

Students in DC for Imagination Library’s 100 Millionth Book Celebration

February 27, 2018 by CCI

Six students and a faculty member from the School of Journalism and Electronic Media were in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 as the Dollywood Foundation and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library celebrated the presentation of their 100 millionth book at the Library of Congress. The College of Communication and Information contingent was there […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Dolly Parton, Imagination Library, Land Grant Films

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