November 3 & 4, 2000 - The Radio Music Awards Part I

Photo by RD Mathers

Photo by RD Mathers

Aside from the main theater, music, film and tv academies, award shows are really just a chance for stars to get adulation, TV producers to sell products and radio people to interview as many artists in one place as possible.

These functions have an event called “Radio Row” which is similar to the first week of college when all the clubs and greek organizations want you to join them.

In 2000 and 2001, ABC TV and Premier Radio Network put on an award show that was supposed to celebrate radio, The Radio Music Awards.  Not a lot people watched the show, but for those stations who paid to be nominated, it was a trip to Las Vegas for two days of boradcasts.

My job was to shoot stills of the interviews and re-cap what we did for Q1043.com.   Everything here was shot on a Sony digital camera.

Above, Rachel Hunter.  

Below, Tina Yothers.  Tina, who played Jennifer on Family Ties, had recently put together a band called Jaded and was plugging her new record.  

Photo by RD Mathers

Photo by RD Mathers

 

Below, Dweezil Zappa smiling.

Photo by RD Mathers

Photo by RD Mathers

 

Below, Lisa Loeb trying to get Dweezil Zappa’s Attention

Photo by RD Mathers

Photo by RD Mathers