Sundance Channel Airs A Prairie Home Companion Movie
If you've been wanting to see Robert Altman's last film, A Prairie Home Companion, with yours truly - Tim Russell as Al, the Stage Manager - oh yeah, and of course, the fabulous Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Lily Tomlin,...
Lives of the Cowboys Audio from June 5th Prairie Home Companion Show
Tim Russell on Facebook
My thanks to my fans on Facebook who asked me to continue reviewing movies and providing them with entertainment news after I left WCCO Radio. In response to their requests, I've created RusselReviews.com. Stay tuned for movie, theater and entertainment reviews and...
Tim Russell Blazes a Trail with Video Demo Reel
In the voice-over world there has been a constant evolution of ways to display your talents for potential clients. Reel-to-reel demos in the 60's became cassettes in the 70's, and eventually morphed into digital demos, like mp3's, most recently. Tim decided to...
"A Behanding" is Something to behold
I'm in New York City for an unbelievably packed "A Prairie Home Companion" at the Town Hall. Kristin Chenowith, Debra Monk, Rob Fisher, Heather Masse, and a young star to be, Kate Beahen. Friday night we wrapped rehearsal at 7pm, so I went to the TKTS Booth on 47th...
Tim Russell Leaves CBS and WCCO Radio
After 33 years of working for WCCO radio stations, I have decided to accept a generous Buyout Option from CBS. As is usually the case in radio, the station decides on the exit procedure, so I was told after filling in for Dave Lee on "The Morning News" last Friday, it...
March Madness
It's been a mad March for Tim and Sue. We wrap a month of no snow in March for the Twin Cities for the first time in history. We visited the Western Caribbean with another Prairie Home Companion Cruise, a chance to commune with some amazing fans of Garrison Keillor...
Tim Russell Voices Today's 30th Most Watched Youtube Video
In addition to appearing on "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor, I enjoy working as a voice talent for television and radio ads. In this video, I am the voiceover narrator for Vitamin Water's television commercial: "Steve Nash is the Most Ridiculous Man...
Tim Russell's 2010 Oscar Predictions
These are my predictions for the Academy Awards 2010, as Entertainment Editor for WCCO Radio I see over 120 films a year. this was a very good year at the movies, congratulations to all the nominees. These predictions may explain my lack of success at cards and horse...
Cinecast of A Prairie Home Companion | February 4, 2010
On Thursday, February 4, 2010, a performance of A Prairie Home Companion at the Fitz will be beamed live and in high-definition to over 500 movie theaters in the United States and Canada.
Tim Russell’s Top 10 (Plus Some More) Movies of 2009
Plus My Meryl Streep Moment My day job is Entertainment Editor for CBS owned WCCO Radio (am830) in Minneapolis, which means I see over 120 films a year and talk about them on "The Morning News With Dave Lee", every Monday through Friday, twice an hour, from 5 to 9 am...
The Blizzard and Backstage in New York city
Tim Russell and Sue Scott were joined by Norah Jones and Martin Sheen, along with singer Madeleine Peyroux, this week on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" at The Town Hall on W. 43rd in Times Square in New York City. The "Blizzard of 09" hit just after the...
Behind the Scenes with Tim Russell on the Coen Brothers’ “A Serious Man”
There's a new Behind the Scenes Featurette on the making of the new Coen Brothers' movie "A Serious Man." For some reason, my scene as "Detective #1" is featured at the 1:52 to 2:08 mark of the 3 minute, 21 second video. I had no idea they were filming it that day,...
Tim Russell is in the new Coen Brothers movie, “A Serious Man”
Be sure to see the new Coen Brothers movie, "A Serious Man". It's very provocative and FUNNY, real Oscar material, in spite of my appearance as "Detective 1." I show up at Larry Gopnick's (the lead character) door a little over an hour into the film, with a warning...
Harry Smith-CBS "Early Morning Show"-Radio Actor
This past weekend Harry Smith of the CBS "Early Morning Show" joined the "Royal Academy Of Radio Acting" for a night. He performed flawlessly in "The Lives of the Cowboys", even warbling a cowboy tune. He also negotiated through a script replete with tongue twisters...
A Prairie Home Companion Begins New Season
We started a new season of “A Prairie Home Companion” this Saturday an amazing performance by Garrison Keillor. Just three weeks after suffering a “minor” stroke he was in charge and in control, both for the first show, and the street dance, which traditionally...
Live (on tape) From the Greek Theater in Los Angeles
We were joined by our old friend Martin Sheen for a couple of scripts in last Friday's taping of "A Prairie Home Companion" at The Greek Theater in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. It was a great show musically with Sheryl Crow , her guitarist, and the The Guys All-Star...
The Summer PHC Tour is Underway
We made our annual Memorial Day appearance at Wolftrap National Center for the Performing Arts near Washingtom DC this past weekend, a terrific tume to be in the Nation's Capitol. This was the opening weekend for this venerable venue and it marks the start of the "A...
Brad Paisley at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
"A Prairie Home Companion" played the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville last weekend with guests Brad Paisley and the Sam Bush Band. Brad and Sam are incredible musicians and the audience got a chance to see them strut their stuff on their iwn and with The Guys...
A Hot Time in Connecticut
A Prairie Home Companion went to Waterbury, CT last weekend featuring Arlo Guthrie and his talented band. The temperature reached a record High of 86! The Palace Theater is an amazing renovated 1920's movie palace with a new backstage, a very nice venue. Waterbury is...
NYC, It's a Wrap!
We just finished our run at The Town Hall in New York City. What a show! Elvis Costello and Tom Snow as our special guests, along with one of our favorite people, Heather Masse. Elvis was terrific in our "Guy Noir" and "Lives of the Cowboys" scripts.Be sure to listen...
New York, New York, It's A Heckuva Town
Prairie Home Companion is back at The Town Hall for a three week run. Last week we enjoyed meeting the talented Wynton Marsalis, who joined us in a Guy Noir script. He's a magnificent musician and the crowd loved hearing his Quintet. Our other guest is the wonderful...
On the road with again PHC
I had my maiden voyage last weekend with crutches on a flight to Appleton, WI to do "A Prairie Home Companion" at their beautiful Performing Arts Center. My foot responded by swelling like a Johnsonville Brat with 5 fat sausage toes attached. fortunately we stayed at...
Tim Russell: Hallway Terror
Dave Lee is WCCO radio's new cinematic auteur, he created this Oscar worthy live action short demonstrating my new skills with the "Knee-Walker". Cue Darth Vader:"Luke Knee-Walker, I am your father." httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0x8bDLpVcY&feature=player_embeddedv
Back In The Saddle
Today was my first day back to work as Entertainment Editor at WCCO Radio. I'm still not comfortable trying to drive, so Judy had to endure the 4 am wake-up to drive me to work. I used my "knee-walker" to scoot around since I'm still Non-weight bearing on my broken...
Light at the end of the tunnel
I had hoped to be with you Liiiiive! ( OK, I'm hooked on "Dancing with the Stars") on WCCO, Monday the 16th, and this weekend on "A Prairie Home Companion" at the State Theater In Minneapolis, but when I made the announcement about returning to work one week after...
Prostate Surgery (Where's my Karma?)
Monday, March 9th, I had prostate surgery. The February 9th ankle surgery triggered a urine retention crisis that resulted in the Urologist recommendation that the time had come to deal with my BPH (Benign Prostate Hyperplasia). They had hoped to do a Laser procedure...
Broken Ankle Update
Complications I had a first look at my ankle repair on Monday when they opened up my original splint, it looks like Frankenstein’s neck, neatly stitched on both sides, no bolts sticking out but more screws than I thought., 9 in all, plus the plate on the outside of...
Tim Russell Has a Broken Ankle
I had a nasty slip on the ice taking the garbage out before work at my day job ( as Entertainment Editor for "The Morning News with Dave Lee", 5-9 am on WCCO Radio). I was walking back up the driveway my right leg slipped out from under me and my left foot, was...
Tim Russell’s Oscar Blog
Oscar Hats off to the Academy for putting together a very entertaining show last night. Hugh Jackman proved to be a great pick as host, kicking things off at 7:3o with a recession shaped musical tribute to the 2009 nominated movies, and later anchoring an...