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It's Movie Time Oct 30, '20 The Shawshank Redemption (Repeat)

John and daughter Courtney revisit their broadcast from April, when the pandemic was in an early stage and The Shawshank Redemption an inspired antidote. Little did they know Covid-19 would be returning everyday for over a half year and still going strong.

Film reviewed: The Shawshank Redemotion

by host John DeSando and guest, Courtney DeSando

It’s Movie Time has won numerous national awards including LA Press Club, MarCom, Communicator, Hermes, and Silver Microphone honors.

John DeSando, a Los Angeles Press Club first-place winner for National Entertainment Journalism, is also host of WCBE’s Cinema Classics. Contact him at JohnDeSando62@gmail.com

Courtney DeSando, a former scout and trainer for Miss USA, works for K Hovnanian Homes.

The 5 min. NPR show:

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John DeSando holds a BA from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in English from The University of Arizona. He served several universities as a professor, dean, and academic vice president. He has been producing and broadcasting as a film critic on It’s Movie Time and Cinema Classics for more than two decades. DeSando received the Los Angeles Press Club's first-place honors for national entertainment journalism.