2024 ACB Audio Description Awards Gala Pre-Show / Preview

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Tabitha Kenlon reveals the fourth Audio Description Awards Gala has more awards than ever, including a new 'Total Access' category.

The episode begins as a preview for the 2024 Audio Description Awards Gala, hosted by ACB staff Claire Stanley and Swartha Anandakumar. They introduce Tabitha Kenlon, the Audio Description Project Coordinator, who explains this is the fourth annual gala and it features more award categories than previous years, including a new 'Total Access' award. The gala will stream on November 14th at 7:30 PM Eastern on ACB Media, YouTube, Peacock, and the ACB community platform. The hosts are Marilee Talkington, returning from last year, and new co-host Allie B. Gorey. Tabitha provides a clear definition of audio description as descriptive narration for visual elements in media. Allie B. Gorey introduces herself as a low-vision actor, tap dancer, and educator from Birmingham, Alabama, who was connected to the gala through Marilee Talkington. She shares her personal story of feeling isolated as a blind actor before meeting Marilee. The conversation details the filming process at 30 Rockefeller Center, including hair and makeup, working with producer Doug Roland, and the challenge of filming segments out of order. They mention a special guest, presenter Rebecca Alexander. The episode emphasizes the collaborative and supportive atmosphere during filming, with technical director Louisa adapting cues for the low-vision hosts. Tabitha reiterates the gala's accessibility: it will have open audio description, captions by VITAC, Spanish dubbing by DeCapta, and ASL interpretation by Bridge Multimedia. The episode concludes with a reminder to visit ADAwardsGala.org for more information and to donate.

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A conversational gala preview that treats audio description as working infrastructure.

This conversational preview keeps its attention on the Audio Description Awards Gala, with Claire Stanley and Swartha Anandakumar in conversation with Tabitha Kenlan and Ali B. Ghori about the gala, the ADP, and the work that supports it.

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