Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection
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Interviewer
Andy Huse and Jill Witecki
Publication Date
2024
Date
2024-03-08
Abstract
Joey Hager, Box Office and Operations Manager at the Tampa Theatre, describes his work at the theater and recalls his upbringing in Clearwater. Hager mentions the beginnings of his love of film and theaters. He recounts his early work at multiplexes and explains how he became involved with the Tampa Theatre, feeling that he was the perfect fit for the job. Hager also highlights his work as an archivist at the theater, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a log of past movies to better plan the theater’s future programming.
Keywords
Tampa Theatre, Historic theaters, Theaters--Conservation and preservation, Historic preservation, Capitol Theatre (Clearwater Fla.), Multiplex theaters, Motion picture theater managers, Motion picture film, Theater programs, Turner Classic Movies, Paramount Pictures Inc., Jazz Singer (Motion picture : 1927), Gone with the Wind (Motion picture : 1939), James DeFord, Janna Jones
Extent
00:48:49; 28 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.); Clearwater (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
tampa-theatre-ohp-hager-joey
Recommended Citation
Hager, Joey, "Joey Hager Oral History Interview" (2024). Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection. 28.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/28
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