Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection
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Interviewer
Andy Huse, Jill Witecki
Publication Date
Summer 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, historical theaters, historical theatre preservations, Capitol Theatre, multiplex, manager, film, history, document, programming, newspapers.com, Letterboxd, Turner Classic Movies, Paramount, Publix Theatres, Jazz Singer (1927), Gone with the Wind (1939), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), James DeFord, Dr. Janna Jones.
Extent
00:48:49, 28-page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.), Clearwater (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral history
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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