Plaza Classic Podcast: Plaza Classic Podcast 1: Welcome, Intro, Rocky Horror

Welcome to The Plaza Classic Podcast! The brand-new podcast pulls back the curtain on the El Paso Community Foundation's annual Plaza Classic Film Festival.

Hosted by PCFF’s Program Advisory Committee members, KVIA News anchor Stephanie Valle and El Paso Community College Mass Communications Professor Lisa Elliott, the podcast will be released each week through the festival, which runs July 18-28, 2024.

Program Director Doug Pullen joins the hosts to talk about the festival's origins, what's in store for 17th annual festival, including the return of the fan favorite Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Doug Pullen is in his 11th year as the program director for the El Paso Community Foundation and its highly popular Plaza Classic Film Festival, which celebrates its 17th anniversary July 18-28, 2024 ,in and around the historic, restored Plaza Theatre in El Paso, TX. Born in Maine, he is an Eastwood High School and Texas Tech University graduate who worked nearly 40 years as a music critic, movie critic and arts and entertainment writer for newspapers in Texas and Michigan, where he covered the Detroit music scene for nearly 20 years.