L. Kent Bates on working with Cinemafex
Channel: Cinemafex
Date: 2015-08-19

Our great friend and collaborator L. Kent Bates talks about his experience working with Matt and Russ Judkins, founders of Cinemafex. 

Bates lent his voice as narrator to Cinemafex's debut feature-length film, Champions of the West, which was produced by Matt Judkins and written by frequent Cinemafex collaborator David Rodeback.

Bates is a 19-year television news veteran and spent most of his career as an evening news anchor for NBC affiliate KARK in Arkansas, and Gannett affiliate WFMY in North Carolina. 

He brought national recognition to KARK in 2001 during the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, leading the news team from New York to be the first to report on Arkansas victims of the attack.  His writing for WFMY news broadcasts won the station a "Best of Television" award in 2008.