Bringing Arkansas's Stories & Characters to Life With Larry Foley
Lecture (1 session) | Registration opens Sunday, August 16, 2026 2:00 PM
Larry Foley, University of Arkansas Professor Emeritus, has been producing stories about Arkansas for 50-years. In this 3-hour interactive presentation, he will show segments of some of his favorite films and most compelling characters, from a baptism on the Buffalo River, to a death-bed reenactment with Judge Isaac Parker, the Hangin' Judge. Foley will wax about narrators he has used, places he has filmed, and the techniques he employs to bring history to life.
Lunch will be provided and is included in the cost of the program.
This program will meet in person at OLLI Headquarters (HQ), located at 481 S. Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72704. Please read your class reminder email for the exact room location.
Class changes occasionally happen; please watch for (and read) announcements or emails from OLLI regarding your class.
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Larry Foley
Veteran broadcast journalist, educator and documentary filmmaker Larry Foley is professor and chair of the School of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Arkansas. In 2017, he was inducted into the Mid America Emmy Silver Circle for a distinguished career invested in teaching, reporting, writing, producing and directing stories, mostly about his beloved home state of Arkansas. Foley was honored because he personifies the spirit of innovation, passion, creativity and commitment that are hallmarks of excellence in television arts and sciences.
Foley’s films have earned seven Mid America Emmys from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and 19 Emmy nominations in writing, journalistic enterprise, history, cultural history, special program and community service. His films have also received four Best of Festival of Media Arts awards from the international Broadcast Education Association. He is founder of the University of Arkansas campus TV station, UATV.