Terror at Collinwood Episode 64: Frid’s Girl Friday with Elena Nacanther
As a teenager, Elena Nacanther was one of the devoted Studio Kids who used to hang out at the ABC TV-16 studio during the original run of Dark Shadows. Along with her friend and fellow “Frid Girl” Valerie, Elena volunteered as Jonathan Frid’s personal assistant while Dark Shadows was on the air. Elena later went on to become a successful New York radio producer and director in the city’s #1 market. She remained friends with Jonathan for the rest of his life. Elena visits Terror at Collinwood to share her memories of Jonathan Frid and of being a studio kid in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Other topics of conversation include: Elena and Valerie becoming Jonathan Frid’s assistants, visiting the Collinwood set, Jonathan’s fan mail parties, surprising Grayson Hall, protesting the cancellation of DS, some insight into the reasons Bramwell Collins was created for the show, and much more! NOTE: The YouTube version of this episode features many rare photos from Elena’s personal collection!
Download or listen to the AUDIO version of the podcast below. Watch the VIDEO version of this episode on YouTube to see many rare photos shared by Elena. And be sure to subscribe to Terror at Collinwood: A Dark Shadows Podcast via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, OverCast or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Opening theme – ‘Surfing the Shadows’ (surf rock version of Bob Cobert’s DS theme) by Johnny D & The Moonlighters