Advanced TV Herstory TV Writer April Smith on Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey and Storytelling (Season 3, Episode 25)
Podcast Episode | Biography, History, Talk-Show

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TV Writer April Smith on Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey and Storytelling (Season 3, Episode 25)

Podcast Episode | Biography, History, Talk-Show

Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams welcomes TV writer April Smith to Advanced TV Herstory to explore storytelling from a woman's point of view - side by side with men in the writers' room. TV writer-turned-novelist April Smith shares her television...See moreHost Cynthia Bemis Abrams welcomes TV writer April Smith to Advanced TV Herstory to explore storytelling from a woman's point of view - side by side with men in the writers' room. TV writer-turned-novelist April Smith shares her television journey from Lou Grant and Cagney and Lacey to Chicago Hope, and how her work has been recognized. Smith's story is one of persistence, vision and creative grit, as she wrote across genres and decades with unmistakable voice. The conversation dives into Smith's rise through Hollywood's male-dominated writing rooms; Emmy-winning work on Lou Grant and dramatic arcs for Cagney and Lacey; how women's voices shaped TV's most powerful characters; Smith's transition into writing thrillers and historical fiction; the balance of professional storytelling and political commentary; reflections on character-driven drama and timeless storytelling lessons. See less