‘The B1G Story: George Taliaferro,’ co-directed by Weaver, airs Tuesday
“The B1G Story: George Taliaferro,” a film co-directed by adjunct instructor Kevin Weaver, will air at 8 p.m. today on the Big Ten Network.
Taliaferro, who played for the IU football team in the 1940s, was a trailblazer on and off the field. He was the first African-American drafted into the NFL and was also pivotal in helping to de-segregate Bloomington.
A production of Blueline, the principal crew are all Media School alumni and/or adjunct instructors:
- Kevin Weaver, BA’09, producer/director/editor
- Tucker Gragg, BA’12, producer/director
- Matt Dillman, BA’14, director of photography
- Ben Frazier, BA’13, sound recordist/editor
- Evelyn Rehrey, BA’17, assistant camera
- Byron Wolter, adjunct instructor, gaffer
- Peder Piering, BA’21, assistant editor