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4 unusual facts about Up with People


Kurt Krakowian

After graduation Krakowian joined the touring group "Up with People" and toured 48 states and 13 countries.

Up with People

The film documents the troupe's history from its origins in the late 1950s within Moral Re-Armament and the Sing-Out groups, through its successful years of the 1980s and subsequent decline.

The roots of Up with People can be found in the Sing Out shows of Moral Re-Armament (MRA) in the mid-1960s.

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Some of the DJ's who worked there during the 1970s were, "Disco Joe Thompson", "Stubby King", Ken Hoff, Angie Fararri, Dean Paige, Rick Porter, Tom Rogers, Mark Benson, Mike McClain who was hired on January 31, 1977 at the age of 14, Keith McKervey, who left the radio station to pursue a position with the popular "Up with People", Ken Ciroli, Ray Rettger (A.K.A. Joe Emmeran)



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Pam Mark Hall

Then in 1967, PMH traveled with a national cast of Up With People, performing in a trio with motion picture star, Glenn Close.