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When producer/director Jerry Williams launched his website “Tales from the Grips” in 1997, there was not even a word for what he was doing. Updated weekly, TVJerry was Williams’ answer to the closing of the local chapter of the International Television Association (ITVA), which left many in the industry with few ways to keep in touch or network.
“The region is a good audience because they’re the ones that the news is about and by,” explains Williams. “I do get regular readership from former Richmonders who want to stay in touch with the scene here.”
With more than 1,000 readers weekly, the site offers both an inside scoop on the film and television scene--like the HBO “John Adams” project---as well as a weekly round-up of job listings and movie reviews. You don’t have to be a grip to take advantage of the inside-scoop offered through both the job listings and the daily posts.