ABOUT

Dick Biondi’s amazing radio career spans over 6 decades, including the birth of American Rock & Roll and the evolution of Pop music. Known as The Screamer, the Big Noise from Buffalo, and The Wild I-Tralian, Dick Biondi holds the distinction of being the first disc jockey to play The Beatles on American radio. He introduced The Beatles and the Rolling Stones in concert, and helped many new artists along the road to stardom. Known by some as the world’s greatest disc jockey, Dick’s story is an essential part of rock ‘n roll broadcast history, and is a story we at Reel Stories Productions LLC are dedicated to telling.

Reel Stories Productions LLC, is an independent production company based in Chicago, dedicated to art, music, and entertainment. Our mission is to present and promote creative expression through interviews, performances, and storytelling, and to produce stories with heart.

MEET THE TEAM

Pamela Enzweiler-Pulice – Producer and Director
Pamela Joy Pulice is an independent documentary filmmaker and the owner of Reel Stories Productions, LLC. Inspired by a special disc jockey who touched her young life in the sixties, Pam is currently producing and directing a documentary about the Wild I-Tralian, Dick Biondi.  Largely self-taught, she came late to filmmaking and found her passion.  Pam is a boomer who believes age can’t stop a woman on a mission — and her mission is to bring the Dick Biondi story to the screen for all to enjoy.

Pat Wisniewski - Co-Producer/Cinematographer

Pat is a two-time Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker that has produced and directed numerous films for PBS, including Everglades of the North: The Story of the Grand Kankakee Marsh (2013) and Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability. Both films aired nationally on PBS stations, one helped to create a National Wildlife Refuge and the other inspired an Act of Congress.

Stephanie Serna – Co-Producer/Cinematographer
Stephanie Serna received her MFA in Film and Writing from California Institute of the Arts and has been writer, cinematographer, director/producer on a handful of short narrative films, music videos and documentaries including “Welcome Home: The Extreme Behind the Makeover” (2009) — a behind-the-scenes documentary of the award-winning internationally syndicated TV show “Extreme Makeover Home Edition.” 

Steve Zagata - Cinematographer/Editor
Stephen Zagata is the creative director at Video Active Productions in Chicago. Since 1996 Steve has worked on a wide range of film and video productions as camera man, editor, lighting technician, audio specialist, Photoshop artist and writer.  Steve has worked internationally on a variety of documentaries and his work appears in many of The History Channel's most popular productions.

Tom Desch - Writer/Editor
Tom Desch wrote and directed An American Home which tells the story of the B. Harley Bradley House- a structure that helped launch the career of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The film garnered him a regional Emmy nomination for outstanding achievement in writing.  His role as producer/writer/editor on The Lively One, Shifting Sands, and Everglades of the North earned him two Emmy nominations. Tom lives in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood with his lovely wife Victoria, and his adorable, but lazy dog Mildred. 

Brian Kallies – Executive Consultant & Additional Editing
Brian Kallies is an Emmy award-winning independent documentary producer and editor. He has produced, directed and edited documentaries and docu-series for Showtime, Public Television, Tru-TV, WGN America, and the BBC. Brian's work has been praised by the NY Times, Hollywood Reporter, Roger Ebert, The Onion, and The Guardian. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife Tasia.

Joe Farina, Director of Communications and Marketing
Joe has been in the entertainment industry for 40 years starting when he would shadow his father, the late Dennis Farina, on various projects. Joe has many acting credits of his own including leading roles in the award winning shorts “Debt of the Heart” and “Strapped”. Joe enjoys spending time with his wife Heather and their two children. He is a diehard Bears and Cubs fan. He’s also a 1960’s rock music enthusiast.