From Writer & Co-Executive Producer, Kathleen McGhee Anderson, 6 part mini series on Mandela, Madiba, is scheduled to debut at London’s CL from Dynamic Television this November.
Los Angeles Sentinel: A Pioneer on the Television Frontier
Written by Chelsea Battle In television writing circles, there is probably no higher aspiration than to have a million no’s to a script finally become a yes. Thus were the humble beginnings of multifaceted executive television writer, producer, and playwright Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, who after over two decades of creating extraordinary work is being honored at … Continue Reading
KCBS: Celebrate 5 Of LA’s Most Influential Women
March is Women’s History Month, and this year’s theme is “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” The United States certainly has a great share of inspiring women of this sort. Through the years, this country has been transformed by the energy and the hard work of females who … Continue Reading
Nice Girls TV: Women Behind The Scenes
Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Writer-Producer Kathleen McGhee-Anderson. In the 1980’s, Kathleen worked as a writer on such shows as Little House on the Prairie, Webster, Gimme a Break!, 227 and Amen. Moving into the 1990’s, she worked as a writer on The Cosby Show in 1991 and then a few … Continue Reading
Vineyard Gazette: Mojo Is Knowing When to Stay, When to Let Go of a Love Lost
by Holly Nadler Remember that old 1950s TV show that posed the question, “Can this marriage be saved?” presenting his story, her story and a wrap-up by an expert? Most marriages hit rough spots, and when the subjects share their gripes, the listener find himself or herself silently asking the above question. In 5 Mojo … Continue Reading
Martha’s Vineyard Times: 5 Mojo Secrets
“5 Mojo Secrets” at The Vineyard Playhouse By Gwyn McAllister August 30, 2011 One wouldn’t expect a drama about divorce to be a feel-good story, but playwright Kathleen McGhee-Anderson has managed to pull off that feat with “5 Mojo Secrets,” the final entry in The Vineyard Playhouse’s Festival of African-American Music and Theater. Audience members … Continue Reading
The Crisis Magazine: Lincoln Heights
Prepare for future by looking at past By Deborah Douglas Winter 2010 In a TV landscape lacking meaningful Black images, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson and her cast shine a welcome light. Click through the television channels, and—still —very little Black and Brown and good is going on after all the study, protest and time wasted in front … Continue Reading
WGA West: A New Home in the Old Neighborhood
by Shira Gotshalk Throughout her varied writing career, Lincoln Heights showrunner Kathleen McGhee-Anderson has explored the many-splendored facets of families on television, from the outrageously funny and tragic to the everyday mundane. With her latest effort, McGhee-Anderson, whose credits include Benson, Charles in Charge, Touched by an Angel, and Soul Food, is again focused on … Continue Reading
New York Post: Soulful ‘Lincoln’ Hits The Heights
By ADAM BUCKMAN Finally, someone’s making a family drama for television that actually stands for something. That someone is a producer/writer named Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, who is an executive producer (along with Kevin Hooks) of “Lincoln Heights,” premiering this week on ABC Family. A native of Detroit who was educated at Spelman College and Columbia (where … Continue Reading
TimeOff: Spark of Life
By: Jillian Kalonick , TimeOFF The Genesis Festival of New Voices returns to Crossroads Theatre Company. The answer to that familiar icebreaker question — if you could have dinner with anyone from history, living or dead, who would it be? — has long been an easy one for playwright Kathleen McGhee-Anderson. In her work-in-progress, The … Continue Reading
