# Looking for SI Article that Inspired the Movie "Radio"
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-si-article-that-inspired-the-movie-radio/202705
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 19, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-si-article-that-inspired-the-movie-radio/202705 "2003-09-19T23:20:05Z")
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### Author:  [@JohnW77707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnW77707)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-si-article-that-inspired-the-movie-radio/202705/1 "2003-09-19T23:20:05Z")
Apparently the upcoming film “Radio” is based on an article in Sports Illustrated by Gary Smith that appeared in the mid-1990s. Does anyone know where that article/story might be found on the web? I tried Googling a little with no success.
Thanks in advance.
John
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### Author:  [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-si-article-that-inspired-the-movie-radio/202705/2 "2003-09-19T23:45:27Z")
It might be this book, but I can’t be sure:
[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/087113814X/qid=1064015554/sr=1-2/ref=sr\_1\_2/103-3141199-4685422?v=glance](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/087113814X/qid=1064015554/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-3141199-4685422?v=glance)
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### Author:  [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-si-article-that-inspired-the-movie-radio/202705/3 "2003-09-20T00:06:31Z")
It might be in that book; if not, here’s a little more info:
Based Upon: The true story of James Robert Kennedy, AKA “Radio” and his relationship with coach Harold Jones of T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, SC, as depicted in a **1996** “Sports Illustrated” article by Gary Smith.
And Hanna High School’s web site: [http://hanna.anderson5.net/](http://hanna.anderson5.net/)
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### Author:  [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-si-article-that-inspired-the-movie-radio/202705/4 "2003-09-20T02:13:45Z")
**Nametag** is spot on.