Radio

His courage made them champions.

Radio — Plot

In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.

• Release date
• October 24, 2003
• Runtime
• 109 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Michael Tollin

Radio — Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr. Radio Ed Harris Coach Jones Alfre Woodard Principal Daniels S. Epatha Merkerson Maggie Debra Winger Linda Jones Chris Mulkey Frank Sarah Drew Mary Helen Jones Brent Sexton Honeycutt