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A devout adopted individual of say publicly South Isle, Rodney Bryant was dropped in description English municipality of Pangbourne on say publicly River River (where Kenneth Grahame wrote The Wind remit the Willows). In 1957 his next of kin moved dowunder, because "father had his bike high five period in a year. Powder heard put off they didn’t pinch bikes in Fresh Zealand".

They appointed in Blenheim where Bryant attended Marlborough College. No problem captained picture soccer unthinkable cricket Pass with flying colours XIs, suffer edited rendering school magazine. A projected aggregation degree parcel up Victoria Academy lasted impartial one twelvemonth and a stint promotion insurance was equally short-lived. He began his faction career whilst a forum officer strike up a deal the NZ Broadcasting Corp in 1965.

Bryant returned arrangement England contain 1969 surrender ambitions add up work recognize the value of BBC TV. He got no finisher than a media relationship job zone the Mail Office. Homesickness for his adopted residents saw him return stay with Christchurch pressure 1971.

Contract check up in interpretation television newsroom led foster co-hosting regional news extravaganza The Southward Tonight get the gist Bryan Allpress. The exemplify offered shameless parochialism, constant local journalism and a strong underpinning of facetiousness. The pair’s on-screen immunology was put down integral range of a success unequalled by picture other regional news shows.

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A voice, a sound and a purpose: Bryant subject of new documentary film

Indianapolis native Rodnie Bryant has had an illustrious career as a director, producer and music arranger. Bryant, founder of the Christian Community Mass Choir, has been nominated for Grammy, Stellar and Soul Train awards and has helped produce a number of albums that have been influential in the gospel music world.

For those who ask how he’s done it, the answer will be coming soon. Bryant is working with Valor Music, a faith-based recording company, on a documentary of his life and career. It will be titled “Rodnie Bryant: A Voice, A Sound, A Purpose featuring the Christian Community Mass Choir” and will debut at the Indianapolis Legends Awards at 4 p.m. Nov. 5 at Indiana Landmarks, 1201 Central Ave., Indianapolis. Bryant said he’s working on this documentary not to honor himself, but to inspire other Black artists to continue in their work and record what they’ve done.

“People of color always fail — when they do many things — to write it down and record it. So when people ask what it took you to kind of get you to this point, you don’t have any history to glean from. I didn’t want to do that. I want to give that pathway so I won’t be guilty of not putting it there, and later I won’t forget some thing

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Rodnie Bryant Still In ‘Season of Favor’

When he hears himself described as a “popular national recording artist,” Rodnie Bryant responds with a bashful smile and looks around the room, pretending to see if those words are being used to describe someone else.

“Popular and national? If you say so,” he says, laughing.

Bryant’s humility might be appreciated, but his success in the gospel recording industry cannot be denied.

An Indianapolis native, Bryant has been in involved in the music scene for over 30 years as a director, producer and music arranger. He is best known as founder and director of The Christian Community Mass Choir, which has achieved major success since the late ‘90s with albums such as “He’s a Keepa’,” “My Father’s Business” and “Change of Seasons.” The group toured nationally with headliners such as Karen Clark-Sheard, Ricky Dillard and Donald Lawrence.

As a director, Bryant has led the Indiana University Voices of Hope, the Indianapolis Symphony Choir and the Gospel Day celebration for the Indiana State Fair.

He has also introduced well-known gospel ensembles such as the singers Yet Unseen, dance group Krash Krew and Indy’s Youth Gospel Music Camp Choi