There always seems to be an Akron connection. The latest is revealed by Rich Heldenfels in the lead item of HeldenFiles on page A2 on the Sunday’s Beacon Journal.
The Akron connection comes in an episode of Prison Break on Fox at 8 p.m. on Monday. Karyn Usher, the writer producer, is a former Akron resident and daughter of Brian Usher, a Beacon Journal, reporter and columnist from 1975 to 1984 when he became press secretary to then-Gov. Richard Celeste. He currently operates his own public relations firm in Columbus.
His daughter was involved in film production in Cleveland before going to Hollywood.
St. Thomas Hospital is included in the episode. The hospital was a pioneer in the treatment of alcoholics thanks in Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Dr. Bob and Sister Ignatia Gavin. The episode, however, was shot in the Dallas area.
“I don’t know how much it looks like the actual hospital,” Usher said.
Her father, incidentally was co-editor of Ohio Politics, with Alexander P. Lamis, an associate professor of political science at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The book, first published in 1994 and revised in 2006, is a comprehensive survey of the state’s post–World War II politics. It is a collaborative effort by a team of journalists and political scientists,
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