I was very happy to work with Richard at KCET on dozens of projects, also on several projects with World Vision and the Russ Reid Company which took us literally around the world, and especially on the Charles Bukowski documentary for PBS.   I was saddened to get the news of his passing 3 years late and that it’s.been 2 decades since we’ve spoken. 

I am so privileged to have worked with Richard for many years. We spent countless hours together creating spots and hour-long shows for St. Jude and World Vision. As we creatives do, we would debate the pros and cons of each image and the message we felt was the most heartfelt and compelling. In between we would talk about our families, and how they were doing. He was so proud of his boys and of course, Kristn.  

Richard was the one who taught me how to work in the field—sometimes in very dangerous places, like Rwanda right after the holocaust. He was wonderful with the children who had lost or were separated from their parents in the fighting, taking care to sit with them and showing them how the camera worked, so they wouldn't be afraid. But one young girl started screaming when she saw the boom, which was intended to give her space from the camera. Of course, he stopped right away. That's when we learned that she had been cut by a knife at the top of her head. He helped calm her down, and even got a smile, but he felt terrible. One of the very touching thing about Richard was that he truly loved to work with kids, and they loved him.

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Richard Bates Davies

20 May, 1947 – 27 January, 2018

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