Showtime Sets Trailer for Sonny Liston Documentary

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Showtime Sports has released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming documentary film, Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston, premiering Nov. 15. 

The documentary follows the controversial life of Liston, the former heavyweight boxing champion, through conversations with luminaries, historians and some of Liston’s closest friends and family. Pariah chronicles the rise and precipitous fall of one of the most vilified and misunderstood sports champions of all time, according to the network. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.