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On Film
On Film

Farewell Drew

By Charles Horak III,
Sam Cassiano
Published January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM MST
creativElPaso

Host Charles Horak welcomes El Paso film commissioner Drew Mayer-Oakes.

Drew Mayer-Oakes served as film commissioner at the El Paso, Texas Film & Creative Industries Commission, after eleven years as director at the San Antonio Film Commission. He is leaving for Corpus Christi Texas. He leaves with an impressive résumé, which includes his work on the Oscar nominated film, one battle after another.

This program originally aired on January 17, 2026.

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Charles Horak III
Since 2004, Charles Horak has been the host of the long-running radio program, On Film, creating more than 1,000 programs dedicated to film reviews, filmmaker interviews and discussions of cinema history and industry advancement. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association and board member of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image.
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Sam Cassiano
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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