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First Person: Peter Coyote

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Marin resident Peter Coyote may be best-known as an actor, film narrator and voice of the Academy Awards. But Coyote was also a major countercultural figure during the 1960s, a former chair of the California State Arts Council and a published author.

We talk to Coyote about his life and career as part of our First Person series on the leaders, innovators and other compelling characters that make the Bay Area unique.

Guests:

Peter Coyote, actor, voice-over artist, author, director and screenwriter

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