Radio (2003) is based on Gary Smith's 1996 article titled Someone Can Lean on for Sports Illustrated. It's an inspiring tale about Coach Jones, who meets a boy suffering from mental disability. They ...

James "Radio" Kennedy, a man with an intellectual disability who befriended a high school football team in South Carolina and was the inspiration for the 2003 film "Radio," died Sunday morning, former ...

Cuba Gooding Jr., left, with James "Radio" Kennedy during production of the 2003 film based on Kennedy's life story. Snap Stills/Shutterstock James “Radio” Kennedy, the South Carolina high school ...

This movie trailer for Radio features footage of stars Cuba Gooding Jr., who plays a mentally challenged man, and Ed Harris, who plays a football coach in a small Southern town.