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‘Opie’ Visits The North Carolina Coast and Gushes About His Experience

Actor/director Ron Howard visited the North Carolina coast and apparently he had the time of his life.  You probably remember him as “Opie” from The Andy Griffith show.  That is…

LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 24: Director Ron Howard attends the Los Angeles Premiere Screening of National Geographics ‘Genius’ the Fox Theater on April 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California….

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Actor/director Ron Howard visited the North Carolina coast and apparently he had the time of his life.  You probably remember him as "Opie" from The Andy Griffith show.  That is where he got his first big start.  He went on to play "Richie Cunningham" in Happy Days as well as many other roles.  Now he is one of Hollywood's biggest movie producers and directors.  And he took his vacation in our home state.

Manteo is where Andy Griffith spent his last years.  And he told his friend all about how beautiful it is and how great the fishing is and how nice the people are. Ron and his wife spent a little time at a place called "Burris House", his expectations were met and then some.

To learn more about Ron Howard's North Carolina coast adventures check out all the details here.

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Here is a fun fact.  So I was actually directed by Ron Howard in a movie called "ED TV".  This is how that happened:  I was in a taping of the Jay Leno Show back in the late nineties.  I was sent there by the radio station on a press junket and I just happened to be in the audience when Ron Howard was filming part of Ed TV there.

Long story short, I was an accidental extra in the movie playing an audience member when they filmed a scene with Matthew McConaughey being "interviewed" by Jay Leno for the film.  Ron Howard was so kind, so patient and so grateful to those of us who had no idea we would be extras in a movie that day.  Cool huh?

Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.