As a small crowd filters into the Columbia City Theater on a gray May Tuesday, Tony Benton stands on the stage with a mic in one hand and a smoothie in the other, saying "one-two-one-two-one-two."
Volunteers and assistants yell back and forth as the moment they go live ticks closer — "One minute!" "Guys, we only have one camera going!" — but Benton exudes Zen.
In a cramped little studio in the next room, a community talk show is ending. An ad comes on for a Wednesday "dance-based walking program" for older adults or people with disabilities.
