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Sunday Nights At Seven

Mad — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:29:36 GMT

joan benny's book about her father jack, with excerpts from the memoir jack never finished. a lot of boring parts about what it was like being jack benny's daughter (exhaustive descriptions of her room, etc.), but still of interest to a jack benny fan.

includes this gem of a quote by jack benny:

There's a kind of bittersweet side to the sex game and if you can play it somewhere between broad farce on the one hand and tragedy on the other, you get a fine irony which reflects a true-to-life situation.

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Hey there -

kikopyeandi — Fri, 18 May 2007 22:21:45 GMT

I'm new to this tribe. I have a cousin coming to town who may be looking for work. He's gone to film school, worked in radio and has done script writing and screen writing and treatments, etc and is coming to California to see what he can do about his dreams. Any suggestions as to where to get started? He's going to be in the Bay Area for a while, as well as in SoCal.

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ON CD?

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:26:08 GMT

greetings tribe members

does anyone know a good source for OTR shows on CD?
thanks
LADY T

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Dixie Stenberg Episode 02 is On The Air

DJ Fanboy — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:00:10 GMT

PENDANT PRODUCTIONS PROUDLY PRESENTS:

"Umket Industries Presents: The Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater" is a serialized, full-cast audio adventure with one new episode every month. Available for free download in .mp3 format, or as a Podcast! Now available exclusively at PendantAudio.com via the following link:

http://www.pendantaudio.com/dixieepisodes.php

Episode 2 - 'The Uninvited Guest'

What are German Focke-Wulf 190's doing in the skies over Southern California? Will our hero survive being sorely outnumbered? Just what does the special brassy alloy on Dixie's Thunderbolt do, and why is there a hidden lever under Dixie's seat?

Featuring the voice talents of:

Emilie Leadley as Dixie Stenberg
Shannon Gaffney as Frank McGuff
Steve Anderson as Reginald Billingsley
Pete Milan as Freudenberg
Jon Sulzbach as Cornelius Robert Sims Pearson
Julie Goldstein as the Robot
Jeffrey Bridges as the Commercial Announcer
And Seth Adam Sher as your host

Written and created by by Jeffrey Bridges
Directed by Seth Adam Sher
Produced by Pendant Productions

Check it out and let us know what you think!
(Episode 1 is still available via the above link!)

http://www.pendantaudio.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pendant

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Orson Welles Radio Quiz

Mad — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:29:44 GMT

i posted this on the orson welles tribe (please feel free to join us), but thought i'd post it here as well. answers friday.

1) name two radio plays in which orson plays more than one roll.

2) name two of orson's radio sponsors.

3) at the end of the campbell playhouse version of rebecca, featuring margaret sullivan as mrs. max dewinter, there is a very special guest. who is it?

4) what husband and wife provided the music (husband) and scripts (wife) for some of orson's finest radio work, most notably the hitchhiker and the search for henri le fevre?

5) among the actors who played shrevey the cab driver on the shadow, one went on to become a famous cartoon voice. can you name him (7 points) and the character he played (3 points).

6) why doth orson ramble?

7) in what show did orson portray famous historical figures of the day, including the dionne quintuplets?

8) what famous comedian's show did orson guest host when said comedian came down with pneumonia?

9) At one point in his career, orson was appearing simultaneously on radio and on broadway. how did he get from his broadcast to the theatre?

10) what stalwart mercury player went on to play lt. tragg on perry mason? (he also played boss jim geddes in citizen kane)

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Favorite Radio Shows (Vote For Three)

Mad — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:23:07 GMT

Candy Matson

Suspense

Crime Classics

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Fort Collins' Rabbit Hole is all ears . . . and imagination

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:22:12 GMT

Fort Collins' Rabbit Hole is all ears . . . and imagination

Lisa Bornstein

The visuals of this theater company are normally pretty slight. Non-existent, even. Rabbit Hole Radio Theatre enters through the ears and comes to life in the mind.
Today, though, eyes will come into play as Rabbit Hole gives a live performance of the final episode of its current series, Mythologica. The show will then be broadcast at 4:30 p.m. Sunday on KRFC-FM (88.9).

Mythologica is Rabbit Hole's third 13-part series in two years. It got a major boost in 2005 when the National Endowment for the Arts gave it a $10,000 challenge grant, covering half the year's budget.

The radio theater is an offshoot of Fort Collins' OpenStage Theatre, which was looking for a new project when Dave and Teri Robison stepped forward with the idea of a radio theater program.

While living in Illinois, Dave Robison had worked on a similar project, but it was reel-to-reel and expensive. The advent of digital recording made the concept feasible for a small, all-volunteer group. Each season has brought in more than 200 volunteers, from performers to engineers to writers for the original stories.

"We accept everyone, regardless of their age or their experience," Teri Robison says. "We've had a writer tearfully thank us because he always wanted to be published but never believed it would happen."

The first season, an episodic science fiction adventure that began in January of 2004, was called Portals. Thirteen months later, Rabbit Hole introduced Major Arcana, an anthology series with self-contained stories. Writers based each story around the cards in a tarot deck. A murder mystery, for example, represented the death card.

Mythologica seeks to dramatize ancient myths from around the world, staying away from more familiar Greek and Roman sources.

"We just came up with some wonderful, wonderful stories bringing the gods and the minions to life," Teri Robison says.

The episodes were held together by introductions from an older man and foster-home girl talking on a park bench. This weekend's episode finally tells their story in an original myth.

"It's the resolution of, who are these two people?" Robison says.

Although the radio station only broadcasts through northern Colorado, an additional audience of up to 1,000 a month has listened to episodes on the organization's Web site (www.rabbitholeradio.org.).

This weekend's episode may be the last fresh one for a while. The next series probably will be a children's story with talking animals, but won't be broadcast until 2008. In the meantime, Rabbit Hole plans to market the three completed series, with each series sold as a four-CD set.

"Radio theater stimulates the imagination," Teri Robison says. "It's great fun to have these season finale celebrations because people have been listening to the episodes and then they come in and see the actors who've been performing and say, 'Oh, that's not at all what I pictured! I thought he'd be taller! I thought she'd be blond!' "

Rabbit Hole Radio Theatre

• When and where: Season Finale Celebration: 6 p.m. today at Avogadro's Number Restaurant, 605 S. Mason St., Fort Collins.

• Cost: $20

• Information: 1-970-686-2414

About the program

An offshoot of OpenStage Theatre Company in Fort Collins, Rabbit Hole Radio Theatre broadcasts original radio plays.

• First broadcast: Jan. 25, 2004

• Annual budget: $20,000

• Number involved: 200 volunteers

• Listeners: Across Northern Colorado and also more than 1,000 listeners a month on the Internet at: www.rabbitholeradio. org.

• Season closing broadcast: 4:30 p.m. Sunday, KRFC-FM (88.9)

Lisa Bornstein is the theater critic. Bornsteinl@RockyMountainNews.com or 303-892-5101

About Lisa Bornstein
News theater critic Lisa Bornstein was previously the arts and entertainment editor for the Albuquerque Tribune, and has covered the arts in Jerusalem, Chicago and New York. In 1998, the American Association of Sunday and Features Editor named her a first-place winner for arts criticism. She is a graduate of Northwestern University.

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OTR Comedy

spidra — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:13:38 GMT

I can see that this tribe was created mostly (or maybe entirely) for radio drama but I hope I'm not being too off-topic by posting about radio comedy shows. There's no other OTR tribe on Tribe.net that I can see.

I used to get the catalog for Video Yesteryear and Radio Yesteryear. I was hoping the company had gone on the web, but I don't see that they have. Does anyone know if they've gone out of business?

If I could figure out what I'm doing, I suppose I could download a lot of the kind of stuff I'm looking for (Will Rogers, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, etc.) for free but...I don't know what I'm doing. So I might be interested in actually buying the stuff. Plus Sandy Hook Records was also associated with the Yesteryear catalog and they put out some great soundtracks.

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Norman Corwin documentary

Mad — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:47:33 GMT

did you know that a documentary on norman corwin is nominated for an oscar? i just found out. he was a really unique character: creating words specifically for radio. the balboa theatre in san francisco's richmond district is showing all the oscar nominated documentaries next week, including:

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman
Corwin -Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson
explore the lasting impact of radio broadcasting
legend Norman Corwin's work focusing on his
landmark "On a Note of Triumph," which aired on
the evening of VE Day. 40min. (2:55), 5:45,
8:35

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Candy Matson

Mad — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:56:01 GMT

how exciting! there's going to be a live recreation of a candy matson broadcast on october 16th. i am so there. i think they're doing a couple other programs too. $15. to celebrate i listened to a bunch of candy matson episodes last night, and she sure is sweet.

http://oneact.org/candy/index.htm

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Great Interview with Old Time Radio Announcer

tsdiva — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:45:18 GMT

http://smallworldpodcast.com/?p=218

Interview with Fred Foy. We discuss his upcoming appearance at The 2005 Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention, October 20-23; some acts that will be featured at the convention; the Lone Ranger; Noel Neill as Lois Lane in Superman; The Shadow; how long the conventions have been taking place; how he got his start in radio; Al Reibling; The Old Opry House; Time Turns Back; Kerns Department Store; working for WMBC and WXYZ; the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet and Sergeant Preston radio shows; joining the service in World War 2; how he became the announcer for the Lone Ranger radio program; the skills he needed to develop as a voice actor and narrator; people he has worked with; Brace Beemer and Paul Hughes; the radio dramas he enjoyed listening to; Jack Benny, The Lux Radio Theater; Cecile B. DeMille; how the web has helped people who enjoy old-time radio dramas; what he feels radio is lacking in today;

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Not to be Missed!! Oct22nd.....

jonfellman — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:13:25 GMT

On Saturday, October 22 at 8 pm, the HERMETIC ORDER OF ARCANA will
proudly
present a "live radio play broadcast" of a new adaptation of Robert
Bloch's
classic horror short story from 1951, "Notebook Found in a Deserted
House",
at Borderlands Books on Valencia Street at 19th Street. This
presentation
is the second radio drama that Borderlands Books has hosted with the
HERMETIC ORDER OF ARCANA, following last year's successful radio
adaptation
of H.P. Lovecraft's "Shadow Over Innsmouth".
The HERMETIC ORDER OF ARCANA is dedicated to preserving and paying
homage to
the memory of great horror and mystery writers throughout the ages
within
the classic medium of the radio drama, and are greatly honored to have
the
opportunity to share the legacy of California horror writer Robert
Bloch,
who is perhaps best known for his chilling characterization of a
schizophrenic serial killer in his classic horror novel PSYCHO, which
was
adapted by Alfred Hitchcock in the internationally famous film of the
same
name.
"Notebook Found in a Deserted House", originally published in WEIRD
TALES in
1951, is a classic horror story to fanatics of the genre, and was once
named
by British horror heavyweight Ramsey Campbell as "the most important
story
in horror fiction since the work of acclaimed horror pioneer H.P.
Lovecraft". The tale examines a chilling account of otherworldly
monsters
and their horrendous activities as seen through the eyes of a twelve
year
old boy in the deep woods of a desolate rural community, and his daring
attempt to comprehend and finally escape an inevitable encounter at
Halloween with the very source of his nightmares that, one by one,
takes
away the members of his family in a scene of gruesome ritualistic
sacrifice.
Bloch's "Notebook Found in a Deserted House" has been adapted for radio
by
the HERMETIC ORDER OF ARCANA's co-founder and artistic director, RW
Hessler,
and is produced by fellow co-founder Thomas Lynch, and will feature
many of
the old fashioned elements of radio drama production as popularized by
pioneers of the genre such as the great Orson Welles and his Mercury
Theatre
Group. This particular "live broadcast" at Borderlands Books will also
feature a live original score by Bay Area musicians Jon Fellman and
Jefferson Parker, who have been active members of the local music scene
for
the past sixteen years.

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SunSpots Productions

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:55:03 GMT

America's Voice Talent, Audio Prodution and Post Production Leader !

www.sunspotsproductions.com/beta...ex.html

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Rocky Mountain Radio - Rabbit Hole Radio Theater

Tue, 06 Sep 2005 15:58:02 GMT

http://www.rabbitholeradio.org/

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One door must close..

tsdiva — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:44:10 GMT

so another one can open! Tonight my good friends up in Canada are broadcasting their final episode of Shadowlands. And I'm happy for them. Because this is nowhere NEAR an ending- it's a springboard to their next adventure that begins the very next week- Sonic Society!

And I'm a bit of a fan....

Hope you will all take a listen tonight! 8pm Eastern! I hear Orson is in the house...

societyfans.blogspot.com for details... :-)

~Dani

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podcasting

chillycasey — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 01:17:55 GMT

We don't have the rss feed quite set up yet, but my first podcast is up

www.the10000things.com

Old Time Radio for the 21st century.

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Antioch 1450 AM

chillycasey — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 01:56:49 GMT

It might be obvious to some, but I want to shout out to a station that comes with the itunes progam, in the radio listings under spoken word, Antioch 1450 plays old radio theatre. Through it I discovered 'I was a Communist for the FBI', which is hilarious. I'm not as much into the comedy stuff, but love the old horror and sci fi radio plays. Check it out if you haven't.

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Tomorrow Night On my favorite show!

tsdiva — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:15:48 GMT

Mystery Theater continues! Take a peek:

http://societyfans.blogspot.com/

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Want old time radio? Check out this show!

tsdiva — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 03:44:43 GMT

I know there are plenty of audio addicts out there like me- otherwise there wouldn't be a tribe for all of them!

Through this show I have gotten my craving for old and new radio drama satisfied a hundred times over! Check out the fan blog- and then check out the show Tuesday evening!

http://societyfans.blogspot.com/

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recommendation for a good show

astroboy2520 — Tue, 30 Sep 2003 05:19:04 GMT

any recommendations are welcome. i currently subscribe to a ftp service since i can no longer find free ftp's. but the good thing now is that i have access to many shows . . . but just need a few recommendations. currently i am listening to lux radio theater and just discovered the ABC mystery theater.

so talk back.

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The Shadow

countz3r0 — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:20:08 GMT

I used to listen to The Shadow and several other old radio shows at night in KSFO (before it became rightwing crap)... wish i could get some of those old shows i loved listening to the stories as i fell asleep.. Also, anyone know of a radio station that plays old shows currently??

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Happy Birthday Orson

Mad — Fri, 06 May 2005 19:24:19 GMT

today is the birthday of perhaps the world's finest radio performer: Orson Welles. He would have been ninety, but then, he wouldn't have been orson.

i think his best effort was the mercury theatre's seven part adaptation of les miserables. he narrated and played jean vel jean, and bernard herrmann did the music. fabulous.

i love all his early mercury theatre shows, as well as his great work on suspense!, and the '50's bbc shows the black museum and the third man. the third man is especially funny, casting harry lime as a loveable rogue, instead of the morally bankrupt scoundrel from the film.

happy birthday, orson.

and, say, if you want to talk about orson all day, join the orson welles tribe. love to have ya.

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EG Marshall/ RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 01:49:43 GMT

where can i get the episodes on a cd?
yes..i want every lst one!

ps: i just joined this tribe
howdy

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Crooners and Songbirds??

confetta — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 02:35:48 GMT

If you like old music...jazz, blues....otr, 78's...

C'moN and JoiN my tribe ; )
Crooners & Songbirds

croon    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (krn) v. crooned, croon·ing, croons v. intr. 1. To hum or sing softly. 2. To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner. 3. Scots. To roar or bellow.... more

croon    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (krn)
v. crooned, croon·ing, croons
v. intr.

1. To hum or sing softly.
2. To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner.
3. Scots. To roar or bellow.

v. tr.

To sing softly or in a humming way: crooning a lullaby.
n.

A soft singing or humming.

song·bird    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (sôngbûrd, sng-)
n.

A bird, especially one of the suborder Oscines of passerine birds, having a melodious song or call.

songbird

n : any bird having a musical call [syn: songster]

This is a tribe for people who love music. Crooners & Songbirds. Although "crooning" refers to a particular time and style...discussions about other "styles" and "times" are also encouraged - including (but not limited to) hot jazz, sweet jazz, early blues, dance bands, snynchopatin' rhythms, early swing and anything you would like to bring to the table!

Russ Columbo, Whispering Jack Smith, Lee Morse, AL Bowlly, Gene Austin, Greta Keller, Sophie Tucker, Marlene Dietrich, Josephine Baker, Helen Morgan, Rudy Vallee, Mildred Bailey, Bessie Smith, Libby Holman, Tiny Tim, Ethel Waters, Hoagy Carmichael, Bing Crosby, The Boswell Sisters, to name just a few...

Recommend music you love to others, suggest books on the jazz age, etc. Maybe even trade music!
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29 Members - Open Membership - updated 04/08/05
Public URL: crooners.tribe.net

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Tiny radio stations have big voice By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:32:21 GMT

Tiny radio stations have big voice
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
CHURCHTON, Md. — A flip through the FM dial in this Chesapeake Bay coastal town reveals a predictable mix of rock, hip-hop and rhythm and blues, interspersed by DJs cut from the same cookie-cutter mold that serves radio listeners across the USA.
Mike Shay of WRYR, a low-power radio station in Churchton, Md.
By Tyrone Turner for USA TODAY

And then there's 97.5, where an upbeat folksy voice is announcing an "important bulletin": "The critical area commission is going to be considering a request to put ballfields in the most sensitive areas of our natural areas that are left."

The voice belongs to WRYR's Mike Shay, a jeans-wearing 54-year-old with blond-and-gray hair and
an Abraham Lincoln beard. Seated in a tiny studio above a pizza shop and next to a driving school in a cedar-clapboard strip mall, he's hosting his weekly show on local topics.

WRYR is one of about 600 low-power FM radio stations licensed to community and environmental groups, churches, schools and civil-rights activists in small to midsize towns across the country. In an era of homogenized, corporate-run radio stations, these low-power stations are the sole source of local news and political debate for hundreds of communities.

But this year, federal regulators are considering proposals that could either expand the scope of low-power radio or stop it in its tracks.

The non-profit radio outlets were made possible in 2000 by the Federal Communications Commission in a bid to revive local radio. Forced to broadcast at 100 watts or less, they reach a radius of about 4 miles, cost about $15,000 to launch and are generally staffed by volunteers.

Bill in Congress
Where the stations are
Low-power FM stations, including those with pending applications and construction permits, per state and territory:
Alaska
13
Alabama
28
Arkansas
23
American Samoa
1
Arizona
22
California
104
Colorado
35
Connecticut
6
Delaware
4
Dist. of Columbia
0
Florida
106
Georgia
31
Guam
1
Hawaii
18
Iowa
43
Idaho
10
Illinois
33
Indiana
29
Kansas
13
Kentucky
28
Louisiana
23
Massachusetts
23
Maryland
6
Maine
3
Michigan
32
Minnesota
11
Missouri
24
Mississippi
14
Montana
47
North Carolina
40
North Dakota
12
Nebraska
10
New Hampshire
10
New Jersey
19
New Mexico
23
Nevada
4
New York
31
Ohio
57
Oklahoma
10
Oregon
61
Pennsylvania
28
Rhode Island
7
South Carolina
29
South Dakota
3
Tennessee
36
Texas
92
Utah
5
Virginia
20
Vermont
13
Virgin Islands
2
Washington
42
Wisconsin
50
West Virginia
16
Wyoming
8
Source: Federal Communications Commission

A bill sponsored by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Pat Leahy, D-Vt., would nearly double the maximum of low-power stations, to about 2,300, helping the outlets penetrate larger cities.

Their number is now limited by rules intended to protect full-power stations from interference: A low-power station can operate only in areas where at least three vacant "buffer" channels separate it from the nearest full-power broadcaster. An earlier FCC plan would have allowed twice as many low-power stations by requiring just two buffer channels. But under pressure from big broadcasters, Congress imposed the stricter limits.

The new bill would reinstate the old spacing rules and pave the way for more low-power stations, based on a new agency recommendation and a study concluding that the small stations would not disrupt full-power stations. Still, given the resistance of large broadcasters, the bill is considered a long shot.

"Our concern is that if you try to shoehorn potentially thousands of radio stations on an already crowded radio dial, the inevitable result will be interference that's harmful to listeners," says Dennis Wharton of the National Association of Broadcasters, who says the study was flawed.

Low-power proponents complain that the big broadcasters simply fear competition. "They're grasping at straws," says Pete Tridish, head of the Prometheus Radio Project, which helps launch low-power radio stations nationwide.

Separately, the FCC is considering a plan to grant low-power stations "priority" status over "translators," which use antennas or satellites to rebroadcast another station's signal to some other area. Priority status could let a new low-power station replace an existing translator.

In 2003, about 3,500 translator licenses were granted. Low-power advocates say translators are snaring channels that could be used by more locally oriented low-power stations.

Low-power advocates, meanwhile, say they are shaking up the airwaves.

In Immokalee, Fla., WCTI 107.9 is run by a group that advocates better working conditions for local migrant farm workers. The station informs them of their rights and airs news of their Mexican, Haitian or Caribbean homeland. It even delivers mundane messages — someone needs to reach a relative, for instance — to workers, most of whom don't have phones.

"Before, we had to go house-to-house," says Julia Perkins, one of about 20 station volunteers.

In Opelousas, La., a civil-rights group gears KOCZ 103.7 to the town's mostly black residents with zydeco, blues, hip-hop and gospel. Staffed by school teachers, ministers, salespeople and lawyers, the station also tackles sensitive racial and economic issues.

"This is opening a dialogue with the community we never had before," says John Freeman, a former BellSouth engineer who built the station and heads the civil-rights group.

Churches reach out

Churches tend to use the low-power stations to recruit new members.

"We needed a way to engage our community again," says the Rev. Rohn Peterson of First Baptist Church in Brookville, Pa., which operates WWJL 95.9. The station, run from a former church storage room, broadcasts sermons, Bible studies and talk shows.

Peterson says he persuaded a runaway who heard him on the radio to return home to Missouri. And one man who feels uncomfortable at church listens to sermons in his car.

Not all low-power stations air weighty matters. Rick Watson launched WVLP 98.3 FM in Valparaiso, Ind., to provide an outlet for his and his friends' music. And the city of Sitka, Alaska, dropped a microphone into the Pacific to broadcast whale sounds on KAQU 88.1 for tourists.

In Churchton, Shay, vice president of an environmental group, started WRYR in 2002 after noting a lack of local news and public affairs on area radio stations. So he and a dozen volunteers raised $20,000 from local businesses for a transmitter and other equipment. As with most low-power stations, DJs mention contributing businesses on the air, though they can't broadcast commercials.

"I like it because it's local; it's not canned," says Adam Hewison, 59, of Shady Side, Md.

Annette Najjar, a stay-at-home mom, says she decided to host a program of offbeat children's songs after tiring of Disney and Sesame Street music. "I thought, 'How hard could it be to put on my own show?' " she says.

The programs, in fact, are refreshingly raw. Diane D'Arrigo, co-host of an anti-nuclear show, incorrectly disconnects a call-in guest, producing a loud beep over the air just as a folk song is starting. And Jay Winter Nightwolf, host of a show on Native Americans, leaves 10 seconds of dead air as he forgets to segue back from a song while talking to a visitor.

"That's the thing about community radio," says Kevin Kamps, the other co-host of the anti-nuclear show. "You can screw up, and it's not such a disaster."

www.usatoday.com/money/med.....-04-06-low-power-usat_x.htm

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Radio Drama Resources

Unsilent — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 00:45:50 GMT

Useful, links-heavy page:

http://home.sprynet.com/~palermo/mtr_radi.htm

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The Martians are coming! The Martians are coming!

Mad — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 23:06:15 GMT

October 30th is the anniversary of the Mercury Theatre's broadcast of War of the Worlds (1938), which did more than anything to make Orson Welles a household name. Here's what the Radio Spirits web site had to say:

"This broadcast created mass hysteria as more than a million people were convinced that Martians had landed in Grovers Mill, New Jersey. Frightened citizens tied up phone lines, ran into the street and used wet rags to keep from inhaling alien gas!

The invading Martians emitted heat rays, toxic gas and were described as being as large as bears with gleaming black eyes and squid like tentacles.

Did you know that even the Hollywood legend John Barrymore believed that Martians were invading? It is noted that he released his ten Great Danes proclaiming "the world is finished, fend for yourselves!"

People were so frightened by this broadcast that 20 people were treated for shock in a New Jersey hospital, a woman in Pittsburgh tried to poison herself and Bostonians reported that they saw the red flames of New York City burning in the distance."

I've always found the second half to be quite boring, but the first half still sounds real all these years later. Kenny Delmar's imitation of Roosevelt is spot on.

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OTR on Bay Area Stations

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:03:14 GMT

I got addicted to Old Time Radio in Los Angeles years ago. There were at least a couple of radio stations that devoted programming to this genre. Now I'm in San Francisco and was wondering if anyone knows of any stations that regularly play OTR programs? I really miss it. My favorite show was Jack Benny's. And I loved anything with Eve Arden.

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Science Fiction Shows

Unsilent — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:51:13 GMT

Does anyone remember or has anyone experienced "Dimension X" and its sequel/remake "X Minus One"? These date to the Fifties, they were half-hour mountings of classic print s-f stories by such authors as Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Robert Sheckley. Quite professionally done, with a recurring cast of voice actors.

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San Francisco Radio Shows

Mad — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:56:47 GMT

What are your favorite old time radio shows set in San Francisco?

Mine is definitely Candy Matson, with the superb Natalie Masters in the title role as a wise-cracking telegraph hill dwelling private eye. Lots of great local scenery, not to mention redoubtable sidekick Rembrandt Watson, who is gay as a three dollar bill.

Close runner up would be Jack Webb as hard as nails Pat Novak: For Hire, a show replete with hard boiled argot and hilarious metaphors ('tailing him was like trying to follow a grain of rice in a Shanghai suburb.') Blake Edwards wrote a lot of the scripts. Added bonus is Raymond Burr as the nemisis policeman in some episodes.

Other shows of note off the top of my head include The Casebook of Gregory Hood (antique dealer who dabbles in detection), and Sam Spade, Detective, starring Howard Duff (one of the great radio actors).

One Man's Family was a popular soap opera set in San Francisco, but it's pretty boring to me. I'm sure it would have been more compelling if you were listening to it every week.

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where's your links & wha'happened to realkikk.com?

echo2earth — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 03:24:01 GMT

Hello out there in radioland.
Any further input on sites for downloading programs? Overnet, edonkey, etc. work okay but direct P2P would be safer and quicker, I think. I tried the realkikk.com and none of my search engines could find it. That's odd. Any suggestions from the experts? Thanks.

And
Hello again, Stumbo!

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Consider Radio Camp

MickD — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 04:56:41 GMT

If you are truly interested in radio drama, then I want to urge you to consider attending the annual Audio Theatre Workshop June 5 - 13.

The web site is behind in posting details, but the workshop is always a great experience. It is not for the faint of heart. Classes, auditions, rehearsals, the final show and lots of fellowship with fellow practitioners.

The ATW will be held in West Plains, MO. Fly to Memphis and join the party bus to the workshop. Or drive yourself.

Visit the http://www.natf.org web site and look at last years info to get an idea of what to expect.

http://www.natf.org/atw2003/index.html

Last year's class schedule: http://www.natf.org/atw2003/schedulemo.html

Headliners, some staff and the schedule with change, but the experience is always good.

There is some scholarship help available as needed.

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Hello everyone I am new to this board.

FamilyKindOfGirl — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 19:24:48 GMT

Hello I am new to this board:) I love OTR's Even Stream them Live:)

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Miss Baby Jane Hudson! Musical mega-star!

Baby Jane — Mon, 01 Dec 2003 14:21:29 GMT

As I am preparing for my comeback, I will soon be available for musical theater, radio broadcasts, major record label contracts, and of course, starring roles in important films.

Although a star of my magnitude is not acustomed to appearing in small projects, I have heard that in today's world, the "Indy Films" and the "MTV" and "Alternative Radio" are where the biggest and best stars are working.

Because of this, I would be willing to consider a lead role in one of these "Indy Films," as long as it has big box office potential, or a contract with the "MTV", or performing on the "alternative radio" programs that are so popular with the kids today.

Best regards,
Baby Jane Hudson

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old time radio dramas

Daisy Mayhem — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:29:49 GMT

when i was living in madison i got addicted to this sunday night program...now i can listen online...he plays about 5 or 6 in a show, nice mix of programs, and has turned me on to some really good stuff (like Escape!). there's also a schedule to let you know what all will be on in future weeks.

http://www.wpr.org/otr/

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Ken Nordine

nostrangerer — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 02:27:41 GMT

He falls sorta between old time and contemporary with his work bridging the 60s, 70s, etc to today.

what say ye?

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XM Radio

brasscat — Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:04:45 GMT

You want old time radio? I gots your old time radio. XM's got it. I love it. Plus they've got another station for more modern, post WW2 era radio plays. It's the best source around. 2 Channels, 24hrs a day (no i don't work for them!)... get it!

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Welcome to Radio Theater

Robert — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 00:44:56 GMT

I figure this group would be a good place to recommend radio shows to each other. I also have a large collection of Old Time Radio shows and would love to start a lending library. Send me a message directly if you are interested in barrowing a show or to see what I have available. The picture I have up is from the stage of CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

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