The program samples Christmas episodes from several radio shows
VANCOUVER – Re-Imagined Radio’s popular holiday tradition returns Mon., Dec. 16 with “A Radio Christmas Sampler Vol. 4.” The episode, which draws on three vintage radio programs, premiers at 1 p.m. on KXRW-FM (99.9), Vancouver, and KXRY-FM (91.1 and 107.1), Portland. Subsequent broadcasts and streams will be provided by local, regional and international broadcast partners.
The program samples Christmas episodes from the following radio shows:
- “This Is Your FBI” (“The Return of St. Nick,” which originally aired on Dec. 24, 1948)
- “Lux Radio Theatre” (“It’s a Wonderful Life,” March 10, 1947, starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and Victor Moore)
- “Richard Diamond, Private Detective” (“A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 24, 1949, starring Richard Powell)
“We’ve offered some version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ every holiday season since 2013,” said John Barber, producer and host. “This year’s version, from ‘Richard Diamond, Private Detective,’ brings a hard-boiled cast of characters. And Powell, as Diamond, sings at the end! It’s a nice holiday treat!”
Re-Imagined Radio premieres episodes on the third Monday of the month on community radio stations KXRW-FM and KXRY-FM. Each episode is streamed globally and is then available as a podcast. Information and listening opportunities are available at reimaginedradio.fm.
Community Partners
Re-Imagined Radio draws on community voice actors, Foley artists, musicians, sound artists and engineers. Partners include KXRW-FM, KXRY-FM, Fuse Audio Design, the Electronic Literature Lab at WSU Vancouver, Marc Rose and Holly Slocum Design, with Sidney Nguyen.
About Re-Imagined Radio
Re-Imagined Radio was begun by Barber, faculty member in the Creative Media and Digital Culture program at WSU Vancouver, in 2013 to celebrate radio storytelling. ”We select, produce and perform classic and contemporary stories across a spectrum of radio genres, from dramas to comedies, from oral to aural histories, from documentaries to fictions, from soundscapes to sonic journeys, from radio to sound art,” Barber said.
About WSU Vancouver
As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
Information provided by WSU Vancouver Communications.
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