Re-Imagined Radio pays tribute to the two Hollywood legends in a two-part series running in July and August
VANCOUVER – The first time they performed together, in the 1943 motion picture “To Have and Have Not,” Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall sizzled. Their chemistry continued onscreen and off. Re-Imagined Radio pays tribute to the two Hollywood legends in a two-part series running in July and August.
For the first episode, in July, Re-Imagined Radio samples from the Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of “To Have and Have Not,” which was their first collaborative radio performance. Its success set the stage for their action-adventure radio series “Bold Venture,” which is the focus of Re-Imagined Radio’s August episode.
“Part I: To Have and Have Not” premieres at 1 p.m. July 21, and “Part II: Bold Venture,” premieres at 1 p.m. Aug. 18. The premiere episodes are broadcast over 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.
Humphrey Bogart was already a Hollywood icon when “To Have and Have Not” was filmed. Bacall, 25 years his junior, was a young model starring in her first motion picture, and her sultry performance won her instant acclaim. Bogart and Bacall starred together in three more films as well as on radio and television. “The on-screen romantic sparks between Bogart and Bacall led to an off-screen affair, and marriage in 1945 that lasted until Bogart’s death in 1957,” said John Barber, producer and host of Re-Imagined Radio, and faculty member in Washington State University Vancouver’s Digital Technology and Culture program.
“To Have and Have Not” originated in two short stories by Ernest Hemingway. It is set in 1940 Martinique, where Bogart and Bacall become involved in efforts to help the French resistance. Their radio series, “Bold Venture,” is set in Havana. Bogart plays the owner of a hotel that attracts treasure hunters and revolutionaries, and Bacall portrays a femme fatale under his guardianship.
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 and on YouTube. Previous episodes are also released on YouTube each month. Information and listening opportunities are available at reimaginedradio.fm, where all episodes are archived.
The website also features “Re-Imagined Radio EXTRA,” additional content between regular monthly episodes, presenting sound-based storytelling from different places and in different genres.
Community Partners
Re-Imagined Radio draws on community voice actors, Foley artists, musicians, sound artists and engineers. Partners include KXRW-FM, KXRY-FM, the Electronic Literature Lab at WSU Vancouver, Marc Rose of Fuse Audio Design, Rylan Eisenhauer and Holly Slocum Design, with Evan Leyden.
About Re-Imagined Radio
Barber created the program in 2013 to explore sound-based storytelling. “We select, produce and perform classic and contemporary stories across a spectrum of genres, from dramas to comedies, from oral to aural histories, from documentaries to fictions, from soundscapes to sonic journeys, from radio to sound art, using a variety of media, including performances, radio broadcasts, streaming, podcasts and social media, especially YouTube,” 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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