Re-Imagined Radio presents WRW Retrospective Redux as a memoriam to Sam A. Mowry, who died July 20, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Mowry, founder and director of Willamette Radio Workshop (WRW), was a leader of the theatrical, voice acting, and audio storytelling communities. We revisit our earlier WRW Retrospective and sample from Mowry's appearances in several Re-Imagined Radio episodes. Mentor. Friend. Sam had a big voice. And a big heart. He is greatly missed. More information at our website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/wrw-retro.html Season 12, Episode 09 Written, produced, hosted by John Barber Sound design, music composition, post-production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sydney Nguyen

"All we want are the facts, ma'am." Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Dragnet, the real-life police procedural, and Jack Webb, as Detective Sgt. Joe Friday, who defined and was defined by this radio series. We sample from One Out of Seven, The Jack Webb Show, Pat Novak, For Hire, Johnny Madero, Pier 23, and Jeff Regan, Investigator, all pre-Dragnet radio shows where Webb honed his character and acting style. We end with "The City Hall Bombing," an early episode of Dragnet to showcase Webb as a great radio storyteller. Season 12, Episode 08 Written, produced, hosted by John F. Barber Sound design, music composition, post-production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sidney Nguyen

Re-Imagined Radio presents a radio episode and a radio series with the same name. "Nightfall." The radio episode, "Nightfall," is from Dimension X. The Canadian radio anthology series, Nightfall, offered primarily supernatural and/or horror stories. We sample "The Porch Light." Two stories of psychological terror and darkness. Written, produced, hosted by John Barber Sound design, music composition, post-production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Johnny Dollar, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account, by sampling from "The McCormick Matter" episode starring Bob Bailey, considered the best of the eight Johnny Dollar actors during the series' fourteen-year run on CBS. "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar," and especially Bailey's portrayal, are considered one of the best detective series heard on radio. Season 12, Episode 06 Credits Written, Produced, Hosted by John F. Barber Sound Design, Music Composition, Post Production by Marc Rose

Re-Imagined Radio samples two episodes of Escape, "Present Tense" and "Three Skeleton Key," both starring Vincent Price, to celebrate radio's greatest series of high adventure storytelling and an unforgettable voice actor. Credits Written by John F. Barber Sound Design, Music Composition, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sydney Nguyen

Re-Imagined Radio samples from Box 13 and The Damon Runyon Theater, both offered by Paramount movie star Alan Ladd's Mayfair Productions, as syndicated radio programs. Both are significant examples of compelling, immersive radio storytelling. Each episode of Box 13 stars Ladd as Dan Holiday, a newspaper reporter turned mystery/adventure novel writer who gets ideas for his writing by advertising in the newspaper. "Adventure wanted. Will go any place, do anything." We sample from the first episode, the one where Holiday (Ladd) responds to a letter from a woman needing help confronting her blackmailer of five years. The Damon Runyon Theater adapts American newspaper and short story writer Damon Runyon's stories to radio. Each episode is set along Broadway, the famous street in New York. We sample from the first episode, "Tobias the Terrible," the one about a meek little man who wants to meet some underworld characters and winds up as one of them! Season 12, Episode 04 Written, produced, hosted by John Barber Sound Design, Music Composition, Post-Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum File name: rir-syndication.mp3

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Women's History Month with a tribute to eight women that made significant and pioneering contributions to radio storytelling. We sample radio storytelling by Lucille Fletcher, Edith Meiser, Ruth Woodman, Mary MacBride, Jean King, Cathy Lewis, Margaret Lynch, and Gracie Allen. Season 12, Episode 3 Written, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber Sound Design, Music, and Post Production by Marc Rose Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sydney Nguyen

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Gunsmoke, a defining radio drama in the Western genre, with a compilation of two episodes, "Billy The Kid" and "Young Man with a Gun." Two different young men aspire to be gunslingers. Both meet US Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) in Dodge City, Kansas, late 1870s. One changes his dream. The other lives it, and dies by it as "Billy The Kid." Two gunslingers. Two classic stories. One new adventure. 19 February 2024 Season 12, Episode 02 Curated, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber Sound Design and Music Composition by Marc Rose Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sydney Nguyen

Re-Imagined Radio shares two episodes of The Mysterious Traveler, "The Man the Insects Hated" and "Behind the Locked Door." A double feature. Double the fun. Double the action and suspense. Doubly strange and terrifying. So now we double down. Risk double indemnity. With our first double feature. Season 12, Episode 01 Premier broadcast: January 22, 2024 File specs: Audio, MP3, stereo, 48.1Hz, 256kbps Recording name: rir-mysterious-traveler.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/mysterious-traveler/index.html

For the past decade, Re-Imagined Radio has offered "A Radio Christmas Carol," either as live or radio performances, to celebrate the seasonal holidays. For 2023, or 10th Anniversary, we are pleased to welcome the Willamette Radio Workshop, directed by Sam A. Mowry, and The Holly Jolly Singers, directed by Bennett Bailey, for a live performance in Vancouver's historic Kiggins Theatre. A live holiday performance!  20 December 2023  Season 11, Episode 12L Graphics: Holly Slocum and Sydney Nguyen Producer: John F. Barber Sound design and production: Martin J. Gallagher Recording specs: Audio, MP3, stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps  Recording name: rir-radio-christmas-carol-2023.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/christmas/index.html#2023L

Re-Imagined Radio samples from "Christmas Dragnet," a comedy record by Stan Freberg, and three radio programs, "The Stockings Were Hung," from The Shadow, December 24, 1939; "Christmas Gift," from The Whistler, December 23, 1951; and "Christmas Story," from Gunsmoke, December 20, 1952, to welcome the holidays and share some cheer. Season 11, Episode 12R Premier broadcast: 18 November 2023 Audio file: MP3, stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps File name: rir-radio-christmas-sampler-vol-III.mp3 Website:   https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/christmas/index.html#2023Sampler3

Stories in time and space . . . told in future tense Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Dimension X, a pioneering radio science fiction series heard on NBC from April 1950 through September 1951. Neither the earliest nor the most famous of the many science fiction series heard on radio from the 1930s to the 1950s, the legacy of Dimension X looms large. Re-Imagined Radio explores that legacy. First by reviewing radio science fiction programs leading up to Dimension X, and second by listening to "The Outer Limit," the first episode of Dimension X, and perhaps the most often broadcast radio science fiction story. Premier broadcast: 20 November 2023 File name: rir-dimension-x.mp3 Audio file: MP3, stereo, 44.1Hz, 320kbps Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/dimension-x/index.html

Willamette Radio Performs Live October 20, 2023 Season 11, Episode 11L Re-Imagined Radio celebrates the 85th anniversary of the most (in)famous radio drama broadcast ever, AND World Audio Drama Day, with a live performance of The War of the Worlds, by Willamette Radio Workshop. Directed by Sam A. Mowry. Following closely the script Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre on the Air used, October 30, 1938, they destroy the world before your ears. File name: rir-wow-live-2023.mp3 Audio file: stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps Website:  https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/wow/index.html#2323

The demon is loose. The legend is real. 16 October, 2023 Season 11, Episode 10 For Halloween, Re-Imagined Radio presents "Asezhia," by Marc Rose and Jerrel McQuen. An ancient jewel, stolen from a planet of great beauty and dark history, transforms into a hellish denizen with an insatiable hunger for death and blood. Even Emile Song, the telepathic Special Detective from Quaymet, the capitol of a galactic civilization, may be out of his reckoning as he goes up against a skeletal fiend that can vanish in a ruby mist. File name: rir-asezhia.mp3 Audio file: stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/asezhia/index.html

9/11 Radio Stories Stories behind the images Re-Imagined Radio remembers September 11, 2001, when four passenger airplanes were hijacked and turned into weapons. Behind televised images of New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, airline officials, air traffic controllers, and federal agents talked, frantically trying to learn what was happening, and determine how to stop it. Their telephone and radio communications were recorded. We sample them to share stories behind the images of 9/11. Season 11, Episode 09 Premier broadcast: 18 September 2023 Written, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber Sound Design, Music, and Post Production by Marc Rose, Fuse Audio Design Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-9-11-radio-stories.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/9-11/index.html

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates the anniversary of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech, by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and considers some stories behind its origins, context, delivery, and reception. Dr. King delivered this speech August 28, 1963, at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King called for equality. For civil and economic rights for all people. And, for an end to racism in the United States. Season 11, Episode 08 Premier broadcast: 21 August 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-i-have-a-dream.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/dream/index.html

Re-Imagined Radio presents a retrospective listen to Willamette Radio Workshop (WRW). Sam A. Mowry and Marc Rose share some stories about this radio theater/audio drama group based in Portland, Oregon. Mowry founded WRW in 2001 and continues to direct its efforts. Rose has contributed extraordinary sound designs to many WRW performances and productions. From origins to podcasts, with early performances, writing, music, sound design, sound effects, guitars, drama, comedy, experiments, collaborations, and more in between, Sam and Marc reflect on two decades of WRW radio storytelling. See our website for more information. Season 11, Episode 07 Premier broadcast: 17 July 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-wrw-retrospective.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/wrw-retro/index.html

Re-Imagined Radio presents four short science fiction radio stories by writer, producer, director, actor Jack J. Ward, of Nova Scotia, Canada. “Galaxy Master vs. The Varn,” “Reservations,” “Alien Invasion Cancelled,” and “Trans-Humanity.” The title, "Coast to Coast," refers to the fact that Ward, makes his home on the eastern coast of Canada. We're broadcasting and streaming from Vancouver, Washington, on the western coast of the United States. Wherever you are listening, coast to coast, we hope you enjoy this episode. Season 11, Episode 06 Premier broadcast: 19 June 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-coast-to-coast.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/coast/index.html

Re-Imagined Radio considers the 1954 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the 1951 SciFi movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, both starring Michael Rennie. A space alien arrives in Washington, DC, and delivers a warning . . . an ultimatum. Live peacefully or be destroyed by robots of unimaginable power. Beyond science fiction literature themes like space aliens, flying saucers, and robots, this radio story overlays Cold War fear of rockets and nuclear war. The result is powerful, insightful, thought provoking, a fine example of radio storytelling. Season 11, Episode 05 Premier Broadcast: 15 May 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-earth-stood-still.mp3 aNJPV4flK7Tktc3mOtlGaNJPV4flK7Tktc3mOtlG aNJPV4flK7Tktc3mOtlG Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/earth-still/index.html

Re-Imagined Radio considers Edward R. Murrow’s radio reporting of "The Blitz," fifty-seven consecutive days of German air force bombing of London during World War II. His keen observation, vivid verbal descriptions, and attention to sounds provided a sense of what was happening. What could be observed. Radio historian Jeff Porter calls the unmatched immediacy Murrow provided listeners, "the proximity effect" (Porter Lost Sound 90) and says it prompted a new form of radio storytelling. We sample several examples of Murrow's radio storytelling, and its "proximity effect," in this episode. Season 11, Episode 04 Premier Broadcast: 17 Apr. 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/proximity/index.html