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Orson Welles (left) collaborated with playwright Lucille Fletcher (right) to bring Fletcher's iconic radio plays "The Hitch-Hiker" and "Sorry, Wrong Number" to life.
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"The Hitch-Hiker"
Fletcher wrote "The Hitch-Hiker" for Orson Welles, who first performed it November 17, 1941. The story follows Ronald Adams, voiced by Welles, as he drives from New York to California. Along the way he sees a strange man beside the road again and again.
The Voices
Sam A. Mowry as Ronald Adams
Jodi Lorimer as Mrs. Adams and the Telephone Operator
Marc Rose as Male Hitch-hiker
Myranda Markey as Female Hitch-hiker
Patricia Blem as Mrs. Whitney
and Susan Chapman as Lucille Fletcher
"Sorry, Wrong Number"
"Sorry, Wrong Number" established Fletcher as THE writer for radio when it was first broadcast on May 25, 1943 as an episode of Suspense starring Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. Elbert Stevenson, a bedridden woman confined at home who depends on the telephone for a lifeline to the outside world. While calling her husband, she is connected into a conversation between two men. She can hear them but they cannot hear her. Apparently, they are plotting to murder a woman at 11:15 that night, just as a train passes outside. Mrs. Stevenson realizes she may be the murder victim. How will she convince anyone that she is in danger? Everyone she calls refuses to take her fears seriously. The drama becomes a critical examination of the telephone, a device which although it allows people to connect, does not necessarily allow them to communicate.
The Voices
Patricia Blem as Mrs. Stevenson
Jodi Lorimer as The Operator
Marc Rose as the Man on the Telephone
Sam A. Mowry as George
Jeff Pollard as Sgt. Martin
Miranda Markey as the Nurse
and Susan Chapman as Lucille Fletcher
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Credits
Curated, Produced, and Hosted by John Barber
Sound Design and Music Composition by Marc Rose of Fuse Audio Design
Social Media by Regina Carol Social Media Management
Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum Design
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KXRW FM, Vancouver, WA
1:00-2:00 PM PT, third Monday of each month
6:00-7:00 PM PT, Sunday evenings, past episodes broadcast
Tune radio to 99.9 FM
or Point your browser to KXRW.FM, press the large "Play" button at the top of the page.
KXRY FM, (aka XRAY), Portland, OR
Tune radio to 91.1 FM or 107.1 FM
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Or, use the XRAY App, available through the Apple and Android stores.
Or, program Amazon's Alexa to play KXR
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KMWV FM, Salem, OR
Tune radio to 98.3 FM
or Point your browser to KMWV Internet radio
KUIK AM, Portland, OR
Tune radio to 1360 AM
or Point your browser to KUIK Internet radio
CKXU FM, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Tune radio to 88.3 FM
or Point your browser to CKXU FM, press the "Play" button at the top of the page.
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ALWAYS ONLINE
Can't listen live? Visit Re-Imagined Radio website and listen to past episodes on demand and at your convenience. Each new episode is available after its initial broadcast. Some episodes are available as "enhanced versions" best enjoyed with headphones while sitting comfortably. It's all part of the service.
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Next month, April, Re-Imagined Radio will be pre-empted by fundraising efforts for KXRW-FM and KXRY-FM. We urge you to support community radio by donating to either, or both, radio stations.
We’ll return on May 21 with a tribute to Archibald MacLeish and his classic radio drama "The Fall of the City," which reminds us that freedom requires our time and effort to keep it alive.
Looking further ahead . . .
In June we will offer "William Conrad Tribute" with samples of Conrad starring in "The Abominable Snowman" from Escape, and "Bloody Hands" from Gunsmoke.
In July listen for "Lone-Green-Challenge," our tribute to The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and The Challenge of the Yukon, three uniquely interconnected radio drama series.
"Heart of Darkness" is planned for August.
In October we will examine four radio programs that could have influenced Orson Welles’s production of "The War of the Worlds."
During the summer Re-Imagined Radio will be featured on "Wednesday Wonders," the weekly Science Fiction channel of Mutual Audio Drama Network.
Watch for these episodes of Re-Imagined Radio on the Mutual Audio Drama Network
June 8, "Scifi, SciFacts"
June 15, "X-Minus One Tribute"
June 22, "Hiro/Death March"
June 29, "Nirvana & Gihenna"
July 6, "War of the Worlds" (2021 episode)
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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RADIO REACH
Reach listeners locally in the Vancouver-Portland metroplex, regionally from Longview to Salem, internationally all across Canada with broadcast episodes of Re-Imagined Radio, and globally with on demand Internet streaming.
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PERFORMANCE AND PROMOTIONAL INCLUSION
Have your company name included in a broadcast and/or placed on promotional posters and social media posts for an episode of Re-Imagined Radio.
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SUPPORTING LIVE ARTS
We believe in the transformative power of live arts in a community. Your sponsorship invests directly into our community by making Re-Imagined Radio possible not only for listeners but also the actors, musicians, engineers, writers and students involved.
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To learn more about sponsoring Re-Imagined Radio, contact our Producer, John Barber.
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