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2004 NATF Script Contest Winners
First Place:
Pandora's Box, by Cynthia J. McGean
Second Place:
Partakers, by D.C. Smith
Third Place:
Sorry, You've Got My Wrong Number, by Rich Orloff
The following plays receive an Honorable Mention:
Lost in a Radio Studio, by Joy Jackson and Paul Feavel
Golden Dreams, Golden Nightmares, by Tony Palermo
Trial by Fire, by Joel Pierson
Seeing Mirrors, by Al Sjoerdsma
Winning scripts will be published in the annual NATF scriptbook, and may be considered for future production by NATF. The judges for this year's contest were Jeffrey Adams, Icebox Radio Theater; Janine Preston, WKNH Radio Theatre, and Randy Story, NATF.
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New Radio Script Celebrates Community Radio
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB), in conjunction with
the National Audio Theatre Festivals (NATF), is pleases to announce the winners of it's recent short script/skit competition.
The first place script, "It's A Wonderful Radio Station" by Bill Chessman of Concord, CA, will be produced and performed
live by the National Audio Theatre Festivals just prior to the NFCB's 30th
Anniversary Conference Golden Award Reel Presentation on Friday, April 15,
2005, in Baltimore, Maryland.
In addition to having his work performed at the NFCB, Chessman, will also receive a $300 cash prize and discounted registrations to both the NFCB and NATF 2005 conference/workshop.
Second place winner, Rick Brown of Kearney, NE, for "The Further Adventures of the Segue Squad", will receive a $100 cash prize and discounted registrations to both the NFCB and NATF 2005 conference/workshop events.
Third place winner, Deborah Begel of La Madera, NM, for "Volunteer: WOOL-FM" will receive discounted registrations to both the NFCB and NATF 2005 conference/workshop events.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who entered.
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2004 Audio Awards:
Selected Categories. For the complete list see...
Audio Drama
THE COMPLETE ARKANGEL SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare, read by the Arkangel cast
(Audio Partners Publishing )
Achievement in Production
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
C.S. Lewis, read by a full cast
(Focus on the Family )
Finalist:
AUDIO DRAMA
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
C. S. Lewis, performed by a full cast
(Focus on the Family )
THE COMPLETE ARKANGEL SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare, read by Arkangel Cast
(Audio Partners Publishing Corp. )
FATHER GILBERT MYSTERIES II: HEALING AND SECRETS
Paul McCusker, performed by a full cast
(Focus on the Family )
AT HOME IN MITFORD
Jan Karon, performed by a full cast
(Focus on the Family )
ON THE WATERFRONT
Budd Schulberg, performed by a full cast
(L.A. Theatre Works )
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
The Chronicles of Narnia
Written by: C. S. Lewis
Performed by a Full Cast
Focus on the Family
Father Gilbert Mysteries II: Healing and Secrets
Written by: Paul McCusker
Performed by a Full Cast
Focus on the Family
Feed
Written by: M. T. Anderson
Read by: David Aaron Baker
Listening Library
The Grapes of Wrath
Written by: John Steinbeck
Performed by a Full Cast
L.A. Theatre Works
The John Cheever Audio Collection
Written by: John Cheever
Read by: John Cheever, Blythe Danner, Peter Gallagher, Edward Herrmann, George Plimpton, and Meryl Streep
Caedmon--Harper Audio
2003 Winners
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Friends of Old Tyme Radio
Mike Leannah has won his Second first place
award for the Friends of Olde Tyme Radio scrip writing contest.
It was announced that Mike Leannah has won the Friends of Old Tyme Radio's
script writing contest for 2004. This is the second time that he has won, and
he is the first to be a two time winner. The script was an episode from "The
Lone
Ranger" and it was titled "Mama Pays a Visit."
Mike is secretary of the Milwaukee Area Radio Enthusiasts and has been a member
of the club for several years. He has previously served as vice president. We
are very proud of Mike.
CONGRATULATIONS MIKE, it couldn't have happened to a more talented writer.
Ron Sayles
President
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| KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO COMEDY SHOW
WINS GRAND AWARD AT NEW YORK FESTIVALS
LAWRENCE, June 25, 2004 - Right Between the Ears, the sketch comedy
series produced by Kansas Public Radio at the University of Kansas,
received the Grand Award for Best Entertainment Program at the New
York Festivals 2004 International Radio Programming & Promotion
Awards.
The Grand Awards were judged by members of the New York Festivals
Distinguished Panel of Judges and Advisors at a special judging
session in Manhattan on Tuesday, June 22, and presented at the end of
the Awards Gala at the popular Manhattan venue Crash Mansion on
Friday, June 25. Details can be viewed on the New York Festivals
website at www.newyorkfestivals.com.
Besides the Grand Award, Right Between the Ears also received two
Gold World Medals in the 2004 competition - as Best Comedy Program
and Best On-Air Personality/Humor. The series has previously been
awarded Gold Medals for Best Comedy Program, Best Writing and Best On-
Air Personality/Humor, plus a Grand Award for Best Entertainment
Program in 1993.
Right Between the Ears is produced by KPR's Darrell Brogdon, who also
serves as principal writer. Cast members include David Greusel, John
Jessup, Andi Meyer, Jim Moore, Kip Niven, Roberta Solomon, Rick
Tamblyn and Teri Wilder. The comedy series recently closed out the
2003-2004 season with a live broadcast at Liberty Hall in Lawrence.
An encore broadcast of the season finale will air on KPR stations at
6:00pm on Friday, July 2.
The New York Festivals (NYF) oversees six international awards
competitions: Film & Video; Television Programming and Promotions;
Radio Programming and Promotions; Television and Radio Advertising;
Design, Print & Outdoor Advertising; and Interactive Media. Entries
to each of these competitions are judged in the United States and
around the world by panels of peers in their respective industries.
Founded in 1957, the New York Festivals now has representation in 62
countries.
Kansas Public Radio at the University of Kansas includes KANU,
Lawrence at 91.5 FM; KANH, Emporia at 89.7 FM; and KANV, Olsburg-
Junction City at 91.3 FM; and on the web at http://kpr.ku.edu. The
RBTE website is at www.rightbetweentheears.org.
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The National Audio Theatre Festivals is pleased to announce the winners of
their 2001-2002 Script Writing Competition. This year saw close to 50
entries read by three judges: George Zarr, Director of Talk Programming for
Sirrius Satellite Radio; Kris Markman of St. Edward's University; and Tess
Gunhill of Eye Hear Voices, an audio drama group from West Plains, MO. The
NATF competition was overseen by Brian Price of Great Northern Audio
Productions.
The 2001 NATF Script Contest winners included:
Grand Prize Winners
- 1. Lucy J. Kim Fancy Killed A Man
- 2. Mike Lemieux The Cow in the Cave
- 3. Matt Cowley The Appointed Rounds
Honorable Mention Winners
- 4. Janine Marr The Campfire Ghosts
- 5. Patrick Tango Escape from the Freak Show
- 6. Barry Foy The Invention of Noise
- 7. Ray Maurin Disaster at Pabst Mine
- 8. Steven Schutzman Goodbye
The top two winners were given cash prizes along with registration discounts
to the upcoming NATF Audio Theatre Workshop to be held from May 26 - June 1,
2002 at Southwestern Missouri State University in West Plains, MO.
Workshop registration discounts were also extended to all other prize winners
along with one year membership in the National Audio Theatre Festivals.
The National Audio Theatre Festival's Audio Theatre Workshop and Script
Competition are supported in part by the Missouri Arts Council, a state
agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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| The National Audio Theatre Festivals live 2002 performance as broadcast on KSMU has won the "Crystal Award of Excellence" from the Communicator Awards -- this is their highest honor.
Additionally our most recent demo produced by Tom Lopez with assistance from Lindsay Ellison for NATF was given an "Honorable Mention" in their demo reel category.
The 2001 Communicator Awards
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NATF for the 2001 Workshop Show and the NATF demo show won an Honorable Mention
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| WMNF Soundstage was recently recognized at the
Communicator Awards. Soundstage was awarded an Award of Distinction in
Writing for a selection from the Sixty Second Radio Hour, and an Award of
Distinction in Sound Design for a complication including the Sixty Second
Radio Hour, Dr. Seuss' The Butter Battle Book, and Mark Twain's The War
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The Violet Crown Audiobook Awards, sponsored by Earful of Books
and the Writers' League of Texas included:
Winner in the fiction category was "Bradamant: The Iron Tempest" by Ron
Miller, published by Timberwolf Press, a full-cast fantasy thriller
(ISBN 1587520281; 10 cass., 16 hrs.; $34.95; also in MP3CD and CD Box Set).
Timberwolf's audio drama CALCULATED RISK was also a finalist for the award.
This was the first year for Violet Crown to include an audio category. |
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Critic Rochelle O'Gorman, syndicated in the
Boston Globe, LA Times, NY Post, and others, named
Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air's "Wonderful World
Of Oz" as one of the top 14 Best Audio Books of 2001!
Here is what she had to say (Boston Globe Dec. 16 search Rochelle O'Gorman)
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"The Colonial Radio Players of Boston have produced
an absolutely magical recording of the "Wonderful
World of Oz". Their adaptation of the first five
books in the 14-book series by L Frank Baum is a
lively, full-cast recording enhanced with music and
sound effects. These well-written adaptations are packaged
in a sturdy and colorful hard-plastic case".
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Mark Time Awards
The American Society for Science Fiction Audio announces the Society's awards:
( See all winners from previous years here.)
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- Winners for 2003
- Mark Time Award - Science Fiction Audio
- Gold Award - The Convergence
Written and Produced by Jeffrey Adams ,International Falls, MN.
Stories On MP3 .
- Silver Award - A Man Walks Into A Bar
Written and Produced by Steven H. Wilson, Elikridge, MD., for the Prometheus
Radio Theatre.
- Honorable Mention - The ShadowMan
Produced by Marc Rose and Jerel McQuen, Portland, OR., for Dry
Smoke and Whispers.
- Ogle Award - Fantasy/Horror Audio
- Gold Award - The Field
Produced by Lance Roger Axt, Pacific Grove, CA.,
for Play It By Ear.
- Silver Award - Howl of the Mac Tire
Written and Produced by Roger Gregg, Dublin, Ireland, for Crazy
Dog Audio Theatre.
- Honorable Mention - A Murder of Crows
Produced by Sam Mowry & Martin Gallagher, Portland OR., for Willamette
Radio Workshop.
- Grand Master Award - Lifetime Achievement
- Dirk Maggs, London, UK.
www.dirkmaggs.dswilliams.co.uk
Producer of Spiderman, Superman, Batman, The Gemini Apes, Stephen
Baxter's Voyage, and many more, and is currently working on the
final three books of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
See more at the Mark Time Awards website:
http://www.greatnorthernaudio.com/MarkTime/MarkTime.html
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NPR'S RADIO TALES WINS GRACIE AWARD!
NEW YORK, NY -- June 29th, 2001 -- At a star-studded black tie awards
gala hosted by Anne Heche at the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel in
New York City on May 31st, the Foundation of American Women in Radio and
Television presented Winifred Phillips, producer of Radio Tales (a
National Public Radio® series currently offering CDs and free MP3s via
their web site at radiotales.com), with the prestigious GRACIE Award for
Best National Network Radio Drama series. With fellow award-recipient
Cynthia Nixon of HBO’s “Sex and the City” on hand, producer Winifred
Phillips accepted the GRACIE award on behalf of the Radio Tales series
from Greta Van Susteren of CNN’s “Burden of Proof” (go to
http://www.radiotales.com to see photos from the event). Each year the
GRACIE Awards honor outstanding achievement in the field of radio and
television broadcasting. Among the other GRACIE Award winners this
year: “Everybody Loves Raymond”, “Sex and the City”, “Dateline NBC”, “60
Minutes II”, “The Rosie O’Donnell Show”, “Third Watch”, and “Lifetime
Intimate Portrait”.
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SFWA - Science Fiction Writers of America
A Bradbury Award was presented at SFWA's Nebula
Banquet in Los Angeles on April 28 to the 2000X radio series.
As many of you know, the
Bradbury Award was initiated by President Ben Bova in 1992, as
a special President's award, and given that year to James Cameron
for his work on Terminator 2. The Bradbury Award was again given
in 1999 to Joe Straczynski, for his work on Babylon 5.
In this science-fictional year of 2001 we honor a
dramatic medium whose important contribution to science fiction
and narrative culture is often overlooked.
2000X - Tales of the
Next Millennia, the National Public Radio series which
beginning in April 2000 adapted more than 40 classic science
fiction stories into 26 hour-long dramatic episodes, struck me
as the perfect recipient. Works adapted included Ray
Bradbury's "Pillar of Fire," Ursula K. LeGuin's "Vaster Than
Empires and More Slow," Robert Heinlein's "By His Bootstraps,"
Octavia Butler's "Bloodchild," Kurt Vonnegut's "Tomorrow and
Tomorrow and Tomorrow," Robert Sheckley's "The Watchbird,"
and Harlan Ellison's "'Repent Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman".
Richard Dreyfuss and Robin Williams were among the stellar cast
of performers. The radio series was produced by the Peabody,
Audie and Grammy award-winning team of "The Hollywood
Theater of the Ear."
The two people most responsible for the series
are audio dramatist Yuri Rasovsky,
who personally produced and
directed 2000X, and author Harlan Ellison, who hosted every
show and was creative consultant. Harlan will accept Bradburies
for Rasovsky and himself at our Nebula banquet on April 28. |
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