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NPR programs
- The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)National Public Radio aired a dramatization of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in 1979. This production came from The Mind's Eye, a group based in…
- All Things ConsideredOn the 3rd of May 1971, a single voice named Robert Conley spoke into a microphone for the first time. That broadcast reached approximately 90 radio stations…
- Fresh AirThe program began in 1975 at WHYY, then known as WUHY. Judy Blank served as the initial host during that first year. Terry Gross took over as presenter and…
- Star Wars (radio series)In the early 1980s, radio drama faced a steep decline across the United States. Richard Toscan, an associate dean at the University of California School of…