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Radio: Storytelling in a Box

4/21/2014

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Radio is the artifact for today. Not sure what a stand-alone, real radio looks like? I'm sure you're not alone if you're under the age of 20. We now have podcasts to subscribe to, online radio such as Pandora or iRadio, Satellite radio -Sirius XM, and our car radios. Having grown up in the 60's, primarily overseas, the radio was our television and our storyteller on Sunday nights.

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We certainly had black and white television while living in Japan but the only shows that were in English were The Johnny Carson show and Saturday morning with "Hey, Hey, We're the Monkeys." (Actually, the Japanese dubbed over their songs in Japanese but not their funny skits, thank goodness)

Sunday nights were sacred for my sister and I. We were in our P.J.'s in our trundle beds  first listening to Sgt. Friday and his partner on  Dragnet at 8:00p.m., then Scary Tales at 9:00p.m., and finally, music from Waikiki Beach @ 9:30p.m. As a side note, I was totally disappointed when I watched the show Dragnet on TV for the first time when we moved to Hawaii in 1969 - Jack Webb was not the Sgt. Friday I imagined. Ah well.

Our imaginations worked overtime when it came to those scary tales.  Carol and I would take turns kicking our feet on our mattresses, under the covers, making enough noise to block out any horrifying scenes in our heads after the radio was turned off. Those mattresses took a mighty beating for three years. Our imaginations  grew immensely - those stories were as vivid as the stories told by my favorite storytellers today:)  

Truth is, it's easier for me to learn stories by listening to them told than by reading them (but since I'm a newly retired librarian, we better keep this news a secret.)  I do know several kids who are auditory listeners and would appreciate the stories on CD, DVD, or some other form of digital ears rather than reading them from books or scripts.


Storytellers of yesterday and today are our radios! Listen and you too will see more clearly than you ever have before. The only device needed is your imagination!
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Don Buck P Creacy link
4/21/2014 01:21:58 am

Listen to some of the best contemporary & traditional storytellers in the world on A World of Storytelling Radio. Broadcasting stories into 114 countries around the world. If you internet you can listen to some wonderful storytellers on A World of Storytelling Radio.

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Sue Kuentz link
4/21/2014 04:29:52 am

Best storytelling radio station around!

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Mary Grace Ketner link
4/21/2014 01:37:31 am

What a deprived childhood I had! Though I'm much older than you, I grew up in the USA with TV.

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Sue Kuentz link
4/21/2014 04:28:21 am

You totally made up for it with your wonderful storytelling talent! You have many listening followers Mary Grace!

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Stephanie link
4/21/2014 02:06:18 am

With only 3 tv channels growing up and Never, Ever anything on after the 10 oclock news, I most definitely took time to listen to my parents' and grandparents' stories. The most awesome memories! I may have an idea now for a blog post :)

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Sue Kuentz link
4/21/2014 04:31:30 am

Nothing beats listening to stories

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Cathy Bennett link
4/21/2014 03:07:20 am

I can remember those stories oh so well. My big brother is in his 70's and when we're together we are thankful for XM radio, we're able to pick up similar stories in the car..

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Sue Kuentx link
4/21/2014 04:33:26 am

XM radio is pretty amazing- I love listening to Garrison Keiller these days- so funny!

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Itzybellababy link
4/21/2014 07:37:00 am

I have heard some webcasts of old radio broadcasts.. scifi mostly. I am a geek! These days I am more a fan of audiobooks. I dont think I have read a paper book since- which seems a shame somehow, but the computer eats me:) I used to have a long commute everyday and I could finish a book in a week in the car. It really was a great way to pass the time..
Thanks for sharing:)
http://www.itzybellababy.com

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carol link
4/21/2014 08:09:09 am

I bet I would have loved listening to those old radio broadcasts. I do listen to a lot of audiobooks.

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Suzy link
4/21/2014 01:23:57 pm

We got TV in India very late so the radio was our constant companion. I remember those days. Your post took me back in time. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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Sandy link
4/22/2014 02:20:05 am

I remember my parents talking about listening to the radio, but that was in the 40's and maybe early 50's. I'm older then you, I think; but don't remember my generation listening to stories on radio...only music. Geographic location might have something to do with that.

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Nancy Mock link
4/22/2014 11:21:19 am

Great post! Recently on a long drive home I found a radio station playing old Lux Radio Theatre broadcasts of "Miracle on 34th Street" and "The Wizard of Oz". They were really fun to listen to! And funny too to listen to Judy Garland have to promote Lux beauty soap after the show was done :)


Nancy at <a href=http://nanmock.blogspot.com/>Hungry Enough To Eat Six </a>
2014 A to Z Challenge Participant

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Yvonne link
4/22/2014 03:08:12 pm

This would have been a good post for my "R" for writing inspiration!

<a href="http://www.yvonneventresca.com/blog.html">Yvonne</a>

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