Re-Imagined Radio presents “The Wizard of Oz”

Re-Imagined Radio’s March episode is a little-known radio adaptation of the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). It originally aired on “Lux Radio Theatre” on Christmas Day 1950, with Judy Garland recreating her starring movie role as Dorothy Gale. The episode premiers at 1 p.m. March 20 on KXRW-FM (99.9), Vancouver; and KXRY-FM (91.1), Portland. Subsequent broadcasts and streams will be provided by local, regional and international broadcast partners. The episode celebrates March as Women’s History Month, said John Barber, producer and host. Barber is a faculty member of WSU Vancouver’s Creative Media and Digital Culture program.

Re-imagined Radio. which features voice actors, Foley artists, musicians, sound artists and engineers, premieres episodes on the third Monday of the month on KXRW-FM. In addition, every Sunday, an episode of Re-Imagined Radio is broadcast on KXRW, drawing from previously broadcast episodes. Episodes can be streamed on demand from the Re-Imagined Radio website, reimaginedradio.net.