VANCOUVER, Wash. Re-Imagined Radios March episode will feature two crime fiction stories by Cindy Brown, a guest writer from Portland. Cindy Brown: Retribution & Restitution premieres at 1 p.m. March 17 over KXRW-FM (99.9), Vancouver, and KXRY-FM (91.1 and 107.1), Portland. Subsequent broadcasts and streams will be provided by local, regional and international broadcast partners.
Radio story writing is a new venture for Brown, said John Barber, producer and host of Re-Imagined Radio and faculty member of the Creative Media and Digital Culture program at Washington State University Vancouver. Re-Imagined Radio is pleased to premiere her first two efforts.
Brown added that both stories are based on true events that made me hoppin mad.
Retribution (which means payment or punishment for wrongdoing) is narrated by a female shuttle bus driver at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, who observes the interplay between a crude misogynist and his strong girlfriend. The dialogue may be all too familiar to some listeners, but the ending may catch you by surprise, Barber said.
Restitution (which means paying back or restoring something to its rightful owner) questions the meaning of life and the nature of existence through two characters, Wiley (who is facing restitution) and Joe. It raises the question: Is Wiley the victim or the culprit?
Brown grew up in Washington state and recalls falling asleep to CBS Radio Mystery Theater. She has worked as an actor, director, producer and playwright and is the author of the award-winning Meadow Mystery series. A member of the disability community, she has more than 20 years of professional experience in accessibility and disability.
Re-Imagined Radio premieres episodes on the third Monday of the month on community radio stations KXRW-FM and KXRY-FM. Each episode is streamed globally and is then available as a podcast and on YouTube. Previous episodes are also released on YouTube each month. Information and listening opportunities are available at reimaginedradio.fm, where all episodes are archived.
Community Partners
Re-Imagined Radio draws on community voice actors, Foley artists, musicians, sound artists and engineers. Partners include KXRW-FM, KXRY-FM, the Electronic Literature Lab at 91勛圖窪蹋厙, Marc Rose of Fuse Audio Design, Rylan Eisenhauer and Holly Slocum Design, with Evan Leyden.
About Re-Imagined Radio
Barber created Re-Imagined Radio in 2013 to explore sound-based storytelling. We select, produce and perform classic and contemporary stories across a spectrum of genres, from dramas to comedies, from oral to aural histories, from documentaries to fictions, from soundscapes to sonic journeys, from radio to sound art, using a variety of media, including performances, radio broadcasts, streaming, podcasts and social media, especially YouTube, Barber said.
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