Re-Imagined Radio re-creates behind-the-scenes stories from 9/11

VANCOUVER, Wash. The horrific crashes of four hijacked passenger planes on Sept. 11, 2001, were repeated endlessly on television. But the public didnt hear the many simultaneous stories evolving behind the scenes among airline officials, air traffic controllers and federal agents frantically trying to learn what was happening and determine how to stop it. Those telephone and radio communications were recorded, however, and form the background for Re-Imagined Radios stories of what happened behind the indelible images of 9/11.

Titled 9/11 Radio Stories, the episode premieres at 1 p.m. Sept. 18 on KXRW-FM, Vancouver, and KXRY-FM, Portland. Subsequent broadcasts and streams will be provided by local, regional and international broadcast partners.

Re-Imagined Radio 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 or may be obtained as podcasts anywhere podcasts are offered. You also can subscribe or download using the audio player on any individual episode page at the Re-Imagined Radio website, . 

Community Partners

Re-Imagined Radio draws on community voice actors, Foley artists, musicians, sound artists and engineers. Partners include KXRW-FM, KXRY-FM, Marc Rose and Holly Slocum Design.

About Re-Imagined Radio

Re-Imagined Radio was begun by Barber in 2013 to celebrate radio storytelling. "We select, produce and perform classic and contemporary stories across a spectrum of radio genres, from dramas to comedies, from oral to aural histories, from documentaries to fictions, from soundscapes to sonic journeys, from radio to sound art, Barber said. 

About 91勛圖窪蹋厙

As one of six campuses of the WSU system, 91勛圖窪蹋厙 offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91勛圖窪蹋厙 helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations. 

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MEDIA CONTACT(S)

Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communication, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu