Greetings, my name is Gregory Gallagher and I thought I’d talk to you about who we are and what we like to do on The KRUU Theater of the Air. The KRUU Theater of the Air was started in late 2009 on KRUU 100.1 FM out of Fairfield, Iowa. Corey Hickenbottom and myself run the hourlong show every Sunday night at 7 pm. Originally The P5K Radio Workshop aired on Friday nights at 10 on the popular dance program The P5K, the Workshop’s namesake. Eventually, feeling that we wanted a more appropriate time slot as well as plenty of breathing room to play other classic radio dramas, we created The KRUU Theater of the Air. The show runs content from The P5k Radio Workshop as well as original radio drams from people in the community and classic radio dramas. The classics range from Jack Armstrong and Boston Blackie to Escape, Doc Savage revivals, and much, much more. Listen to KRUU 100.1 FM streaming online at KRUUFM.com.
So you see, my industrious partner and I are not simply producers of original radio theater content, we’re classic radio theater enthusiasts. If you’ve looked around the website, you may have heard some of the adventures of 1950s mystery-solving all-American lifeguard and soda jerk Danny McLipstick, or perhaps the thrilling adventures of Jonnie Kidd and Quentin Blake fighting organized crime through their small town community radio station in Truth… Over the Airwaves!. Our current project in production is a tale of excitement and intrigue aboard a mid-ocean marine research station on the cusp of international waters. We love wearing our influences on our sleeves. Whether it’s classic radio drama or the dozens of other pulps, novels, and films of the our favorite eras, we love old fashioned entertainment.
It’s with this in mind that we are happy to have a long-running call for content from writers, actors, and producers of material with similar sentiments. Even if your tastes lie outside of our own, we are more than happy to include any well crafted content on our show, regardless of sensibilities. With that being said, if you’ve got a script you want to see made into a radio drama on the show, or you already have a fully produced drama of your own, the KRUU Theater of the Air would be happy to produce or run it. We are also looking for actors of any age and type. You can contact us at KRUUtheateroftheair@gmail.com. We accept not only local content, but all quality material from across the globe.
