Hey everyone, Sperdvac member Phil Oldham is producing another Twilight Zone audio drama recreation at the Larchmont Public Library in Larchmont New York on May 30! Here are all the details - hopefully some of our members and radio fans in the area can check it out and leave us a review later.
In the mail this week to members of the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy (SPERDVAC) is the May/June 2026 issue of Radiogram Magazine!
We’ve got a cover story on radio monologist Jean Shepherd, a feature on The Hoot Owls, a pioneering variety program, Dr. Joe Webb on the end of CBS Radio, a SPERDVAC Member Spotlight on Kathryn Fuller-Seeley of the Buck Benny host of Jack Benny Show - OTR Podcast, an interview with the creators of Sherlock & Co., a modern audio drama based on Conan Doyle’s immortal character, and an update on club business from President Corey Harker.
A little something for everyone who came up with the tiny sum of $20 for an annual Silver SPERDVAC membership at www.sperdvac.com!
It’s May 1 and it’s time for a new episode of “Behind the Dial” the podcast drawn from the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety & Comedy's archive of live interviews with classic radio greats - This week host Zach Eastman, vice president of SPERDVAC, invites you to learn from three news broadcasters from the classic age of radio & how they brought us the world with a panel featuring radio newscasters Ed Haaker, Robert Trout, & Robert Pierpoint.
Tune in today to hear this amazing panel discussing the early years of broadcast journalism and the memorable moments these gentlemen encountered while at the center of world events
This show was originally recorded at a SPERDVAC Convention panel on November 8th, 1997.
