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Program Host Norman Gilliland joined Wisconsin Public Radio in 1983. He's the host of weekday classical music programs and is co-producer of Midday Classics and University of the Air. He also hosts Old Time Radio Drama on Sunday evenings, and is the creator of GraceNotes, nationally broadcast vignettes drawn from the lives of classical music composers and performers. MORE
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Norman Gilliland along with Annette Kaufman, Norman Corwin, and Amanda Gilliland taken in Los Angeles in 2006, shortly after "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin" won the Oscar for Best Short Documentary. Corwin, "The Poet Laureate of Radio," died on October 18, 2011 at the age of 101.
A "New" Old Time Radio Drama T-Shirt WPR board operator and Old Time Radio contest sound effects artist Gabby Pedriani models the latest iteration of our limited edition t-shirt. Tune in Sunday nights for a chance to win your very own shirt! Regular Programs
The Great Gildersleeve - a comedy about an old curmudgeon and his suburban adventures. More Episodes Suspense - the name says it all. Every program was a thriller, and you could never tell which side would win. Another strength of the program was how it got the listeners so involved. By the end of the programs the listener is cheering the villain half the time. More Episodes X Minus 1 - A science fiction program dealing with far-out topics. Involves extraterrestrials in a healthy number of plots, but also has plenty of possessed machinery and other wacky plot devices. More Episodes Burns & Allen - comedy with attitude. Gracie and George tirelessly rip on each other and their cast in dialogue and skits. More Episodes Nero Wolfe - This large man and his sidekick, Archie Goodwin, solve mysteries in order to finance Wolfe's obsession with orchids. More Information Johnny Dollar - the man with the action-packed expense account. Dollar, an insurance claims investigator, goes on adventures, often serialized, to try to get to the bottom of his cases. Romance, murder, and fraud are par for the course. More Episodes
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