Okay, we can here you saying, "I thought LodesTone was the home of contemporary audio theater, what are you doing carrying OTR?"

Old-time Radio, or OTR, is a catch phrase for audio drama from what has been called the "golden" age of American radio drama -- audio theater as heard over the radio from the 30's to the 50's.

We presently only carry one artist who could be referred to as OTR -- Norman Corwin -- but it seems inappropriate to classify him as "old-time". Although he created many of the defining moments of radio in the 1930's and 1940's, he continues to write and produce today.

We at the LodesTone Catalog are fans of audio theater, old and new. As always, we have selected the best of what's out there -- productions that we like, and we think that you'll like too.

Norman Corwin

In the 1930's and 1940's Norman Corwin was a household name. His radio productions defined the times, and featured many of the great stars of the day. He has continued to produce great audio theater well into his nineties.

We present here several of his greatest works of the "golden age" of radio.

We Hold These Truths (1941) was a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. But, with a broadcast date of Dec 15, 1941, just days after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, it became a timely reminder of exactly what the country was fighting to protect. This star-studded performance features an epilogue by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 1 CD

13 By Corwin is a collection of 13 of Corwin's greatest broadcasts. They serve as a tremendous document of their time. From 1938's They Fly Through The Air, which is Corwin's reaction to events of the Spanish Civil War, to 1944's Untitled, a portrait of a young soldier killed in W.W.II, to 1949's Could Be, about the possibilities for peace and cooperation through the newly formed United Nations. 7 CDs

On a Note of Triumph was broadcast on VE Day, May 8, 1945. It is possibly the finest work ever written for radio. This powerful broadcast, not only celebrated the allied victory in Europe, but started the nation thinking forward to the hard road of rebuilding, and the eternal struggle to prevent future atrocities. 1 CD