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Mission:   Third Coast Live Radio Theater excels at producing satirical radio comedy theater, with a lighthearted topical format focusing on women's issues,  past and present.  Through entertaining, original comedy bits as written by our troupe (women and men), as well as through potential talented submissions from our listeners, we hope to bring relief and opportunity to women, through and in radio, from our coast to your coast.

Vision:  Lighthearted satire ridicules to expose, with the idea that awareness is a step toward remedy. Women's entertainment is good for anyone who has a mother.

Goal:  Reveal myths, fables and foibles around women's issues through national and international radio syndication.

WHAT'S NEW:

Talent Quest, The Final Frontier?

Well! Had we known, we should have spent our time and money elsewhere. Evidently the "Talent Quest marketing minds" were diligently at work with the question: How do we bring in "new " listeners? Specifically, the "new" target marketing age range of the 22 year olds to 44 year olds. They knew! Have a radio "American Idol" contest, and it will boost the listenership of the competitively minded youth! Brilliant!

However, anyone over this age, will now turn their loyalties, and money (if they're smart) to anywhere local- gorilla- radio. Maybe this contest boosted sales of XM radio or Sirius ! I'd like to see the results of querries.

I've thought about it: this is where folks who honestly answered the Talent Questionairre age question, to be above the 45 year mark, were automatically deleted~ some of the best producers in the business were catagorically dropped out of viable contender-hood, due to age. The rest were dropped because they either did not guess what the notion "hostiness" meant, or did not offer cleanly produced items.

A couple of finalists were greatly creative. Everyone has their personal taste, but I enjoyed the Austin, Texas contender who introduced an idea of opposites. He asked: Were "they" looking for the "typical NPR personality who is smart, probably college degreed, and from New York? or maybe the real contender is a high school drop out who works the night shift at a motel? (SFX: enters a customer asking to confirm their reservations). He says, " Bingo". Very nice.

It's the only industry whereby age discrimination is considered fair! So says the chatter on the web (notabley "AIR", the website for radio producers with engineering questions).

Also, answers the question: why do some very talented radio-biz- personalities-folks, hold uneasy feelings with regard to NPR?

Same answer as the above. They were most likely booted due to Age.

The chatter "tone" is that of a dignified, "It doesn't matter to me..... but, had we known...why waste time?" The "older you get" the more valuable time is as a commodity. Which brings to the fore, the especially hilarious "people's choice" of the 24 year old female
finalist, who's "hostiness" included the "fact" that she at her youth, could give anyone life advice. Eh hem. That advice, unless it's
channeled by an "ancient spirit" is best respectfully given with education and time. Cute picture of her, though.

In the end, our time was well spent, if you made friends and learned something from it. Three time Peabody Award Winning, Marjorie Van Halteren says to this producer, "I gave you Five Stars." And when the votes came in, said, "You are still a STAR"....Shucks, and all of that. Hey. She should know! She is the radio queen, in my opinion, having co-produced Bob and Ray, co-produced at the Carnegie Hall, numerous Armstrongs, teaches in France....her credits are many, and her advice golden.

Onward to production. Thank you for your thoughts on this topic and others!

Your Panhandle Companion.

Mike Meyers, Chris Farley and similar comedians, hail from Second City, Toronto, Canada.  Well !  We are flattered  to  mix our company, with the Great Country of Canada ! So, we are pleased to begin our broadcast in
Halifax, Canada--the country that breeds comedy!

Third Coast Live Radio Theater joins Jack Ward's (Shadowlands Radio Theater) efforts in disseminating radio theater from Our Neck of the Woods, to Halifax, Canada (CKDU) and beyond, (to his affiliates in Canada).

On September 6, 2005, Tuesday 8:00 pm EST, aires the first of many radio montages, from across the Northern Hemisphere.  To listen to the live interview, with producer, director BK Turning:

Click on www.CKDU.ca and navigate to the broadcast section of this site.

Also Third Coast Live Radio-Theater scores big time in the engineering department.  Long lost to BK Turning, even though never formally met, she exclaims, " Bob Lindner is now our Californian resident engineer
extraordinaire." He is the most wonderfully laid-back engineer I've ever met.  Capable, funny, easy attitude...nothing nervous about him.  And he's "there" with you...chatty, and sweet.  He is a generous spirit.  Entertaining...gosh.  I love his collection of banjos.  This is our sound man.

It doesn't matter what state you live in, check out Bob Lindner's website, and you'll see why he is our number one pick to mix and record. www.studiobob.com

SHOW DATES:

Coming Soon!

"Our surprize comedian is Al Fike. Please visit his website at
www.alfike.com "

HEADLINE NEWS:

"People need to hear this."

And so says XM satellite executive producer, Steve Karesh, in a recent telephone conversation with BK Turning. Third Coast Live Radio Theater is now working, in studio, to reproduce broadcast quality sound of our original comedy material for XM radio, in order to meet this exciting offer in a timely fashion. Temporarily off stage, we are focusing our talents in the studio and in post production.

Audience laughter is the fuel which moves the vehicle... but when broadcasting, we want the sound to be crystal clear ! When we return to the stage, we have a very different format to introduce to our audience. One which is full of surprizes, audience participation, music, and mystery!

Until that time, remember: "Listening is the key to understanding."

Sponsorship

For our marketing partners, sponsorship will be available in 10 second spots for each 25 minute show, for a block of 5 episodes. These guidelines are set up by the satellite company. Audience demographics, last year was over 3.2 million people. It has grown this year, and includes Canada and Mexico ! Email Thirdcoastlive@comcast.net for more information.

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