Right Between the Ears

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Right Between The Ears (RBTE) was a Kansas-based comical radio show broadcast nationally in the United States.

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History

The show was created in 1985 by producer-writer Darrell Brogdon. The show was first known as The Imagination Workshop and presented relatively straightforward radio dramas. Beginning the late 1980s, however, full-length radio plays were de-emphasized in favor of Saturday Night Live-style comedy sketches, and by 1990 the show became an all-comedy offering, broadcast regularly over KANU-FM, the NPR station licensed to the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

Between 1993 and 2000, episodes of The Imagination Workshop were distributed to public radio stations across the country by National Public Radio. During this time, the show was heard on approximately 200 public radio stations, as well as on BBC Radio Four. In 1999, The Imagination Workshop was featured on TV's 60 Minutes, in a piece by Morley Safer on the proposed de-funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The show's name was changed to Right Between the Ears in 2000. In 2001, RBTE was featured in its own weekly series on public TV stations. Since 2004, the series has been aired weekly on Sirius Satellite Radio, beginning on the Raw Dog Channel. More recently, episodes of Right Between the Ears have aired Saturdays at 8:00pm Eastern on the Sirius Laugh Break channel. In addition, the weekly show airs on the Kansas Public Radio network, and on KCMO AM-710 in Kansas City, Missouri. RBTE celebrated 20 years on the air with a live broadcast from Kansas City's historic Folly Theatre in September 2005.

The last episode was recorded in 2017. [1] [2]

Cast members

The cast of Right Between the Ears includes David Greusel, John Jessup, David Martin, Andi Meyer, Jim Moore, Kip Niven, Roberta Solomon, Rick Tamblyn and Teri Wilder. Sound effects for the live performances are created by Mary Ellen Kriegh. Production engineers are Jason Slote and Chubias Smith. Producer and principal writer is Darrell Brogdon.

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References

  1. "Kansas Public Radio's 'Right Between the Ears' signs off". The University of Kansas. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. BWW News Desk. "Right Between the Ears Signs Off After 32 Years". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.