National Radio Theater

{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} The '''National Radio Theater''' was a non-profit independent producer of radio plays created in Chicago by Yuri Rasovsky<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Valerie J. |date=2012-02-06 |title=Yuri Rasovsky dies at 67; big name in radio dramas, audio books |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-yuri-rasovsky-20120206-story.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and Michelle M. Faith. The company produced a radio drama anthology series called '''''The National Radio Theater of Chicago''''', which ran on classical FM station WFMT from January 1973 to April 1986. The production company disbanded in 1987.<ref name=":0" />

Episodes consisted of original radio plays, adaptations of fiction and stage plays, and radio plays from Europe and the Far East. Its programs were heard primarily over public radio stations around the country, but were picked up in many other English speaking countries. The program won two Peabody Awards, in 1978 and 1981.<ref name="Peabody">{{cite web|title=Winner 1978 |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/chicago-radio-theatre|website=Peabody Awards|accessdate=29 March 2017}}</ref>

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Category:American radio dramas Category:Peabody Award winners Category:1970s American radio programs Category:1980s American radio programs Category:Radio in Chicago Category:Anthology radio series