![]() ![]() Olmsted's skill at narration, and in assuming the voices of each character as he told the tale, led to a variety of programs, such as Story for Today and World's Greatest Stories. By 1940 the storytelling show was on NBC for a 10 year run.” That was way back in 1939 - and it worked. WBAP gave me some time with which to experiment. Especially the work of that great dramatist who never wrote a play - Edgar Allan Poe. The cheapest drama for radio I could think of was good literature, read aloud. What to do about it? Dramatic shows cost money and there were no budgets. the announcer's life seemed endlessly sterile. ![]() For the album notes on his Sleep No More album, he offered a bit of biography: ![]() on Januin Minnesota, he was raised in Texas, where he became an announcer for local radio stations. Nelson Olmsted was one of the last great radio horror performers. ![]()
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