CPF Radio Hour
The CPF Radio Hour is a podcast that produces original, immersive audio plays and serials by North Carolina playwrights. Our audio theatre productions allow dramatic writers to tell stories that reach beyond the stage. Every audio play recording is made available online with the aim to share these unique stories with the world.
Please send all inquiries to CPFRadioHour@gmail.com.
Annual NC Audio Play Festival
2023 NC Audio Play Festival – The Impossible!
2022 NC Radio Play Festival – Sci-Fi Invasion!
2021 NC Radio Play Festival – Rebirth!
2020 NC Radio Play Festival – Halloween
Original Productions
The Malone Family in the Enchanted Forest – a family fantasy-adventure series by Clinton Festa
The Glimmer Within – a science fiction audio drama in four parts by Ken Walsh
The Spire – an off-beat science fiction series by Larry Bliss
GPF Radio Hour – short audio plays from the Greensboro Playwrights Forum
Live Broadcasts – our live WCOM 103.5 FM broadcasts (2017-2019)
Get Involved!
Want to pitch your own audio series or play? Click Here
Want to be a producer, editor, or sound designer? Send your resume and a bio to CPFRadioHour@gmail.com
History
The CPF Radio Hour was created by Glenn Greggs, who wanted to showcase plays from up and coming playwrights in a “play-it-by-ear” live radio format. The CPF Radio Hour premiered on April 11th 2017, broadcasting out of the WCOM 103.5 FM radio station in Carrboro. Glenn produced and hosted the first season of the program from April 2017 until July 2018 – a total of 49 episodes that included live radio plays, interviews with local artists, and spoken word pieces.
2018 – Christian O’Neal picked up the show for its second season, hosting 32 live episodes on WCOM 103.5 FM between July 2018 and May 2019.
2019 – The CPF Radio Hour moved to a pre-recorded podcast format so creative teams have full control over production quality and scheduling.
2020 – The Cary Playwrights’ Forum and Creative Greensboro co-produced the first annual NC Radio Play Festival.
2023 – Jay Zadeh became the new lead producer for the audio play festival on behalf of The Cary Playwrights’ Forum. The NC Radio Play Festival was renamed The NC Audio Play Festival.