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Footlight Parade


Bill Rudman’s weekly radio program featuring the best of Broadway and Hollywood has been nationally syndicated since 1998. Embracing music from the turn of the 20th century to today’s biggest hits, each show gathers marvelous songs to explore such wide-ranging themes as “All About Me: Soliloquies,” “Seize the Day!” and “Unrequitedly Yours.”
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For Listeners


Footlight Parade: Sounds of the American Musical is a weekly radio program showcasing the best of Broadway and Hollywood ...songs from the turn of the 20th century to today. Gain access to the programs through the links and information below.
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This Week's Playlist

Quarterly Program Listings

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Show Title & Description
Code
4/7
“Blowin' the House Down”
It’s an hour of belters! Merman, naturally, but also lots more ...
FP18:14
4/14
“Spotlight on Yip Harburg”
The great lyricist of “The Wizard of Oz,” “Finian’s Rainbow” and more than 500 songs in all ... in an hour’s exploration with Yip’s son, Ernie Harburg. 
FP18:15
4/21
“1961 on Stage and Screen”
The best of the year including the Pulitzer Prize-winning “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on Broadway, and the film version of “West Side Story.” 
FP18:16
4/28
“Spotlight on ‘Carousel’ ”
With Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical now being given a splendid Broadway revival, it’s a good time to learn about its 73-year history. 
FP18:17
5/5
“1981 on Stage and Screen”
The notable attractions run the gamut from Duke Ellington’s "Sophisticated Ladies" to Kander & Ebb’s "Woman of the Year" and the film musical "Pennies From Heaven."
FP18:18
5/12
“A Tribute to Tammy Grimes”
She left us two years ago, but she will be remembered for three Broadway musicals: “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” (Tony Award), “High Spirits” and “42nd Street” ... and as a scintillating star of New York cabarets. Bill Rudman interviewed her in 1986.
FP18:19
5/19
“1964 on Stage and Screen”
The best of the year—and there was a lot of “best” that year—including “Hello, Dolly!,” “Funny Girl” and “Golden Boy.” 
FP18:20
5/26
“Americana Musicals”
We give the heartland its due in such musicals as “Oklahoma!,” “Meet Me in St. Louis,” “Bloomer Girl” and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” 
FP18:21
6/2
“A Tribute to George Abbott”
The dean of Broadway directors—from “Pal Joey” to “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”—in an interview with Bill Rudman taped one month before his 100th birthday. 
FP18:22
6/9
“1958 on Stage and Screen”
Lerner & Loewe’s “Gigi” and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Flower Drum Song” top the list, but there are some cool surprises, including Tony Randall on stage and Gwen Verdon on screen. 
FP18:23
6/16
“American History (Broadway Style)”
Turn up your radio and learn, through song, what happened in 1776, the Civil War, World War II and more. 
FP18:24
6/23
​“Spotlight on Tommy Tune (Part 1)”
The Tony Award-winning director-choreographer in an interview with Bill Rudman exploring his Broadway breakthrough (“Seesaw”), “Nine” and much more. 
FP18:25
6/30
​“Spotlight on Tommy Tune (Part 2)”
He talks about “My One and Only” (co-starring Twiggy!), “The Will Rogers Follies,” his solo vocal album and why he was drawn to musical theater. 
FP18:26

Footlight Parade Stations

Footlight Parade is provided free of charge and broadcast on nearly 100 public and community radio stations across the country. 
You can support TMTP’s production and distribution by becoming a TMTP Member.
Special thanks to our broadcasting stations:
CANADA:
CHMA (Sackville, New Brunswick)
CJJJ (Brandon, Manitoba)

INDONESIA:
Arts Indonesia

UNITED STATES​:

ALASKA
KMXT (Kodiak)

ARKANSAS                                      KBSA (El Dorado)

COLORADO
KCMJ (Colorado Springs)

CONNECTICUT
WHDD (Sharon)

FLORIDA

WUWF (Pensacola)

IDAHO
KIBX (Bonners Ferry)                      KRFY (Sandpoint)
KUMC (Rupert)

ILLINOIS
CRIS (Chicago)                                  WLTL (La Grange)
WQJC (Quincy)
WQNA (Springfield)                        WTND (Macomb)  ​
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INDIANA
WITT (Indianapolis)                        WSND (South Bend/Notre Dame)

​​IOWA
KWLC (Decorah)

LOUISIANA                                    KDAQ (Shreveport)                        KLSA (Alexandria)

MARYLAND
WFWM (Frostburg)                          WSCL (Salisbury)
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MASSACHUSETTS
WNMH (Mount Hermon)

MICHIGAN

DRIS (Detroit)                              WCMB (Oscoda)                              WCML (Alpena)                                WCMU (Mt. Pleasant)                      WCMW (Harbor Springs)                WCMZ (Saulte Ste. Marie)              WUCX (Bay City)                              WWCM (Standish)

MINNESOTA

KQAL (Winona)

MONTANA                                   KVRZ (Libby)

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NEW MEXICO
KENG (Ruidoso)                              KENM (Tucumcari)                        KENU (Des Moines)                        KENW (Portales)                              KMTH (Maljamar)                            KSJE (Farmington)​

NEW YORK

Radio Geneva (Geneva)                  WCNY (Syracuse)                            WJFF (Jeffersonville)                        WJNY (Watertown)
WLHV (Annandale-on-Hudson)    WRAQ (Angelica)                              WRFA (Jamestown)                          WUNY (Utica)                                  WXIR (Rochester)


NORTH CAROLINA
WMTG (Mt. Gilead)

OHIO
WBWC (Berea)
WCLV (Cleveland)
WCPN (Cleveland)
WMRT (Marietta)

OKLAHOMA
KBCW (McAlester)
KCCU (Lawton)
KCNP (Ada)
KCSC (Woodward)
KGOU (Norman)
KLCU (Ardmore)
KOCU (Altus)
KOUA (Ada)
KROU (Spencer)
KUCO (Edmond)
KWOU (Woodward)

OREGON
KITC (Gilchrist)                   
Omni Media Network (Portland) 

 
PENNSYLVANIA 
WDIY (Bethlehem) 
WPPM (Philadelphia) 

 
TENNESSEE 
GDPR (Nashville) 
WCSK (Kingsport)
WETS (NE Tennessee) 


TEXAS
KAMU (College Station)
KLDN (Lufkin)
KNCH (San Angelo)
 
KTRL (Stephenville) 
KTTZ (Lubbock) 
WRR (Dallas/Fort Worth) 


VIRGINIA 
WETS (SW Virginia)


WASHINGTON 
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KCHW (Chewelah) 
KPBX (Spokane) 
  
WEST VIRGINIA 
WMRT (Parkersburg) 
 
WISCONSIN 
WDRT (Viroqua) 

WPCA (Amery) 
 
ALSO:                                   Gatewave: The Radio Reading Project ​


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For Program Directors

Broadcast on nearly 100 stations nationwide, Footlight Parade: Sounds of the American Musical is a weekly radio program showcasing the best of Broadway and Hollywood – songs from the turn of the 20th century to today. Marketed by Creative PR, each 53-minute program is provided free via MP2 and MP3 downloads to radio stations nationwide. The program is also available free at Public Radio Exchange.
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For more information and/or to broadcast Footlight Parade on your station, contact:
Wayne Knickel, Creative PR
wayne@creativepr.org
(888) 233-5650

Footlight Parade Demo

Our demo show is “Making an Entrance” (FP09:27). Please click on your preferred connection speed.​
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