“A fine exhibition,
I have learned, is
the result of an
artful amalgam of
dazzling objects
and authoritative
discourse. Footlight
Parade translates
this precept into ear-opening
radio.”
– Dwight Blocker Bowers,
Smithsonian Institution
Radio Programs
Footlight Parade:
Sounds of the American Musical
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2008, 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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Listeners: Find Footlight Parade on various stations via Allegro
