Audible Adds Satire: KUOW Radio's Rewind Program Joins the Internet.WAYNE, N.J. and SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 2, 1999-- Popular Humor Show Hosted By Bill Radke Bill Radke is co-host of the public radio program Weekend America. He is the former host of public radio program Rewind, produced by KUOW-Seattle and distributed by NPR. He was a stand-up comedian and winner of the 1992 Seattle International Comedy Festival. Exclusively Available for Streaming and Mobile Playback from Audible.com's Internet Audio See RealAudio. Service Audible, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBL ADBL Agricultural Development Bank Limited (Nepal) ) and Seattle's leading public radio station, KUOW, announced today that the weekly humor program Rewind is available on the Internet at www.audible.com. Audible is one of the Internet's largest and most diverse sites for premium spoken audio for playback on personal computers and mobile digital audio devices. Now available in digital format and for listening regardless of one's location, Rewind skewers the news each week with sketch comedy “Sketch Show” redirects here. For for the British TV programme, see The Sketch Show. Sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes, or 'sketches', commonly between one and ten minutes long. , interviews, poetry and a snappy chat between host Bill Radke and a panel of nationally renowned guests. Rewind, distributed by National Public Radio, is a window into the way that normal folks talk about news, current events and pop culture - with friends, over a cup of coffee, laughing at the absurd. Rewind can be automatically delivered to listeners' PCs by way of Audible's innovative subscription service, which allows fans of the program to "time-shift" their listening options. Rewind joins other public radio programs available at audible.com, such as Marketplace, Fresh Air, Science Friday Science Friday (SciFri) is a weekly call-in talk show that is part of National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation radio program. SciFri is hosted by Ira Flatow with Joe Palca stepping in when Flatow is away. and Car Talk. "We welcome Rewind and Bill Radke's brand of wit and satire to Audible's growing roster of fine public radio programs," said John Barth Noun 1. John Barth - United States novelist (born in 1930) John Simmons Barth, Barth , senior director of original programming at Audible, Inc. "Rewind is a must for anyone who snickers
Snickers is a sweet bar made by Mars, Incorporated. at the news." "Audible's innovative Internet audio service lets the listener decide when they want to listen to Rewind," stated Bill Radke, host of Rewind. "I am very pleased that Rewind is part of Audible's content offerings." In June Rewind won four Radio Programming and Promotion awards from The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Festivals for its excellence in writing, sound, comedy and editing. About Audible, Inc. Audible is one of the Internet's largest and most diverse providers of premium spoken-audio content for playback on personal computers and AudibleReady(tm) mobile devices. Audible allows customers to take better advantage of their commute, travel and desktop computer time by delivering premium information and entertainment when their eyes are busy but their minds are free. Audible's content partners include leading audio book publishers, broadcasters, magazine and newspaper publishers, business information providers, and educational and cultural institutions. Visitors to www.audible.com can browse, sample, purchase, subscribe to, schedule and download more than 18,000 hours of audio content. The Company's technology partners include AT&T Corp., Casio Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , Creative Labs Inc., Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc., Everex Systems Inc., The Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Philips Electronics N.V., and RealNetworks, Inc. About Rewind Rewind is public radio's premier news satire program. It debuted in October of 1996 and is carried on more than 50 radio stations around the country including those in Chicago, Boston, San Diego and Minneapolis. Host Bill Radke is a former local Morning Edition host, news director and winner of the 1992 Seattle International Stand-up Comedy Competition. He was also named "Best Public Radio Personality" by Seattle Weekly readers. KUOW, 94.9 Public Radio, licensed to the University of Washington, is Seattle's news and information station. A Seattle Weekly reader's poll rated KUOW "best overall station" in the Seattle area. KUOW carries National Public Radio news programming including Morning Edition and All Things Considered All Things Considered (ATC) is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. It was the first news program on the network, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets. , and Public Radio International offerings including A Prairie Home Companion and This American Life This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. It is distributed by Public Radio International and is also available as a free weekly podcast. . KUOW's homepage is www.kuow.org |
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