About Us

History

"Shoestring Radio Theatre" and "Movie Magazine Internatinal" first aired on KALX in Berkeley from 1988 - 1991. The show moved to KUSF, San Francisco in October 1991 where they aired through January 2011 when the station closed down.

The programs debuted on the Public Radio Satellite Network (which reaches hundreds of public radio stations across the country) in July, 1993.

Over time, distribution of the programs has grown to a confirmed line-up of 111 stations in North America:

United States:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

Canada:
Montreal

UK:
Bradley Stoke

In Memoriam

We pay tribute to our those Shoestring members we have lost with highlights of their work with Shoestring Radio Theatre.

Monica Sullivan Tribute

Virginia Handley Tribute

Russ Hickman Tribute