Columbia Workshop Radio Show!

The series began as the idea of  Irving Reis . Reis had begun his radio career as an engineer and developed a fascination with the possibilities of the relatively new medium. His idea was to use experimental modes of narrative to enhance the way a narrative was conveyed over the radio. Reis had isolated attempts to experiment on the radio: Before the  Columbia Workshop' s debut, he had directed at least a few radio dramas.  For Reis, the Columbia Workshop  was a platform for developing new techniques for presentation on radio as noted in the debut broadcast:The  Columbia Workshop dedicates itself to the purposes of familiarizing you with the story behind radio, both in broadcasting, as well as in aviation, shipping, communication and pathology, and to experiment in new techniques with a hope of discovering or evolving new and better forms of radio presentation, wi