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Created and Produced by Bob LeBlanc

Written by Bob LeBlanc and David Hanright

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This is the digital program for On the Air! August 22, 2023

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Vintage comedy with the Balderdash Academy flare.

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Each performance of On the Air is all new and features three never before heard radio plays written by award-winning playwrights. Each night’s performance features the hilarious behind-the-scenes characters and stories you love as we follow the comedy trials and tribulations of the ensemble of Dasher's Radio Theater on the Air.

Relive the adventures of the past with Balderdash Academy's On the Air!

Welcome to Balderdash County

Enjoy your time at DSH Radio Studio A, located right in the heart of the Balderdash Village home of the famous New England boarding school, Balderdash Academy.

Where in New England? Is that really important?

Our ensemble will be in character for the duration of the show. Feel free to meet and mingle with the cast of Dasher’s Radio Theater on the Air. Learn about them and their character and enjoy your time in Balderdash County.

Improv Comedy Live Sept 8 at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn Maine!

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The On the Air Ensemble

CarlaRose Dubois

as Carmela d’Noir

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David Hanright

as Bertrand "Bertie" Brink

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Zack LaChance

as Pete Bumkowski

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Bob LeBlanc

as Leo Gladstone

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Molly McGill

as Laurali Rivers

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Marie Stewart Harmon

as Sylvia Grove

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Ramon de la Coco

as Self

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Steve Corning

as Douglas "Dougie" Radler

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Nate Greene

as Ted Taulk

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Randy Hunt

as Wally Smithers

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Undertow: The Pulse

Our very own Bob LeBlanc was a part of the writing team behind Dagaz Media’s new show Undertow: Blood Forest and returned for the follow-up limited series, Undertow: The Pulse.
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On the Air August 22, 2023

On the Air Radio Show written and directed by Robert J. LeBlanc

Created by Robert J. LeBlanc

Jerky by Jening Ad written by David Hanright

Music

Jazzi Reloaded by Frank Shröder, used under license.

Show Logos and Graphic Design by Bob LeBlanc

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Aggie Blackthorn
Paranormal Reporter

Created by Bob LeBlanc
Aggie Blackthorn, the gal with an eye for ghosts, ghouls, and mysteries is on the case! Aggie was the seventh child of a seventh child, born on the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year of this century, giving her the power to commune with all nature of beasts and man, both normal and metaphysical. Salem Brand Housewares takes you along on Aggie’s journey as she uncovers the secrets of the paranormal.
Episode 1: The Screaming House
Episode 2: The Sight of the Medusa

The Adventures of Aphrodite Prime

Created by Bob LeBlanc

It is the distant year of 1999. When the earth is threatened with invasion, the United States of Space calls upon an unlikely hero to save the day in this 1930s-style comedy adventure.

As seen in PortFringe 2022.

Episode 1: The Invaders from Venus Twelve

Alpha Gals

Created by David Hanright

Jump through time with the Alpha Gals!

Episode 14: The Great Plague

**The Amethyst Ghost**

Written and created by Bob LeBlanc
After the untimely death of her brother at the hands of organized crime, wealthy heiress Claire Montague traveled the world in search of mystic powers to protect the innocent. In deepest Asia she learned the ancient ability to control minds through the mysterious mystic art of yoga. She now protects the meek and hunts for the guilty as The Amethyst Ghost!
Episode 1: The Eye of Bastet

The Bonnie Tales of Captain Bellamy

Created by Bob LeBlanc

From dark of night through break of dawn when there are rough seas ahead pray that Captain Bellamy is at the helm.

Bonnie Captain Bonny Bellamy is the terror of the high seas and the hero to the crew of the Seawitch. Join her crew as they spin tales of her love life of adventure.

From the Sleuths Mystery Entertainment hit “Who Killed Jolly Roger?”.

Episode 1: The Song of Trickery
Episode 2: The Tides Have Turned

**Cosmic Specter**

Written and created by Robert J. LeBlanc
Mild-mannered astronomer, Rob Cadaveer was hit by a living dead particle ray from space while observing the planet Pluto. When he awoke he discovered that he had the power of the living and the dead. He now protects the innocent as a man between worlds. He is the Cosmic Specter.
Episode 1: The Call of the Wild

Eagle Squadron Zebra

Created by David Hanright

Fear not, Eagle Squadron Zebras in the air. The cavalry has arrived.

During the Great War, a force of flying heroes was assembled to bring about the defeat of the enemy. This is their story.

Episode 37: Somme Enchanted Christmas

**Frank and Beans**

Created by Bob LeBlanc
Follow in the adventures of everyone’s favorite married couple, Frank and Beanie Garland! Frank is a serial entrepreneur and Beanie is the clever mind that keeps him grounded. Frank might not always win, but with Beanie, he rarely loses.
Episode 1: The Galloping Ghost
Episode 2: Something’s Fishy
Episode 3: The Holiday Intruder
Episode 4: The Nutbound Nemesis
Episode 5: Stranded in Paradise
Episode 6: The Grand High Gobbler
Episode 7: A Cut Above
Episode 8: Weighty Soles
Episode 9: Popping Ideas

Jack Stacy - Hotel Detective

Created by Bob LeBlanc

The world is a scary place. But at the Hotel Catalonia, on these twelve floors, you got one man watching your back. Jack Stacy. Hotel Detective.

Trained in the art of hospitality sleuthing and justice, Jack Stacy watches over the residents and guests of the Hotel Catalonia.

Episode 1: Look Up Look Out

Episode 2: Dirty Laundry

Josiah Mix Puritan Witch Hunter

Created by David Hanright

Josiah Mix: with his armor of Hecate and Trident of Endor, Josiah Mix hunts and destroys the powers of evil!

Episode 1: The Witch of New Haven

Kitty Vittles: Ace Reporter

Created by Bob LeBlanc

Everyone’s favorite reporter, Kitty Vittles has her own way of getting to the facts.

Episode 1: The Art of Eating Your Own Foot
Episode 2: The Camp Out
Episode 3: Gone Fishin’
Episode 4: Flail to the Chief

The Old Library

Created by Bob LeBlanc

There are stories and mysteries on every shelf. There is romance, heartbreak, laughter, and joy hidden on worm-eaten pages. Borrow as you please, but be careful, for you are likely to get lost here, in the Old Library.

Episode 1: The Interview
Episode 2: The Resurrectionists

Poseidon Jones
Hero of the Deep

Created by Bob LeBlanc

In the distant future, when terror comes to the ocean blue, the citizens of Nautilus City call Poseidon Jones, Hero of the Deep.

Episode 1: Out of the Blue

Pudding Gulch - Frontier Town

Created by David Hanright

Out of the wilds of the American West, a new town is growing. And so is love and friendship in Pudding Gulch: Frontier Town.

Episode 1: Gold Trouble

Queen of the Night Greta Von Ghoul

Created by Bob LeBlanc

Queen of the Night, Greta VonGhoul, receives a letter from a New York socialite about her haunted mansion in Maine. Greta and her trusted driver, Mister Murphy, go to investigate only to discover that not all is as it seems in this horror-filled gothic romp of a supernatural 1930-style comedy adventure.

Episode 1: The Haunting of the Slaughter House Finalist in the 2022 Marion Thauer Brown Audio Drama Scriptwriting Competition.
Episode 2: The Bad Deal on Witch Hill

Full-Length Mystery: Toil and Trouble at the Midnight Masquerade (Full-length)

**The Rocky Coast**

Created by David Hanright
The Rocky Coast holds its myths and secrets. Join us as we tell its stories.
Episode 2: Myths and Mermaids

Scamps McGee,
Hobo With a Heart of Gold

Created by Bob LeBlanc

Charles “Scamps” McGee was a hero in the Great War who found himself on the wrong side of history as a banker. After the crash left him penniless he was rescued and taught the way of the road by the mysterious Flat-Footed Stranger. Now he and his dog Bindle ride the rails to try to make amends for their sinister banking escapades in this 1930s-style comedy adventure.

Episode 1: The Problematic Proposal
Episode 2: The Hopeful Holiday

The Schmanker Twins
Teen-age Detectives

Created by David Hanright
The Schmankers: an average American New England family with a secret – a secret only the kids know about! Join the Schmanker twins, Jiles and Mildred as they solve the mysteries of their own hometown.
Episode 1: Meet the Schmankers

Treasure Hunter!

Created by Bob LeBlanc

After his parents disappeared searching for the lost treasure of Malabudu, Dirk Quartermain and his trusted monkey Coco scour the globe in search of the treasure that will bring his parents home. His trusted benefactor, Professor Alexander, put him on the path of a new artifact that could help solve the case in this 1930s-style comedy adventure.

Episode 1: Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Episode 2: The Tunnels of Dungeon Rock

The Underworld of Penny Dreadful

Created by Bob LeBlanc

Join everyone’s favorite teenage protector, Penny Dreadful, as she travels the crime-infested streets of 1880s London. It’s a time of injustice, cruelty, and of hardship with one beacon of hope against the darkness, that lovable orphan sleuth, Penny Dreadful, and her raven Poe. In this episode, there is a murder in Whitechapel. It looks like the notorious Apple Jack has struck again. Penny and her Warren of Rabbits are on the case to solve the crime and bring the killer to justice in this in this 1930-style comedy mystery adventure.

Episode 1: The Case of the Ghost and the Treasure
Episode 2: The Case of the Cider and the Rose

Van Diamond - Private Eye

Created by Bob LeBlanc

If you're in trouble and can afford $20 a day plus expenses, then Van Diamond is your private eye.

Episode 1: Painted Into a Corner
Episode 2: Ugly Business

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Listen to our past shows

On a recent visit to our local radio station, Balder 97.5, Headmaster Bob LeBlanc and Professor David Hanright discovered a treasure trove of old radio show real to reals from the station's golden age heyday as DSH Radio. Join the professors of Balderdash Academy as they present each vintage audio drama along with the history of each episode and stories from the history of the selected show.

So join Balderdash Academy for a comedy extravaganza we present radio plays that never were with On the Air!