The ongoing first amendment battle between classified government information and freedom of the press is brought to life in L. A. Theatre Works docudrama Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers.

The ever-evolving work that started as a docudrama airing on National Public Radio in 1991, and became a national touring show culminating in an acclaimed Off-Broadway run in early 2010 at the New York Theatre Workshop, is now available for listening for a limited time on L.A. Theatre Works website.

The show also includes panel discussions with leading journalists and political figures, including author Carl Bernstein and former White House counsel John Dean, who give us their perspectives on this landmark First Amendment case, and how the Pentagon Papers affected the future of journalism.

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In the late 1960’s, a classified government study of the Vietnam War revealed that the U.S. had misled the public regarding its intentions in Southeast Asia. Yet the Nixon administration continued to paint an optimistic picture of the war effort while sending more and more young Americans into the conflict. One of the document’s contributors, Daniel Ellsburg, decided that the public needed to know the truth about Vietnam, and leaked the study to the press. The result shook America to its core and challenged the First Amendment, as you’ll hear in our story, Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers.

Written by Leroy Aarons and Geoffrey Cowan. Starring John Heard as Ben Bradlee, Susan Sullivan as Katherine Graham, and Gregory Harrison as Brian Kelly. With Diane Adair, Bo Foxworth, John Getz, James Gleason, Raphael Sbarge, Russell Soder, Peter van Norden, Tom Virtue, and Geoffrey Wade.

LISTEN:  Part 1 (1st Hour), Part 2 (2nd Hour), Bonus Content- First Amendment Perspectives

We at Creative PR were sad to hear of the passing of Yellowstone Public
Radio’s Lois Bent.  We always enjoyed calling YPR or meeting her at one of
the public radio conferences because it meant a chance to chat with Lois.
Ever curious and always enthusiastic, we loved her interesting and funny
tales about her own vocation and avocations. Though perhaps we had only a
slight acquaintanceship, Lois was one of those people who planted friendship
and good humor like a flag wherever she went.  We feel lucky to have known
her.   Our condolences to her family and to her co-workers at YPR.

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Host - Dick Robinson

Broadcast from the host’s radio & tv studio aboard his motor yacht “Airwaves,” home ported in Palm Beach, FL, the show treats listeners to a entertaining, high-energy, swinging program featuring music from the Great American Songbook performed by contemporary stars such as Michael Bublé, Diana Krall, Anne Hampton Callaway, Harry Connick, Jr, and Rod Stewart, as well as all-time greats like Frank, Dino, Sammy, Tony, Bobby, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Keely Smith, Louis Prima, Vic Damone, and Jack Jones. Famous guests drop in on the party and Robinson shares interviews from his long and illustrious career.

The Motor Yacht "Airwaves"

LENGTH: 2 Hours
COST: FREE
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If your listeners can’t take an expedition to the Antarctic to cool off this summer, they can still visit the bottom of the world with Antarctica: Life On The Ice.

In a sound-rich special, Reporter Glenn Zorpette paints a sharp and compelling portrait of a continent alive with intellectual ferment, with charismatic creatures of both avian and human varieties, and with poignant human interest.

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