WBAI And NPR Playhouse

Joe Frank's early programs, from 1978 to 1984

Title Air Date Jewish Blues 1978 Early Stories From NPR Playhouse 11/29/1978 An American Hero Workshop 01/26/1979 A Call In The Night 02/07/1979 Til You're Gone 03/10/1979 The Death Of Trotsky 04/03/1979 Arena 06/08/1979 Summer Notes 08/22/1979 The Eighty Yard Run 09/18/1979 White Elephants 1980 Adventures Along The Spectrum 07/31/1980 The Rare Recording 10/15/1980 Joe Frank In Concert 02/11/1981 The Decline Of Spengler 1982 The Queen Of Puerto Rico 04/01/1983 Sales 04/01/1983 Warheads 04/12/1983 The End 04/15/1983 Pilot 04/19/1983 Questions 04/22/1983 Lies 02/01/1984 A Tour Of The City (Part 1) 03/06/1984 A Tour Of The City (Part 2) 03/06/1984 Across The River 03/27/1984 Bedtime Stories 10/31/1984 All Series ⇐ WBAI And NPR Playhouse (1978-1984) Work In Progress (1985-1992) In The Dark (1993-1995) Somewhere Out There (1995-1998) The Other Side (1999-2002) Online (2004-2010) UnFictional (2012-2015) Other All Shows Joe at WBAI in New York Joe at WBAI in New York City, circa 1978

Awards

Joe won several awards for his work on NPR Playhouse:

• 1982
  • Broadcast Media Award from San Francisco University
• 1983
  • Radio Program Award from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting
  • Gold Award from the International Radio Festival of New York
• 1984
  • Gold Award from the International Radio Festival of New York (second)
  • American Nomination to the Prix Italia
• 1985
  • Special Commendation from the Berlin Prix Futura