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Adventures In Odyssey
''Adventures in Odyssey'' (AIO), or simply ''Odyssey'', is an Evangelical Christian radio drama and Radio comedy, comedy series created and produced by Focus on the Family. Aimed at families with children age 12 and younger, the series first aired in 1987 as a 13-episode pilot called ''Family Portraits'' and has recorded more than 1,050 episodes to date. In 2005, the show's daily audience averaged around 1.2 million within North America. The ''Odyssey'' radio series also includes several spin-off items, including a home-video series, several computer games, books, and devotionals. The series is set in the List of fictional towns and villages, fictional town of Odyssey. Stories center around the people who live there, particularly ice-cream and discovery emporium owner John Avery Whittaker, who was originally voiced by Hal Smith (actor), Hal Smith. History In 1982, Focus on the Family began creating several short dramas for inclusion in the ministry's daily half-hour radio show; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Comedy
Radio comedy, or comedy, comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve variety show, sitcom elements, sketch comedy, sketches, and various types of comedy found in other media. It may also include more surreal or fantastic elements, as these can be conveyed on a small budget with just a few sound effects or some simple dialogue. Radio comedy began in the United States in 1930, based on the fact that as most United Kingdom music hall comedians such as Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel progressed to silent films, they moved to cinema of the United States, Hollywood and fed the radio comedy field. Another British music hall comic, George Formby, stayed in the British movie industry, and in 1940 joined the Entertainments National Service Association to entertain British World War II troops. UK radio comedy therefore started later, in the 1950s. Background and history Radio comedy began in the United States in 1930, and got a much later start in the United Kingdom becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anthony (voice Actress)
Chris Anthony Lansdowne, born Christine D'Antonio, is an American voice actress best known as host of Focus on the Family's '' Adventures in Odyssey''. Along with Katie Leigh, she is the only remaining original cast member of the show. Career As host of ''Adventures in Odyssey'' for almost four decades, she is heard weekly on more than 2,000 radio stations worldwide. Aside from her work in radio drama, video games, animation, and TV/radio commercials, Anthony is also known for having voiced more than 100 Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company headquartered in El Segundo, California. Founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth Handler, ... talking Barbie games, toys, dolls and talking picture books from 1994 to 2006. Anthony has been the host of ''Adventures in Odyssey'' since it was started in 1987, and has also played several characters in the series. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (''AJC'') is an American daily newspaper based in metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia. It is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' is the result of the merger between ''The Atlanta Journal'' and ''The Atlanta Constitution''. The two staffs were combined in 1982. Separate publication of the morning ''Constitution'' and the afternoon ''Journal'' ended in 2001 in favor of a single morning paper under the ''Journal-Constitution'' name. The ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' has its headquarters in the Atlanta suburb of Dunwoody, Georgia. It was formerly co-owned with television flagship WSB-TV and six radio stations, which are located separately in midtown Atlanta; the newspaper remained part of Cox Enterprises, while WSB became part of an independent Cox Media Group. ''The Atlanta Constitution'' In 1868, Carey Wentworth Styles, along with his joint venture partners James Anderson and (future A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Modesto Bee
''The Modesto Bee'' is a California newspaper. It has about 70 employees and is delivered throughout central California, reaching places such as Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale, Ceres, Patterson and Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 .... History ''The Modesto Bee'' founded in 1884 as the ''Daily Evening News'' and published continuously as a daily under a variety of names. Before its purchase by Charles K. McClatchy and McClatchy Newspapers in 1924, it merged in the same year with the ''Modesto News-Herald'', adopting that name as part of a consolidation. In 1933 it changed its name to the ''Modesto Bee and News-Herald'', and in 1975 abbreviated the name on its masthead to ''The Modesto Bee''. Its current owner is the descendant firm, McClatchy Company, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio World
''Radio World'' is a trade journal published by Future US targeted at radio broadcast executives and operations personnel worldwide. Multiple editions have been published for the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Columnists range from broadcast industry consultants to legal counsel specializing in the broadcast industry. ''Radio World'' was founded in 1977 by IMAS Publishing and was privately held until IMAS was acquired by NewBay Media in 2007. Future plc acquired NewBay in April 2018. Sister publications include ''Radio Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connec ...'', '' TV Tech'', ''Videography'', ''Government Video'', ''TVB'', and ''DV.com''. An unrelated ''Radio World'' magazine w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest
The Midwestern United States (also referred to as the Midwest, the Heartland or the American Midwest) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the U.S. Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south. The U.S. Census Bureau's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and the states occupying the Rocky Mountain range. Major rivers in the region include, from east to west, the Ohio River, the Upper Mississippi River, and the Missouri River. The 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dobson
James Clayton Dobson Jr. (born April 21, 1936) is an American evangelicalism, evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family (FotF), which he led from 1977 until 2010. In the 1980s, he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesmen for Social conservatism, conservative social positions in American public life. Although never an ordained minister, he was called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader" by ''The New York Times'' while ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' portrayed him as a successor to evangelical leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. As part of his former role in the organization he produced the daily radio program ''Focus on the Family'', which the organization has said was broadcast in more than a dozen languages and on over 7,000 stations worldwide, and reportedly heard daily by more than 220 million people in 164 countries. ''Focus on the Family'' was also carried by about 60 U.S. television stations daily. In 2010, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fictional Towns And Villages
This is a list of fictional settlements, including fictional towns, villages, and cities, organized by each city's medium. This list should include only well-referenced, notable examples of fictional towns, cities, settlements and villages that are integral to a work of fiction and substantively depicted therein. Fictional cities, towns and counties are arrows in the fiction writers' quivers they lend an air of authenticity to the story, and since there are so many of them, readers find them to be a plausible addition that makes the story more realistic. Comics Film Television Radio Animated Literature Video games Mythology Other See also * Fictional city * Welcome to Night Vale * List of fictional British and Irish universities References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fictional settlements Towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangelical Christian
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of the Gospel, Christian gospel. The term evangelical is derived from the Koine Greek word ''euangelion'', meaning “good news,” in reference to the message of salvation through Jesus Christ. Evangelicalism typically places a strong emphasis on personal conversion to Christianity, conversion, often described as being “born again (Christianity), born again,” and regards the Bible as the ultimate authority in matters of Christian theology, faith and practice. The definition and scope of evangelicalism are subjects of debate among theology, theologians and religious studies, scholars. Some critics argue that the term encompasses a wide and diverse range of beliefs and practices, making it difficult to define as a coherent or unified movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Adventures In Odyssey Books
Books Original novels Authored by Paul McCusker *1: ''Strange Journey Back'' *2: ''High Flyer with a Flat Tire'' *3: ''The Secret Cave of Robinwood'' *4: ''Behind the Locked Door'' *5: ''Lights Out at Camp What-a-Nut'' *6: ''The King's Quest'' *7: ''Danger Lies Ahead'' *8: ''Point of No Return'' *9: ''Dark Passage'' *10: ''Freedom Run'' *11: ''The Stranger's Message'' *12: ''A Carnival of Secrets'' *Strange Journey Back (Compilation of Books 1-4) *Danger Lies Ahead (Compilation of Books 5-7, 12) *Point of No Return (Compilation of Books 8-11) ''Imagination Station'' book series Authored by Marianne Hering with Paul McCusker, Brock Eastman, Marshal Younger, Wayne Thomas Batson, Nancy Sanders, Chris Brack, and Sheila Seifert *1: ''Voyage with the Vikings'' *2: ''Attack at the Arena'' *3: ''Peril in the Palace'' *4: ''Revenge of the Red Knight'' *5: ''Showdown with the Shepherd'' *6: ''Problems in Plymouth'' *7: ''Secret of the Prince's Tomb'' *8: ''Battle for Cannibal Island' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Adventures In Odyssey Episodes
This is a list of all the episodes of ''Adventures in Odyssey'', a Christian animated radio drama series produced by Focus on the Family. It has aired on the radio since its debut on November 21, 1987, and has been one of the longest-running radio programs still in production. Almost all the episodes, sorted into a series of albums, have been available, originally on cassette tape, but also on CD, digital download, and through Focus on the Family's online subscription service, the Adventures in Odyssey Club. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1987–88) Episodes 1-19 were originally aired under the name "Odyssey USA". *7: "Promises, Promises" *8: "Dental Dilemma" *9: "Doing Unto Others" *10: "Nothing to Fear" *11: "Addictions Can Be Habit-Forming" *12: "The Tangled Web" *13: "Bobby's Valentine" *14: "Missed It By That Much" *15: "My Brother's Keeper" *16: "No Stupid Questions" *17: "A Member of the Family, Part 1" *18: "A Member of the Family, Part 2" *19: "Recollections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Arnold
Dave Arnold (born 1971) is the founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD); the host of the radio show '' Cooking Issues''; an owner of Booker and Dax, a food and drink research lab in New York; a food science writer and editor; the author of ''Liquid Intelligence: The Art & Science of the Perfect Cocktail''; and an innovator in the field of culinary technology. Early life Dave Arnold was born in 1971. He earned his B.A. in philosophy at Yale University and M.F.A. in performance sculpture from Columbia University School of the Arts. He worked as a paralegal, performance artist, and pizza deliveryman before he began experimenting with restaurant equipment. Arnold wrote contributing articles on food science and machinery for ''Food Arts'' magazine and caught the eye of then-editor Michael Batterberry, who became his mentor and introduced him to the food world of New York City. Career In 2004, Arnold started working on plans for MOFAD, a museum to promote lear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
