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''Live Wire Radio'' is a radio variety show that was launched in 2004 in Portland, Oregon. Staff at the upstart, weekly show are hoping to position it to possibly be considered by American Public Media as a replacement for Garrison Keillor's ''A Prairie Home Companion''.〔Scott, Aaron ("Live Wire Radio Goes for National Glory" ), ''Portland Monthly Mag'' 4 January 2014, accessed on 20 January 2014〕 ''Live Wire'' was initially hosted by Rob Sample, followed by Courtenay Hameister, with current hosting duties covered by Luke Burbank.〔Hudson, Genevieve ("Courtenay Hameister Steps Down as Host of 'Live Wire!'" ), ''Portland Monthly Mag'' 3 April 2013, accessed on 20 January 2014〕 Burbank has a podcast called ''Too Beautiful to Live'' and is an occasional guest-host on the nationally syndicated NPR quiz show ''Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!''.〔Paynter, Susan, ("NPR host proves what falls down can pop back up" ) ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', 11 August 2006, accessed on 20 January 2014〕 ''Live Wire'' is built on various elements such as standup comedy, guest interviews, musical performances, comedy sketches, essays, and storytelling.〔 Its emphasis is on the quirky local character of Portland.〔 Each show is recorded in front of a live audience, every other week, which is then edited into material for two weekly shows.〔 ==History== In February 2003, Kate Sokoloff approached Robyn Tenenbaum with the idea for ''Live Wire'', a younger, "hipper" version of ''Prairie Home Companion'', in a format similar to ''West Coast Live''.〔 Tenenbaum had worked on rock concerts with Bill Graham Presents,〔 and for four years had helped produce ''West Coast Live'' for NPR in San Francisco. Sokoloff was producing local theatre. The two women started a production company called Moxiefish, and put together a demo of ''Live Wire'' in September 2003, which they shopped to Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). About 150 people watched the first taping in March 2004 at the Hollywood Theatre, hosted by Rob Sample. The first broadcast was at 7 pm on Saturday, March 27, 2004, over the OPB network. At first, the show was produced monthly. By 2005, the taping was held primarily at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland, with 350 to 500 in the audience.〔 One show was taped at the Mission Theatre & Pub in October 2005. The Gerding Theatre in the First Regiment Armory Annex was used for a summer show in 2013.〔 Because of Sample's other commitments, head writer Courtenay Hameister replaced him as host after four shows.〔 Hameister was working as an advertising copy writer, and she had helped to produce the sketch comedy show ''The State'' which aired on MTV in the early 1990s.〔 ''Live Wire'' consulted with Bill Oakley, known for his writing credits on the television shows ''The Simpsons'' and ''Portlandia''.〔 ''Live Wire'' started airing weekly in Autumn 2010, taping four shows in two live recording sessions every month except January and July at Portland's Albert Rose Theatre.〔 In March 2012 the show reached its 100th episode.〔 In September 2013, Luke Burbank became the show's official host, after filling in as guest host when Hameister was recuperating from minor surgery.〔〔 With his podcast audience and appearances on ''Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'', producers hoped Burbank would bring ''Live Wire'' a higher national profile. Hameister stayed with the show as head writer.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Live Wire Radio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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