We'll be rebroadcasting a classic from the radio archives on Tuesday in place of "Off The Wall." Starting at 5 pm (one hour earlier than normal), a radio play entitled "Shadow Over Long Island" will be presented. This play is a real time production which follows the tradition of the "War of the Worlds" broadcast many years ago in which a somewhat believable scenario is presented to the public, leaving many to wonder whether or not they're listening to reality or to fiction. In this case, "Shadow Over Long Island" deals with an accident at a nuclear power plant on Long Island and the resulting chaos that ensues. At the time of the original broadcast in 1985, nuclear safety was a very controversial topic in the area as a plant was set to open in the vicinity. Since then the plant has been shut down after widespread public opposition. This radio play was written by Emmanuel Goldstein/Eric Corley in the height of the controversy and has been broadcast on a number of occasions on Long Island and Connecticut radio stations. This will be the first rebroadcast in at least a decade.

You can stream the promo for this broadcast or download it.

As this is part of the WUSB Fall fundraiser, we will be making signed CD copies available to people who pledge at +1 631 632 9872.