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Radio drama, ranging from "Captain Midnight" to the high art of Orson Welles, thrived for 40 years in America. It was all but gone by the 1960s, killed off by television. Yet now that TV must contend with the Internet, the Internet has given radio drama a whisper of new life. It can't be called "radio drama" anymore, since hardly any of it gets on the radio. Mr. Greenhalgh settles for "audio drama," but the catchiest name for it is "mind movie."

UPC television (Upper Pinellas County) began in 1987, and has since grown to produce an award-winning daily 10-minute news show, which had to get cut back to 5 minutes this year due to school schedule changes. Special projects have included a nationally broadcast Devil Rays game, commercial videos, and numerous competition pieces. The most involved students have the opportunity to participate in field trips to major competitions and conventions around the nation. The experience UPC offers is as good as-if not better than- many college programs.