1917 - National WWI Museum

Richard Fish has worked in audio theatre since 1970. He’s an actor and musician who became a writer, producer, director, teacher, engineer, Foley artist, journalist, broadcaster, publisher, and salesman.

He helped found the National Audio Theatre Festivals organization, and WFHB Community Radio in his hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. Richard has worked with the leading figures in audio theatre from coast to coast, including The Firesign Theatre and the legendary American grand master of the art, Norman Corwin.

Born in New Jersey, he settled in Bloomington after graduating from Indiana University. His advertising work won awards from the Clios, Addys, and One Show Awards, and the Society of Professional Journalists has twice named him Best Consumer Reporter on all radio stations in Indiana. He is heard weekly over WFHB as host of "The Firehouse Theatre," presenting old and new audio theatre, and as writer and presenter of "Better Beware," a weekly feature on scams and swindles. He also writes and performs in "The Firehouse Follies," a live variety show offered four times a year. All these broadcasts are streamed and archived on the station's website, http://www.wfhb.org.