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Peggy Webber, Producer/Director
The California Artists Radio Theatre was founded by veteran actress Peggy Webber, the producer and director of the company's productions. She frequently adapts the radio scripts from the literary source material, works with composers to score the music, and supervises the editing process.

She is truly inspired by those with whom she works. As she explains, "When you work with excellent talent, the result is usually what one would expect. With our classics, as well as our contemporary works, my main objective is to remain true to the author's intent, keeping the story interesting for adults, as well as appealing to students at all levels."
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Norman Corwin and Peggy Webber
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Ray Bradbury and Peggy Webber
Throughout her storied career, Peggy has performed in over 8,000 network radio shows, 300 television programs, 100 stage plays, and 20 feature films. In the early days of television, Peggy wrote, directed, and performed in Treasures of Literature, a live, weekly series broadcast from KFI in Los Angeles. For this show, she received an award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Most Popular and Outstanding Production of a Live Drama Series for 1948-49, a precursor to the Emmy Award. In the years since, she has been Artistic Director of seven theatres before founding the non-profit California Artists Radio Theatre. She has earned 30 national and international awards as Producer/Director.

When asked about the mission of CART, Peggy says, "My hope is that these stories encourage young people to read and discover the rich literary heritage awaiting them."

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Producer's Awards For The  CART Collection
All the programs were Produced, Adapted, and Directed by Peggy Webber,
unless otherwise noted.

Macbeth by William Shakespeare:
Two Gold Medals from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Ray Bradbury's 75th Birthday Tribute:
Gold Medal for Best Production from The New York International Radio Festival

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby's is a Friend of Mine by Ray Bradbury
Silver Reel Award for Best Radio Drama Production from the National Federation of Community Broadcasting

Ray Bradbury's 80th Birthday Tribute
Gold Medal from the International Radio Festival

The Orangeburg Massacre by Jack Bass and Jack Nelson
Gold Medal and Bronze Medal from the International Radio Festival

Oscar in Limbo
Adapted and Directed by Richard Erdman from Oscar Wilde's Reading Gaol
Gold Medal from the International Radio Festival

The Plot to Overthrow Christmas Written and Directed by Norman Corwin
Gold Medal from the International Radio Festival

Alice in Wonderland
Adapted from Lewis Carrol's Through the Looking Glass and Alice Adventures in Wonderland
Silver Medal from the International Radio Festival


One Perfect Rose by Elizabeth Gerry
Silver Medal from the International Radio Festival

Where She Stops, Nobody Knows by Oliver Hailey
Silver Medal from the International Radio Festival

The World and His Wife by Oliver Hailey
Silver Medal from the International Radio Festival



Other Award-Winning Shows Include


Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Dubliners by James Joyce

Leviathan 99 by Ray Bradbury

The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur

Getting Married by George Bernard Shaw

Candida by George Bernard Shaw

Little Women: Book One by Louisa May Alcott

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Playboy of the Western World by JM Synge

Lincoln: A Tribute by Norman Corwin



Peggy Webber Has Also Received

Certificate of Merit from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
(Precursor to the Emmy Award) for Treasures of Literature, 1949

The Ray Bradbury Creativity Award
Awarded by The Library Associates of Woodbury University to
Peggy Webber and members of the CART company, 1998

A Tribute by the Glendale Library Association, 2002

Certificate Of Commendation from the Mayor of Los Angeles, 2004

Tribute Luncheon and Award from the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters, 2005

The Achievement in The Arts Award
From Los Angeles Valley College, 2008 Induction into the Broadcaster's Hall of Fame, 2010

Induction into the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters' Diamond Circle
For Many Distinguished Years in Radio and Television, 2010


The Network Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame Award, 2013

The Norman Corwin Award, 2014-2015 Awarded by The American Audio Awards


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