Reality Radio: Telling True Stories in Sound

Over the past few decades, the radio documentary had developed into a vibrant form of creative expression. Millions of listeners hear arresting, intimate storytelling from an ever widening array of producers on programs including This American Life, Story Corps, and Radio Lab; online through such sites as Transom, PRX Hearing Voices, and Soundprint; and through a growing collection of podcasts.

Reality Radio celebrates today's best audio documentary work by bringing together some of the…