Local radio shows win Omni awards

Every Now and Then Theatre's 2007 Christmas radio adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story" has won an International OMNI Silver Award for radio entertainment.

The program starred Keith Hurt from Camarillo as Scrooge.

The troupe's 2007 Halloween radio version of Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow: The Lost Diaries" has won an International OMNI Bronze Award for radio entertainment. The show starred Bob Decker from Camarillo.

Both broadcasts aired on AM 1520 KVTA and were streamed worldwide on the station's website.

The OMNI awards recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower and enlighten. The judging process for audio includes quality, voice, music, sound effects, creativity and impact.

The broadcasts were codirected by Linda M. Stiegler of Thousand Oaks and troupe founder James M. Wortman of Ventura.

The Every Now and Then Theatre, founded in 1990, produces dramas exclusively for broadcast using professional and amateur actors from throughout Ventura County.

The troupe has earned 18 awards- three national and 15 international- since first entering competitions in 2003.