StoryTown Radio Show

2026 Season Passes

The StoryTown Radio Show kicks off a brand-new season on January 26, 2026, with a special performance sharing favorite stories and highlights from the past fifteen years. This live, one-hour production is performed in the style of an old-time radio show and features true stories from across the region. These heartwarming and hilarious tales highlight the unique character of Jonesborough, East Tennessee, and Appalachia. In addition to great storytelling fun, the show also brings in the best music acts in the region. This season we’ll have fan favorites like Momma Molasses along with newer acts like Junction 4961 and the Science Hill High School Steel Toppers.

The talented ensemble cast features nationally and internationally acclaimed storytellers, actors, and voice actors; and is filled with talented actors who appear in mainstage productions throughout the Tri-Cities. They come together each month to perform the stories of this land and its people. The Radio Show also partners with the International Storytelling Center to include featured tellers from their Storytelling Live series.

Each episode is filled with stories collected from the community around a certain theme. The script is written from these oral stories, and the cast brings them to life each month onstage with skits, reoccurring characters, history, and vintage commercials. These performances are recorded and then aired on local NPR station WETS 89.5 FM. Once aired, the show is made available as a podcast on the StoryTown app or online at: https://storytown.simplecast.com/. Over 100 episodes are readily available to listen to on demand, any time.

The live, family-friendly show performs each month at the McKinney Center in Jonesborough. Audiences get to be part of the action and have a chance to see the behind-the-scenes working of a live radio show, complete with a foley operator who handles the sound effects. Audiences are also treated to a special pre-concert by the music guests, who play a small set before the show. It’s our 15th season, so you know we’ll have lots of surprises up our sleeves.

Season passes are only $90, which includes one free show in the 2026 regular season. The hour-long productions perform on the 4th Monday of each month at 7PM. Season Passes can be purchased by calling the Historic Visitors Center at 423-753-1010 or online at Jonesborough.com/tickets, click on Event Packages. More information can be found at storytownradio.com.

The StoryTown Radio Show is a proud recipient of an Arts Access Grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission.