The workshop is helmed by professionals in the field and is frequently held in the small city of West Plains, Missouri.
[1] The host was Jim Jordan, of Fibber McGee and Molly fame, and also included Firesign Theatre regulars David Ossman and Peter Bergman.
In 2001, the National Audio Theatre Festivals became the new sponsor of this weeklong event and workshop.
[1] The NATF also sponsors the Norman Corwin Award for Excellence in Audio Theatre, the only award of its kind in America given to American audio dramatists with a significant body of work, or who have made significant contributions to the art form.
The 2000 NATF Scriptbook included a 30-minute comedy-drama by poet Hedwig Gorski about Polish American immigrants living in New Orleans during 1981 when martial law was declared in Poland.