Story Synopsis

Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Story Synopsis:</p>Take a spin with us to the mid 1950’s. NICK 1150 AM Radio, is a small-town station co-owned by Nick Nicolas and Darrell Lang, features a swing music format from the bygone era. It is now in a spiraling demise as it’s advertising ratings tank. A major competitor has emerged as a prefered new radio format. Rock N Roll. </p>See the transcript for detail.</p>Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Season One</p>

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Nick Nicolas. Big Band Singer and Radio DJ - Backstory and Timeline.

Nick Nickolas 3rd. Born September 9, 1910, Nick was named after his father and grandfather. It was an odd moniker to grow up with during his school years, and became his trademark as a singer in the 1930’s. Follow Nick through his formative years in the 20's, His singing career during the 30's and his radio career in the late 40's and 50's. A complex somewhat shallow character on air, Nick is capable of emotional depth and personal understanding when standing alone . He is capable of going with the flow, and is open to opportunity when it presents itself. Even if comes in the form of a young female wanna-be news anchor named Tracy Albright.</p>Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Season One</p>

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Tracy Albright - Backstory and Timeline.

Follow the rise of Tracy Albright as she transforms from shy adolescent and misfit teenager to the hero and savior of Nick 1150 Radio. She is a young, awkward <em>rookie </em>female wannabe news reporter who will work for free if she gets to read the hourly news. After an awkward entrance and introduction, Tracy presents herself to Nick the station manager as an equal. Nick sees her as full of puffed-up bravado with a load of progressive ideas, when she tells him his radio programming should change from Swing music to Rock n Roll. She is right on and transforms the station within a matter of months and saves it from ruin.</p>Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Season One</p>

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Darrell Lang; Backstory and Timeline, Part 1.

Darrell Lang is the quintessential tragic hero of the story who transforms himself from a wounded warrior into the benevolent elder, loved by all. As a young man, he becomes well acquainted with suffering and sorrow from past mistakes and hazardous decisions. He develops an addiction to heroin and alcohol after a harrowing brush with death during the first world war and eventually recovers in New Orleans in the 1920's. Darrell is a brilliant radio and telecommunications engineer and contributes to the advancement of radio in the 1930's and eventually owns and operates an AM radio station with his partner Nick Nicolas in the 40's and 50's. He is the mentor and surrogate uncle of the brilliant Tracy Albright.</p>Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Season One</p>

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Darrell Lang; Backstory and Timeline, Part 2.

Darrell meets Storyville Madame, Countess Willie Piazza . Even though Storyville prostitution was stopped by city ordinance in 1917, Madams like the countess continued to live in their brothel mansions well into the 1920's. Darrell is invited to stay <em>a la maison</em> and receive treatment for his heroin and alcohol addiction. He recovers, and starts a new lease on life. Darrell becomes wealthy selling his patented radio components to large radio manufacturers in the 1930's. He meets Nick Nicolas 3rd. while on a business trip riding the 20th Century Express from New York to Chicago.</p>Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Season One</p>

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NICK 1150 AM Radio

Darrell Lang, master of deal making, becomes a multi-millionaire in the 1940's with his radio patents and sets out to develop a radio station of 50,000 watts. He provides solace to the Albright family for the loss of their husband and father in WW 2 and becomes the surrogate uncle and radio mentor of Tracy Albright and later in life, the lover of Tracy's mother Odette. Darrell finances and builds a radio station in the town of Niagara Falls and is the senior director of NICK 1150 AM Radio. Darrell, master of convergence, links the talent of Tracy with the Brash approach of DJ station manager Nick Nickolas 3rd. and the story continues...</p>Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Season One</p>

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Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Story Outline Act 1

Act One. NICK 1150 AM Radio Take a trip back to the height of US/Soviet cold war and dawn of the space race. Sputnik Satellite Radio Show is an all original Musical Drama (partially fictitious) checking the pulse of the Sputnik event in late 1950's USA. The story spins a light hearted drama around <em>The Sputnik Moment </em>(that did nothing. yet changed everything) and the unlikely friendship which developed between Nick Nicolas 3rd. Bygone era big band singer turned radio DJ and the<em> rookie reporter</em> Tracy Albright . The story morphs from Nicks financial failure through the Sputnik world changing event into the rising star of Tracy Albright. Celebrity talk show host of NICK 1150 AM Radio.</p>Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Season One</p>

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Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Story Outline Act 2

Tracy without consulting Nick, brands her talk show, The Sputnik Satellite Radio Show - News. This irks Nick to no end, but he realizes Tracy's on air time has gone viral and she is bringing in much needed revenue through advertising. This all happens so fast Nick has no choice but to go with it. This creates a tremendous shift with positive results. Nick relinquishes his status as the Alpha front man of NICK 1150 Radio and becomes the support person for the wildly popular talk show. Nick gets a sense of humor goes with the flow. A bond of friendship develops between Nick and Tracy. Comedy, music and surprises ensue and ends with a satisfying conclusion. Everybody wins.</p>Sputnik Satellite Radio Show. Season One</p>

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