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Ocean County Library Toms River Branch to present 'WREP – When Radio Entertained People'

originally published: 07/21/2025


(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Return to the era when families gathered around the wireless set for "theater of the imagination." The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch is pleased to host a live presentation by WREP – When Radio Entertained People on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.  The event begins at 7:00pm.

Take a seat and enjoy musical entertainment, then test your memory in the trivia contest, all before episodes of My Friend Irma, Our Miss Brooks and Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel, complete with sound effects.

WREP consists of 8 talented performers who re-enact scripts from radio’s “Golden Age” of the 1940s and 1950s. Michael Glenn Miller, who has entertained local audiences since 1972, leads the cast of professionals with backgrounds in television, film, and live theater.

The troupe has performed regularly at the Ocean County Library since its inception in 2008. Fans follow WREP on Facebook.

Please register at tinyurl.com/WREPOcl for this free program, generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ocean County Library – Toms River.




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The Friends are volunteers who support the Library as a community resource through fundraising, programs and advocacy. New members are always welcome. Applications are available at all OCL branches and reading centers and on the OCL website.

For more information, visit the OCL Toms River Branch, 101 Washington Street, or call 732-349-6200. See the full schedule of library programs in the online Calendar of Events.

OCL turns 100 this year and you’re why they're celebrating! See details on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Spotify, Pinterest and theoceancountylibrary.org.




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