Director, Co-Creator, Cast Member

Eric Pedersen

Eric has been improvising in Chicago since 2007.  Charles and Eric came up with the idea for this show in 2014 and like true improvisers did nothing with it for ten years. He's very excited you've decided to give it a listen. 

Co-Creator, Host

Charles Cotterman

Charles was born in the wrong decade has been listening to Old Time Radio ever since in an attempt to get back to his correct timeline. 

Founding Cast Member

Jordan Reichardt

Jordan has been improvising for years and joined the Chicago scene in 2023. A founding member of Golden Age, she also performs at The Annoyance and at iO with Harold team Dad's Records.

Founding Cast Member

Ashley Whitehurst

Ashley has been performing improv in Chicago for over 15 years. A long time teacher at Second City, Ashley helped develop this show and performs with Eric and Jordan in their globally travelling group, Wolftown.

Founding Cast Memeber

Ben Vigeant

Ben has been performing improv in Chicago on and off for the better half of seventeen years. His other main creative outlet is his online comic publication, Phil.

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Founding Cast Memeber

Joe Hartenstine

Joe started his performance career as a professional magician in high school and transitioned into improv in his native St. Louis. A Chicagoan for nearly 20 years, Joe has studied at The Annoyance, Second City, and iO where he met and was cast on Harold team Electric Mayhem in 2008 with Eric, Carly, and Philip.

Founding Cast Member

Carly Olson

Carly has been in theater her whole life and a consistent staple of the Chicago Improv scene since 2007. She currently performs with Ten Dollar Comedy weekly at Second City and was an integral part of creating the Improvised Radio form.

Cast Member

Philip Amler

Philip has been improvising in Chicago since 2007 and for years before that in his native Georgia. A member of numerous Harold teams at Chicago's iO Theater, Philip has been performing with Improvised Radio since early 2025.

Cast Member

Peter Corey

Peter has over 20 years of improv experience and is a board member of High Stakes productions with which he also performs in Hitch Cocktails at The Annoyance and Clued In at Second City. Peter also performs weekly in Ten Dollar Comedy at Second City with Eric and Carly.

Cast Member

Shelby Burton

Shelby has over 25 years of improv experience and has been a constant staple of the Chicago scene that whole time. Shelby is also owner and director of the non-for profit Bughouse theater in Chicago, which hosts Improvised Golden Age of Radio on the first Sunday of every month.

Technical Director

Ed Zak

Ed has a degreed in audio engineering and brings over a decade of experience in various audio roles. Ed has been technical director since IGAR began. 

Foley Artist

Katlin Schneider

Katlin has been a part of IGAR since the start in 2024. A co-producer and most frequent foley artist, you can hear Katlin's sound effects on the majority of our recordings.

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She produces and hosts the monthly comedy showcase Forward (In Comfortable Shoes) every first Saturday at Bughouse Theater.