Sad news. http://www.wordjazz.com https://vimeo.com/3088569
I remember accidentally finding the local NPR station on the radio in the 70's. Word Jazz and NPR Playhouse were my favorite programs. "Here we are with something imaginary in the trembling air." You can listen to the 30 minute NPR episodes on the internet archive here https://archive.org/details/WordJazzRadio15#