Daren Wang launched Verb Productions in 1996 to produce programming for public radio. Over the following decade, Verb Productions would syndicate two series for public radio, with our programs heard on hundreds of stations throughout […]
Decatur Book Festival
In 2005, Verb Productions shifted focus and became the production company for the inaugural Decatur Book Festival. After dreaming up the idea with a couple of friends and building a coalition of businesses, institutions, and government […]
Verb: An Audioquarterly
In 2005, Daren published Verb: An Audioquarterly, an audio literary magazine. It was a relaunch of a project from 1991 that garnered coverage from the Washington Post, NPR’s Morning Edition, and even made the cover of […]
The Spoken Word
In the early 2000’s, Daren produced a public radio series called The Spoken Word which was distributed nationally. For the project, Daren recorded over 500 author takes and presentations around the country. This one features Ann Beatty, […]
Porches: The South & Her Writers
In the late 90’s, Daren produced Porches: The South and Her Writers, a 13-part series for public radio featuring some of the more important literary voices in the south. He researched, interviewed, wrote, and engineered these programs. […]
Circle of Friends
Before launching Verb Productions, one of Daren’s first audio projects was a one-shot holiday special for National Public Radio. In 1992, he produced Circle of Friends, based on Remar Sutton’s book Common Ground. It was hosted […]