The tiny community of Grovers Mill, New Jersey was made famous by Orson Welles’ October 30, 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, depicted as the first landing site of a Martian invasion. The Martians never actually showed up but that didn’t stop much of the nation from becoming terrified as the fictional attack was accepted as real by thousands of listeners. Karl Petry knows the spot and shares the story of The Night That Panicked America in this week’s edition of American Road Trip Talk! (Fridays, 1-1:30pm)

As the owners and producers of award-winning American Road magazine devoted to promoting and communicating the joys of traveling America’s scenic and historic back roads, Thomas and Becky Repp want your future road trip to be both interesting and exciting. By teaming up with veteran radio broadcaster, Gary Mantz, they offer up valuable road trip planning information.

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