Question

Read this excerpt from the transcript of Orson Welles's radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds:

Answer 1

C. Present I'm pretty sure

Answer 2

Answer: C. Present

The transcript of the radio broadcast uses the present tense. This is one of the reasons why the broadcast is so famous nowadays. An "urban myth" (as its veracity is disputed) says that when the broadcast aired on October 30, 1938 over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network, it caused panic among the listening audience, who thought the alien invasion was a piece of news.