Subj : Turntables and LPs
To   : Brian Rogers
From : Ogg
Date : Mon Aug 30 2021 20:59:00

Hello Brian Rogers!

** On Saturday 21.08.21 - 10:06, Brian Rogers wrote to Ogg:

 Og>> I had a brief stint as tech operator (queing up the music
 Og>> and commercials) at the my university radio station. That
 Og>> was so much fun.  I never had the guts to host my own
 Og>> show, but there were a handful of hosts that just wanted
 Og>> someone to do the technical part for them. The turntables
 Og>> were awesome and solid performers.

 BR> Today they call that function a "producer".

I always thought a producer was someone who backed a show with  
finances - much like how that term is used in the film  
industry.  But the term that was on the schedule-board was  
"technician".


 BR> That's not that easy of a job IF you also have to control
 BR> when things start because if someone else is doing the
 BR> talking you sometimes aren't quite sure just when to start
 BR> the next element. I hated doing that. I prefer to run
 BR> everything myself so I know how the flow will be. One
 BR> thing I was known for was having a tight board and being
 BR> well produced.

It went alright.  The university radio station had three  
studios all "connected" and visible to each other by large  
glass windows.  I would be in one studio and the host would be  
in another. The host of the show would either give me a hand  
signal or they give me the key words to listen to before  
starting a song or breaking to commercial.

I really enjoyed cueing the tunes on LPs so that the music or  
the voice over is just enough before the actual lyrics start.

Then, sometimes it required prepping a taped announcement (I  
think they were on 8-track cartridges!)

To qualify being part of the radio club, we were put through a  
test that consisted of a mock solo radio show. I did quite  
alright by "producing" a music-themed trivia show, but I really  
just prefered to manage the equipment and switches and let  
someone else do the talking.

I volunteered to power up the transmitters on Sunday mornings  
and queue the national anthem. That was a cool job with lots of  
switches to flip and dials to turn.


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