Subj : Re: Turntables and LPs
To   : Ogg
From : Brian Rogers
Date : Sun Sep 05 2021 10:38:00

Hey Ogg;

-=> Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=-

 Og> It wasn't a problem at all. We could always get the attention
 Og> of the other person by sending a message over the headphones.
 Og> It was like working as a team. I learned how different hosts
 Og> preferred to work.  Techs could select a particuilar show to
 Og> work on, or a host could try to request a specific person to
 Og> work with.

That would have helped but we didn't have that sort of luxury, which was fine
for me since I liked just doing it all myself. The only ones who were even
able to have an "engineer" were morning show hosts when I was in the commercial
game, and you weren't necessarily chosen by the host unless they were the 
program director. Now the producer/engineer also seems to be sharing in some
of the announcing duties. You can tell the industry is taking by the way
they keep slashing the budgets.

 Og> It was fairly simple for the most part. But the tester injected
 Og> random "emergencies" or something specific that needed to be
 Og> done.  One random request required me to queue up a specific
 Og> commercial/announcement which tested my ability to find it in
 Og> the pile of tapes, and even queue it up in an adjoining studio
 Og> and control it back in my main studio. And.. I had to play it
 Og> within a specific time integrating it into the flow and context
 Og> of my own show.  I loved the ability to control gear in another
 Og> studio, but it required specific jumpering to set that up.

That sounded pretty fair all things considered.

 Og> Yes.. I think my campus station was on AM at the time too.
 Og> There was a warm up period to reach spec before flipping some
 Og> main switches.

Yes! Nothing like waiting for an antiquated Harris transmitter to warm up
before throwing the switches on!

 Og> No litter box duties?

Whew no thank god! It was at the other end of the building so we wouldn't have
to share in the ferotious feline aroma!

.... Is it ok to yell "theater" in a crowded firehouse?
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