Yeah, I notice I heard a lady DJ'ing on the Blend on XM the other day. I think XM is putting personality back in where it normally hadn't been. I think they wanted it that way all along but maybe couldn't find people or had to save money for awhile to gradually add people as they could afford it. I think they're a little ticked off at Clear Channel for putting commercials back in the music because now only Sirius can say they are 100 percent commercial free on the music.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Darla J Rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 1:38 AM Subject: Re: broadcasting question > Very interesting, Chuck; I haven't read all the responses on this thread, > but as a VR counselor, currently unemployed, I'd have to really be > convinced > by a cline's willingness to work for low wages and a lot and all the other > things you said before I could, in good conscience, dole out the money to > pay for broadcast school and other items a blind person would need to work > successfully in radio, and the smaller stations are going one by one until > radio basically has no personality unless you tune in to XM or Sirius. > > Darla > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Adkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:15 PM > Subject: Re: broadcasting question > > >> Well, maybe so, I will never say never because never is a mighty long >> time. >> But, When do you think they would install the speech and all that stuff. >> Very few, I say few engineers would want to take their main automation >> computer offline to not only just install the stuff, but test it. The >> folks >> who mention small station are right on target. A radio Reading Service >> isn't >> a bad way to get experience either. I think if I were to advise any young >> blind people going in to radio based on my 31 years of experience alone >> and >> what I think I know about the changing industry, I would recommend talk >> radio, behind the scenes stuff, or production. Have a good voice thought >> or >> you won't get pass the lobby. The only reason I've been able to do >> anything >> in this industry is because somebody thought my voice could make them >> some >> money. >> >> Just some thoughts and they are just my thoughts. I certainly don't know >> everything. I'd love someone to prove me wrong. One thing I have noticed >> though. Whenever I could give someone a job, I always asked blind people >> I >> knew first. I hope that is a trend that is continuing. Also, if a Reading >> Service control room and entire operation can not be used by blind >> people, >> and if they don't have at least one blind person working on the job, or >> if >> they haven't made an attempt to hire a blind person, they should NOT GET >> ANY >> federal or state money. We have all blind techs and are very proud of >> that >> fact. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:48 PM >> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >> >> >>>I could see a braille display being of help, even if it's a referbed >>>braille >>> lite 20 or 40 bought from FS for around $1900. In that type of >>> situation, >>> things could work all right as long as one got all the info that is >>> needed. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Chuck Adkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:39 PM >>> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >>> >>> >>>> You are so correct. I have a friend at our local adult sstation who >>>> tells >>>> me >>>> when he has a shift, he goes in to the control room and has two >>>> buttons. >>>> One >>>> is the mic, and the other is marked "Next Event!" All of his scripts >>>> are >>>> on >>>> the screne as is his log, playlist, show, you name it. Not many >>>> stations >>>> use >>>> CD's anymore, and get their music from a music service or download a >>>> packagge from somewhere. >>>> >>>> There are some blind people doing operations work and behind the scene >>>> stuff, but I don't know of many on the air. I would like to hear from >>>> anybody using Audiovolt, and other stuff. I've used Enco on a limmited >>>> bassis, and it does work with Window-eyes right out of the box as do >>>> many >>>> many things, including Sound Forge although the sets do help. >>>> >>>> Chuck >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:09 PM >>>> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >>>> >>>> >>>>> It is my understanding that the 1500 songs that most stations have on >>>>> their >>>>> rotating play list are downloaded from special websites that are set >>>>> up >>>>> by >>>>> the record companies and are simply inserted into the daily play list, >>>>> thus >>>>> eliminating this particular function. At one time I was a music >>>>> librarian >>>>> for a Canadian public broadcaster. It was my job to order and >>>>> catalogue >>>>> all >>>>> of the music into a national database with a number of different >>>>> information >>>>> fields to be filled in by the person doing the cataloguing. Back then >>>>> we >>>>> had physical compact discs that we could actually hold in our hands. >>>>> Today >>>>> all of that music is on a hard drive. If you are an oldies station >>>>> there >>>>> are >>>>> companies that will actually send you a physical hard drive that is >>>>> preloaded with any type of music that you desire. The drive costs >>>>> about >>>>> 200-dollars. This is far less than actually going out to buy all of >>>>> that >>>>> music. In most stations that I have visited in the past year or so, >>>>> you >>>>> would be hard pressed to find a compact disc fullof music. The most >>>>> recent >>>>> station that I visited was nothing more than a computer, a small >>>>> control >>>>> board, and a 125 watt transmitter that was about the size of an >>>>> average >>>>> toaster. I have also worked at stations that had a transmitter that >>>>> was >>>>> about the size of a house and was water cooled. Believe me I have been >>>>> there and done that. All that I can say is that one has to be nuts to >>>>> be >>>>> in >>>>> this business. You either love it or hate it. There is nothing in >>>>> between. >>>>> The shifts, well there something else! Getting up at three in the >>>>> morning >>>>> to >>>>> go into work isn't my cup of tea. As they say, "take this job and >>>>> shove >>>>> it." >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:29 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I know one thing related to broadcasting, sort of indirectly, that >>>>>>needs >>>>>>to >>>>>> be done is the massive CD ripping project stations go through on >>>>>> every >>>>>> format flip and ongoing as new music arrives. Unless they have CD-Rom >>>>>> changers for the computer (would be nice also for backing up large >>>>>> drives >>>>>> on >>>>>> DVD RW if they could burn) it would take a lot of manual work >>>>>> depending >>>>>> how >>>>>> many systems were around to put disks in to do several at a time. >>>>>> That >>>>>> would >>>>>> be a sort of entry-level job blind people could do with a copy of JFW >>>>>> if >>>>>> the >>>>>> project really was as big as one would think figuring 2 minutes >>>>>> apiece >>>>>> to >>>>>> rip and compress. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Denny Daughters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:04 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Brandon, >>>>>>> Sounds like that broadcasting school doesn't want to deal with >>>>>>> you. >>>>>>> Yes >>>>>>> you can do it. Although when I did it 4 years ago the college >>>>>>> couldn't >>>>>>> afford the expensive software that the commercial stations were >>>>>>> using. >>>>>>> We >>>>>>> still used cds, mini disks and some carts. I brailled up all the >>>>>>> cds >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> brailled out all the public service anouncements I read. If they're >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> willing to buy the equipment, see if they'll let you braille up any >>>>>>> cds >>>>>>> they >>>>>>> have. It also depends on what computer software they're using and >>>>>>> if >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> works with Jfw or window-eyes. There's a way to get experience at a >>>>>>> basic >>>>>>> level. 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