Friday was spent half in the KZSU studio and half tracking down the bad apples of Washington, DC. It seems that virtually every congressman and representative out there is in the pocket of special interest groups, but as long as they sit on committees that examine those groups' areas, they're laughing. I keep coming up with what I think is journalistic gold, and then having it shot down by my tutor, as their integrity remains intact as long as they're on the right committees. Seems like an odd system to me, but apparently it's all above board.
KZSU was fun as always. Fewer callers than last week, but still good. I'd be happier with a two-hour show, but there you go, you can't have everything. Three hours it just a bit of a stretch at this point when I've got so much on my plate, and as there are apparently all kinds of people clamouring for shows, it seems a bit mean that we've all got three-hour slots, when I'd certainly be happy to sacrifice an hour to someone else.
Lots of good tunes though, and I managed to play out some requests over youtube, which I've never done before, so a nice little bit of progress. My sister Charmian tells me that my radio style is bizarrely unreflective of my own personality. I actually kind of know this, but it's interesting to hear it from someone else. I tend to let music be the focus, and only speak when I'm announcing what's coming up or what's playing out. So my task for next week is to make sure I talk properly for a good few minutes every couple of links. Not necessarily in a cheesy 'I'm so funny' way, but just a bit more than I'm giving out at the moment.
At some point I'll start putting the playlists up on this thing, as well maybe in another section.
OK I'm gonna hit the sack; lots of stuff to do tomorrow, including getting my stuff in gear for an NPR application, and later on the Beerlympics. Should be fun.
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