Archive for July, 2008

Hearing Blindness

Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hearing Blindness

Producing non-narrated radio stories is a real challenge. There's no narrator to synthesize, describe, and guide. Your tape has to carry the ball --- interview tape, active tape, ambiance. It's not easy. "I've Seen That" is one of the better non-narrated ...

Sound Reporting and Driveway Moments

Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sound Reporting and Driveway Moments

Is that Salt's Patty Wight on the cover? :) P NPR updated its book Sound Reporting. It's a must-have. Originally published in 1992, the first edition was a compendium of essays by NPR luminaries. This time around, there's one author -- Jonathan Kern ...

Knockin’ the Rust Out

Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Listening just may be the most important skill for radio producers. Nah, scratch that. Listening IS the most important skill. From interviewing and field recording to mixing and editing and writing, you heavily rely on your ears (and your brain, of course.) So, ...