I filed my story, finally, on Thursday, January 31. It is about one man’s compulsion to help others when the 35W bridge collapsed. I reported this story for Twin Cities’ KFAI radio. This is the first story that I have reported since I returned from Washington. This took longer than I wanted it to, but I learned a lot. In addition to learning Pro Tools, I am less dependent on my news director for technical help.
After I listened to my story was narrowcast and again two days later, I noticed several small problems. There were details that I wish I had caught before the narrowcast. Before I upload this story to my radio portfolio I want to correct these and tweak the ambient track’s volume. There’s a difference between what I heard while I was cutting and what I heard on my radio at home. Also there was at least one piece of tracking that begins abruptly. One of favorite friends in Washington, D.C. said that after a lot of cutting work, you get “picky ears.” Mine are not so choosy yet.
The ears at NPR are pickier than I think is necessary. Those at KFAI aren’t picky or precise enough. I am shocked at what passes for the narrowcast there. There are two different even disparate worlds. I, and my work, sit uncomfortably between the two.
I am learning. I am progressing. I’m following up on an assignment to speak to a B-level actor whose work I like and respect.
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