Updates on the 35W feature radio story.

It is interesting how officially beginning a semester puts a road bump into reflecting on my radio progress.

From 01/28/08, I spent another four and a half hours at KFAI... I don't feel like I accomplished much! I spoke to the communications person for Minneapolis and left a voice mail with the appropriate Deputy Chief of the fire department. My news director asked me if I wanted to interview actor Sheryl Lee Ralph about National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the one-person play that she is performing about and coincident with it. I am interested. She has done some strong work.

From 01/22/08, I invested another four hours just to straighten out the rough cut and matching the script to it. I did call to get the last interview for this story. I wonder how simple it will be to talk to the source that I prefer?

From 01/18/08, I invested four hours in cutting and finding ambient sound and recording that for use on this story. I had hoped to spend only two and a half hours. I am reminded of how long it can take to cut a piece. I believe that I have only the Minneapolis Fire Department's point of view to record now.

The good news; what I did in 30-minutes today would have taken two hours earlier in this process. This is because I have used Pro Tools enough that I know more of what I am doing. I know hot to do what I need to do without "futzing" around. I can work more quickly. ...It's annoying that the evidence isn't obvious.