Public Radio Shortlists
So, I've been able to get some goofy stuff on the airwaves, too. Two of these shortlists made it on Day-to-Day, a public radio show that plays nationwide [edit, this show has been cancelled]. I've had other pieces on various stations around the nation, but this is the only nationwide airplay I've had. This is all really just a hobby. It'd be a lot harder doing this for a living instead of the work I already do.
The gig with this short lists was to try to guess what the list is about before it ends (I tell you at the end).
Short list 1, Short list 2, Short list 3, Short list 4
Mother’s Day Diary
Various NPR stations like to air this on Mother's Day. I think I did it in 2006. It highlights the "jump-cut" editing I like to utilize in some of the straight-to-audio stories I've done. I think it's a fun format but would get tiring after more than a few minutes.
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Walking to School
This morning I was walking with my 9 year old; he was chilly in the 70 morning air and I was telling him about how, when I was 13, my wet hair often froze during the walk to school. When I got home, I dug this old story out. When the story was written in 2002 the kids often were driven; since, they have done a lot more walking.
Kids nowadays are missing out on one of the most enjoyable things about being a kid. Walking to school. This has nothing to do with exercise, though most kids could probably use a bit. It has to do with the range of emotion walking to school brings to a child: fear, anguish, heartache, foolishness.
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