Subj : Re: Turntables and LPs
To   : Ogg
From : Brian Rogers
Date : Tue Aug 31 2021 06:33 pm

Hey Ogg;

-=> Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=-

 Og> I always thought a producer was someone who backed a show with
 Og> finances - much like how that term is used in the film
 Og> industry.  But the term that was on the schedule-board was
 Og> "technician".

Much different meanings! A producer helps coordinate a show, may run the board,
coordinate any guests, etc.

 Og> It went alright.  The university radio station had three
 Og> studios all "connected" and visible to each other by large
 Og> glass windows.  I would be in one studio and the host would be
 Og> in another. The host of the show would either give me a hand
 Og> signal or they give me the key words to listen to before
 Og> starting a song or breaking to commercial.

I could never do a show like that. While I realize it may have been easier for
you, I'd still have an issue doing that.

 Og> I really enjoyed cueing the tunes on LPs so that the music or
 Og> the voice over is just enough before the actual lyrics start.

Tight board work is always a pleasure and self rewarding.

 Og> Then, sometimes it required prepping a taped announcement (I
 Og> think they were on 8-track cartridges!)

They were either 2 or 3 track CARTs. I have a multitude of carts and decks.
One of my older ones is an original Harris Critereon from WLS in Chicago.
It came with a tech manual and after reviewing it I made an Eq for the 
playback cans. Sounds pretty damn good.

 Og> To qualify being part of the radio club, we were put through a
 Og> test that consisted of a mock solo radio show. I did quite
 Og> alright by "producing" a music-themed trivia show, but I really
 Og> just prefered to manage the equipment and switches and let
 Og> someone else do the talking.

I never minded the announcing. I'm sure it was a pretty simple test to take.

 Og> I volunteered to power up the transmitters on Sunday mornings
 Og> and queue the national anthem. That was a cool job with lots of
 Og> switches to flip and dials to turn.

I bet! When I was in high school still, I was doing a sunday morning show
and then had to run the weekly god squad. It was a 500Watt daytime AM that
played hot A/C... borderline CHR. I'd have to fire up the transmitters and
wait a bit for them to be at spec before turning the switch to the sticks out
in back on. 

The station had a cat, it was it's mascot of sorts which was cool. Feeding the
cat was part of opening duties. It was a pretty neutral cat, not mean but not
overly friendly.

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