Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:59:12 Wire? Who needs wire? Any engineer that’s been around the block a few times knows dozens of ways to use a piece of equipment that the manufacturer never intended. Some long-time favorites are: dead mixer as a doorstop, and: dead portable recorder as a paperweight. But wait… there are even things you can do with the stuff that still [...]
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:52:45 Back to the Basics…Live and Local Comparing ‘there” versus “here”….hmmm. Fact is, we don’t really know where “here is” in broadcasting vernacular. I remember many years ago our “local” radio station receptionist trying to explain to an elderly listener (who baked a pie for her favorite DJ), that the DJ actually lived 2000 miles away in Chicago. Shocked and disappointed, Grandma [...]
Thu, 21 May 2009 21:05:55 Tending To Radio’s Rosy Future When Old Man Winter stops his whining, Spring arrives with the promise of youth. What a perfect time to honor the efforts of high school kids as they grow into the wild and wonderful world of Radio!
For the second year running, Leland Smith and radio station KGHP-FM from Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor organized [...]
Wed, 06 May 2009 22:18:05 SIGSALY And just when we thought we had heard of everything… SIGSALY was mentioned. Actually more than mentioned, we met an unbelievable man who was involved with the invention of this fascinating technology. His name is Frank Laico, and he is a CBS Recording Engineer Emeritus who’s recording credits reads like a who’s who in hit records. (Sinatra, [...]
