Oh communication--even in a media form based hugely on all aspects of communication, it seems to be lacking between co-workers consistently at the station. Whether it be one of the sales execs (mainly Dorry) "forgetting" to place a production form in a DJ's folder, or 2 co-workers reading a freakin' article from the local newspaper DURING a staff meeting, WHILE our office manager "June" (the mom of the station) is talking. It's as if we've stepped into some episode of "The Twilight Zone" where no one understands that radio and communication have a connection. Even among fellow announcers at the station, it's like they've never heard of proper communication skills.
Yesterday (Friday), I had a remote that I had to run the soundboard for, which was cool with me--extra cash is always a nice thing :-] This remote was one of the weekly High School Football game ones----play-by-play action for those who can't attend the game. I've only run the board for 1 game, and so I was going over some steps with June to refresh myself before I headed home to take a nap, grab dinner, and come back to do the job. Thankfully, June is always on top of things, and asked, "You know it's a phone remote, right?" With bewilderment (and annoyance) I stated, "Uh, nooo! J never informed me that it was going to be a phone remote. What the heck do I do?" As June explained a couple of small things I would have to change, including putting in interviews that were all pre-recorded, I cringed a little from the tiny voice in my head saying, "J never told me this, J needs to remember important things like this, I am going to kick J when I see him next week, etc." Big miscommunication between J and I that could have landed me facing a "what the hell is going on" situation, which was gratefully avoided by June's intuitive senses and knowledge of J's scatter-brained mindset and cluelessness of certain communication properties. Nice guy, but J makes me wonder sometimes why he doesn't carry some form of calendar/planner with him...I think I'll get him one for Christmas.
In other news, I have begun my idea that made me toss and turn, keeping me from my nap a couple of days ago. I decided to go the Myspace route, seeing that it's easier to contact people through it, and they have some pretty cool widgets to help. Now is the tricky part--coming up with a name and trying to display my idea. For the name, I'm thinking "Make It OR Break It"--I even have a poll set-up on the page where people can vote on the song displayed for the week (I want to change it daily, but I have to get enough activity to the page generated first). If you have other name ideas, feedback is always appreciated. :-]
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