I've estimated that it takes about ninety minutes of my time (from writing to recording) to make each minute-long show, plus a lot of time on the part of our host, our producer, another writer, and all of our faculty reviewers.
We record shows about once every two weeks. It takes a whole morning, and today I thought it would be fun to document the process.
"You're acting like an annoying tourist," Tom said. I reminded him that he's the American going to Holland in a few days.
After I write between ten and twenty shows and we review them a few times, we record them.
We drive across campus to WUFT-FM in our ghetto state car. Note missing hubcap; the passenger-side front window doesn't roll down. Also, it makes a clunking noise on the highway. Oh, and the turning radius means you get to practice your six-point turns in any space, no matter how large!
Our producer, Ben, lets us into the fortress.
We go upstairs to the studio.
Tom and Ben talk about sports for a little bit and I give them their copies of the scripts.
Tom enters his chamber of seclusion, separated from us by a pane of glass.
Ben and I hang out in the control room.
It has a nifty control panel. I can push a button on it and talk to Tom.
This is what Ben and I see as we record the show.
If I get closer to the window, this is what Tom looks like.
I look at my script as he reads, to make sure he doesn't ad-lib anything (happens all the time, especially if he forgot to bring his glasses that day).
Between scripts I do a crossword or stare out the window.
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And, you call that working!
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