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The old school. (Taken with Instagram at KHSU Studios)
kicking it old school.
Boys and girls, I may be showing my age, but this machine, called a reel-to-reel, is what I learned to edit on when I got my first gig in radio back in [REDACTED].
I began my broadcast journalism career at WHRV 89.5 in the Tidewater area. I cohosted a show called Studio E. We used carts (kinda like 8 tracks) and even vinyl records.
WHRV is a National Public Radio affiliate, which probably explains why I have an affinity toward and support NPR to this day.](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzgm6yVUPO1r6cnxpo1_500.jpg)
The old school. (Taken with Instagram at KHSU Studios)
kicking it old school.
Boys and girls, I may be showing my age, but this machine, called a reel-to-reel, is what I learned to edit on when I got my first gig in radio back in [REDACTED].
I began my broadcast journalism career at WHRV 89.5 in the Tidewater area. I cohosted a show called Studio E. We used carts (kinda like 8 tracks) and even vinyl records.
WHRV is a National Public Radio affiliate, which probably explains why I have an affinity toward and support NPR to this day.
Ladies and gents, this is called a reel-to-reel. This is what I learned to edit on when I first started working in a radio station back in 1991. We used a razor blade to cut out the tape we didn’t need and then special tape to splice the desired sections together. You would use your hands on both reels to play the tape in slow motion so you could locate the splice location.
This brings back memories of cart machines and of course, the old school turntables. While technology has improved the editing process, it has all but eliminated the career of DJs. Why? Today, you can record an entire eight-hour radio show in about an hour and the DJ doesn’t even have to be at the station. Why pay a DJ for eight hours in front of a live mic when you could pre-record an entire show in an hour?
Radio used to be great, then the internet came along and killed it. Thanks a lot, Mr. Gore. You and your stupid inventions.
Note: Tumblr still rocks, despite being powered by the internet.
As I get ready to turn 35, I think back to my broadcasting career and realized that I started in radio when we still spun records and played carts. Then it was CDs and today everything is digital.
Once upon a time you actually had a DJ in a studio for a full show (4-6 hours). Today, you can pre-record an entire show in about an hour. Not only that, but radio pays nothing, which is why local radio is so bad. I was talking to a local sports radio station about doing a local show on a part-time basis, but their corporate policy is that part-timers ALL get paid minimum wage, which means I would have to work about eight hours at the station to equal what I make in one hour doing freelance work. No thanks.
I’m kind of sad to see radio go downhill, but it’s the evolution of the industry and it was inevitable.
