Well, don't know what to say bout that one. I had to pay my way through broadcasting school because I was supposed to be a teacher at the Blind School or a Stand operator. I'm not sure what the answer is. I know of an under employed college guy with professor like education, who has been relegated to piano tuning. I would love to chat about it some time. If you ever have any students who have a broadcast interest, have them send me an audio file of them doing an audition tape and I'll be glad to listen to it. If you want to hear any of my work, go to http://www.acb.org and find their PSA material. It would be fun to chat about things from our different prospective. On one hand, you don't want to waste money. On the other hand. Alexander would have had a hard time getting funding to invent the telephone. There are so many handicapped people who rise above, I guess it's all on an individual basis. I'd be hard pressed to recommend radio unless I really saw some talent. Rehab does not get the credit for all they do.
Chuck Sorry, I write and talk way to much. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darla J Rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:38 AM Subject: Re: broadcasting question > Very interesting, Chuck; I haven't read all the responses on this thread, > but as a VR counselor, currently unemployed, I'd have to really be > convinced > by a cline's willingness to work for low wages and a lot and all the other > things you said before I could, in good conscience, dole out the money to > pay for broadcast school and other items a blind person would need to work > successfully in radio, and the smaller stations are going one by one until > radio basically has no personality unless you tune in to XM or Sirius. > > Darla > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Adkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:15 PM > Subject: Re: broadcasting question > > >> Well, maybe so, I will never say never because never is a mighty long >> time. >> But, When do you think they would install the speech and all that stuff. >> Very few, I say few engineers would want to take their main automation >> computer offline to not only just install the stuff, but test it. The >> folks >> who mention small station are right on target. A radio Reading Service >> isn't >> a bad way to get experience either. I think if I were to advise any young >> blind people going in to radio based on my 31 years of experience alone >> and >> what I think I know about the changing industry, I would recommend talk >> radio, behind the scenes stuff, or production. Have a good voice thought >> or >> you won't get pass the lobby. The only reason I've been able to do >> anything >> in this industry is because somebody thought my voice could make them >> some >> money. >> >> Just some thoughts and they are just my thoughts. I certainly don't know >> everything. I'd love someone to prove me wrong. One thing I have noticed >> though. Whenever I could give someone a job, I always asked blind people >> I >> knew first. I hope that is a trend that is continuing. Also, if a Reading >> Service control room and entire operation can not be used by blind >> people, >> and if they don't have at least one blind person working on the job, or >> if >> they haven't made an attempt to hire a blind person, they should NOT GET >> ANY >> federal or state money. We have all blind techs and are very proud of >> that >> fact. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:48 PM >> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >> >> >>>I could see a braille display being of help, even if it's a referbed >>>braille >>> lite 20 or 40 bought from FS for around $1900. In that type of >>> situation, >>> things could work all right as long as one got all the info that is >>> needed. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Chuck Adkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:39 PM >>> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >>> >>> >>>> You are so correct. I have a friend at our local adult sstation who >>>> tells >>>> me >>>> when he has a shift, he goes in to the control room and has two >>>> buttons. >>>> One >>>> is the mic, and the other is marked "Next Event!" All of his scripts >>>> are >>>> on >>>> the screne as is his log, playlist, show, you name it. Not many >>>> stations >>>> use >>>> CD's anymore, and get their music from a music service or download a >>>> packagge from somewhere. >>>> >>>> There are some blind people doing operations work and behind the scene >>>> stuff, but I don't know of many on the air. I would like to hear from >>>> anybody using Audiovolt, and other stuff. I've used Enco on a limmited >>>> bassis, and it does work with Window-eyes right out of the box as do >>>> many >>>> many things, including Sound Forge although the sets do help. >>>> >>>> Chuck >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:09 PM >>>> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >>>> >>>> >>>>> It is my understanding that the 1500 songs that most stations have on >>>>> their >>>>> rotating play list are downloaded from special websites that are set >>>>> up >>>>> by >>>>> the record companies and are simply inserted into the daily play list, >>>>> thus >>>>> eliminating this particular function. At one time I was a music >>>>> librarian >>>>> for a Canadian public broadcaster. It was my job to order and >>>>> catalogue >>>>> all >>>>> of the music into a national database with a number of different >>>>> information >>>>> fields to be filled in by the person doing the cataloguing. Back then >>>>> we >>>>> had physical compact discs that we could actually hold in our hands. >>>>> Today >>>>> all of that music is on a hard drive. If you are an oldies station >>>>> there >>>>> are >>>>> companies that will actually send you a physical hard drive that is >>>>> preloaded with any type of music that you desire. The drive costs >>>>> about >>>>> 200-dollars. This is far less than actually going out to buy all of >>>>> that >>>>> music. In most stations that I have visited in the past year or so, >>>>> you >>>>> would be hard pressed to find a compact disc fullof music. The most >>>>> recent >>>>> station that I visited was nothing more than a computer, a small >>>>> control >>>>> board, and a 125 watt transmitter that was about the size of an >>>>> average >>>>> toaster. I have also worked at stations that had a transmitter that >>>>> was >>>>> about the size of a house and was water cooled. Believe me I have been >>>>> there and done that. All that I can say is that one has to be nuts to >>>>> be >>>>> in >>>>> this business. You either love it or hate it. There is nothing in >>>>> between. >>>>> The shifts, well there something else! Getting up at three in the >>>>> morning >>>>> to >>>>> go into work isn't my cup of tea. As they say, "take this job and >>>>> shove >>>>> it." >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:29 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I know one thing related to broadcasting, sort of indirectly, that >>>>>>needs >>>>>>to >>>>>> be done is the massive CD ripping project stations go through on >>>>>> every >>>>>> format flip and ongoing as new music arrives. Unless they have CD-Rom >>>>>> changers for the computer (would be nice also for backing up large >>>>>> drives >>>>>> on >>>>>> DVD RW if they could burn) it would take a lot of manual work >>>>>> depending >>>>>> how >>>>>> many systems were around to put disks in to do several at a time. >>>>>> That >>>>>> would >>>>>> be a sort of entry-level job blind people could do with a copy of JFW >>>>>> if >>>>>> the >>>>>> project really was as big as one would think figuring 2 minutes >>>>>> apiece >>>>>> to >>>>>> rip and compress. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Denny Daughters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:04 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: broadcasting question >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Brandon, >>>>>>> Sounds like that broadcasting school doesn't want to deal with >>>>>>> you. >>>>>>> Yes >>>>>>> you can do it. Although when I did it 4 years ago the college >>>>>>> couldn't >>>>>>> afford the expensive software that the commercial stations were >>>>>>> using. >>>>>>> We >>>>>>> still used cds, mini disks and some carts. I brailled up all the >>>>>>> cds >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> brailled out all the public service anouncements I read. If they're >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> willing to buy the equipment, see if they'll let you braille up any >>>>>>> cds >>>>>>> they >>>>>>> have. It also depends on what computer software they're using and >>>>>>> if >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> works with Jfw or window-eyes. There's a way to get experience at a >>>>>>> basic >>>>>>> level. 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