Articles tagged with radio
Video journalism on news sites? No thanks.
Many news sites (Yahoo, BBC) and entire entertainment sites (YouTube) appear to be founded upon the idea that #video is the future. Apparently we all want to sit, slack mouthed and drooling, watching people doing whatever it is they want to do on video.
Keeping myself busy
Well, between the #reviews that I've posted, trying to think up some #words for seven pages of my friend's #website and looking into new #markets to contribute to, things have been busy this long weekend. I still have five #articles to write for my friend
The front patch is weeded - now for the blog
As it's a national holiday here (the Late May Bank Holiday) I headed out immediately I crawled out of bed mid-morning to tame the jungle wilderness in the front patch. Most of it was grass, which meant that pulling it up was easier than getting the dandeli
Relaxing Saturday
This morning I woke up early enough to join in the #SatChatUK tweetup on Twitter. First time in a while I've managed that. Always sets me up well, because the regulars are a bunch of #entrepreneurs and #freelancers who always inspire me and tweet at the sp
Radio Play Review – Bold Venture – The Dead Matt Jeffrey
1956 – Spoiler alerts Scouring around online for classic radio plays and serials has led me to some unexpected gems, including rare episodes of the 1950’s adventure serial, Bold Venture, starring none less than Humphrey Bogart and Laur
30-Day Song Challenge - Day 18 - A Song That You Wish You Heard On the Radio - "Pipeline"
One of the reasons I don't listen to much music #radio in my locality is because they don't play a lot of the kinds of music that I like. I'll get lucky sometimes, and I'll be able to pick up a station that's broadcasting from a city that's about 80
30-Day Song Challenge - Day 17 - A Song That You Hear Often On the Radio - "Stay With Me"
I don't listen to music #radio much. If I happen to have the radio on, it's a good bet that I'm listening to NPR. With over 16,000 songs on my iPod, I really don't feel a need to listen to anything that has commercials because I have plenty of
Diary Sunday 8th March 2015
A very dead day in which I barely left my own bedroom computer alone. Strangely I never noticed that I had been doing that until about 4pm. I get so absorbed in writing and online activity that I lose all track of time and place. One day I’l
Diary Saturday 7th March 2015
I woke still feeling numb after resigning from my radio show, due largely to other pressures on my time and I still half thinking of the tunes I would have presented and the things I would have talked of. I got lots of messages of thanks fro
Diary Sunday 1st March 2015
Wow, March already, and such dreadful weather to herald in the month. I spent virtually the entire day on my computer working round several writing projects old and new including; a script for my next proposed radio / stage play following the warm
Diary Sunday 22nd February 2015
I woke feeling numb from the horrific death of my ageing cat last night (see my previous post). I was overwhelmed by messages of support and condolences from friends across the internet. I checked my Mum was OK, and she is taking the loss re
Diary Thursday 19th February 2015
A very mixed day ending with some shattering news for me from which I have yet to recover. The morning involved seeing my welfare officers at two different centres. The first was my signing on briefing, which was quick as my interrogator was unabl
Diary – Wednesday 18th February 2015
The long pointless warehousing theory course finally came to an end today. After three days we were shown the Earth shattering conclusion we all identified in the first three minutes of the first day – doing a job properly gets it done quicker and to
Playlist Diary For My Valentine’s Day Radio Show 14th February 2015
Getting to be on the air live on a special day is a radio broadcaster’s dream. The show can virtually create itself and much of the script I came up with was marginalized for improvisation and spontaneity which happens more and more now in general fo
Diary – Monday 2nd February 2015
Daytime – writing, job-search, yada yada yada. Skipping all that palaver as my giddy and excited mind was focussed on the evening activity – the read through / rehearsal of my horror themed radio play, Wendigo Water, which is due to go
Diary – Saturday 31st January 2015
After a glorious sunny day dominated by one radio show, I set out to attend a meeting / launch party at a Manchester theatre where they are turning one of my short horror stories into a radio play, scripted by me. As I was leaving the stat
Radio Show Playlist Diary – Saturday 31st January 2015
My last show of the month presented right before heading to a meeting at a Manchester theatre who are working on a radio drama of mine – independently of my community radio station activity. My script influences the playlist and vice-versa so music
Radio Show Playlist Diary – Saturday January 24th 2015
My show today went really well on the North Manchester FM radio station, if I do dare say so myself. Here is what the listener was subjected to this week. I opened with 1/. The Theme from Xena; Warrior Princess 2/. Gordon Lightfoot – Minst
Diary – Sunday 18th January 2015
A big writing day that left me little time for online writing. I have been invited to present a paper to a philosophy group on the nature of evil. Having already written a short book on the topic, I prepared an edited version of the text as my scr
Radio Show Playlist Diary – Saturday 17th January 2015
My first guest on my radio broadcasts for 2015 was on today, North Manchester CAMRA branch Chair, Steve Davies, making his second visit to my show. This was primarily to discuss the Manchester Real Ale & Cider Festival which runs through the s
Five things on your computer desk –
There’s a neat little challenge created by &AbbyG and seen by me on the pages of &paigea in which writers are encouraged to describe five objects from their computer tables. I’ll avoid the obvious computer, mouse and mouse pad.
Live Life Every Day: A Cliche'?
I was sitting on the porcelain throne, and let's be honest here. My throne is more baseline ceramics. While sitting there conducting the royal business, I wondered if not the old axiom of carpe diem is cliche? We hear it all the time and it is heralded fro
Fair Pay or Fair Game?
A few months before Election Night 2014, I was listening to Senator Elizabeth Warren on Rachel Madddow's quaint little show. Senator Warren says equal pay for women must be a campaign issue in 2014 elections and going forward. Question. Was the Lilly Ledb
Is This Thing On?
Welcome to House Rules Radio podcast crew on Persona Paper! Jay, Jim, and Ron will bring you our insights exclusively on Persona Paper! We love interacting with our listeners and this portal will be welcomed as we are anxious to restart our regula
My Radio Show Playlist Diary Saturday 3rd January 2015
My first radio playlist since transferring to Persona-Papers. Each week soon after my broadcasts I present the playlist of recordings aired and a brief summary of the context of their usage on my shows. The first live show I did for 2015 opened up
Diary – Friday 2nd January 2015
My first true entry on the Persona pages, and it’s the kind of daily diary page I was until recently writing for Bubblews. As with many writers there, I was shocked on New Year ’s Day by their announced decision to withhold prom
Travelling always gives me a massive headache
I have just come back from a road trip and I am feeling as if I have been crushed under a truck. I don't know why this happens to me. I love travelling whether by car, bus or aeroplane. I don't mind packing #luggage (unpacking is a different issue,
I Rediscovered The Joy Of Listening To The Radio
I rediscovered the joy of listening to the #radio through my cellphone. I remember back in the day, I would have my radio on for almost the whole day during my rest days from school. I would have my radio on when I was getting ready for the day and in fact
Jamie Benkert: Music You Never Heard But Should #2
Have you heard of Jamie Benkert? If you’re in the U.S. (like me), you may not have any clue at all. In fact, even if you’re from his locale, it’s possible you’re also missing out. He’s an up-and-coming #musician in the U.K. So
