Subscribe to the RSS feed
Sites we like
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Lars on Peter Bergman
- Tony on Peter Bergman
- Jim on Goodbye Talk of the Nation
- Jim on Goodbye Talk of the Nation
- Alex on Goodbye Talk of the Nation
Highly arbitrary labels
The older stuff
Category Archives: Audio Examples
More on Ambience
Last March I posted a story by NPR’s Robert Smith on the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York. Robert had made a bet with another reporter to see who could get more sound into a :45 spot. (He won.) … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Examples, Cool new stuff, How To
Leave a comment
Best Script Practices
Few reporters write for the ear like NPR’s Danny Zwerdling. His story on the animal scientist Temple Grandin aired on NPR’s All Things Considered in 2002. Grandin has been the subject of numerous articles, broadcast reports and documentaries since she … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Examples, How To
Leave a comment
The Vatican in 90 Seconds
This was the title of a special exhibition that came to the Met Museum in 1983 amid much buzz and fanfare in the press. I was working for the Sunday Show, which was to be NPR’s last big attempt at a weekly … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Examples, Cool old stuff, How To
1 Comment
Gypsy Moths — A Sound Portrait
Jay Allison has had a long and distinguished career in public broadcasting as an independent journalist and producer, founder of Transom.org, the Public Radio Exchange, Atlantic Public Media, yada yada yada. I first encountered Jay through his work, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Examples, Cool old stuff, How To, Philosophy
Leave a comment
Illustrating the Big Idea
In 1980, NPR distributed a series of hour-long documentaries called “A Question of Place; Sound Portraits of 20th Century Humanists.” Talk about big ideas — it doesn’t get much bigger than the works of Sigmund Freud, James Joyce, Simone de Beauvoir, … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Examples, Cool old stuff
Leave a comment
The Business of Sound
HOST: ”Offshoring” and “outsourcing” are two of the big buzzwords in the modern business world. Western corporations have moved design, bookkeeping and even customer service overseas to countries where costs are lower, especially in Asia. But not every company has been … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Examples, How To
Leave a comment
Cowboy
Check it out (headphones recommended): Bareback riding finals Now find out how it was done:
Posted in Audio Examples, Cool old stuff, How To, Philosophy
1 Comment
Werke ohne narration
It’s devilishly hard to do. Here’s an example of one that works: HOST: One of the trickier things to learn when you begin driving a car — parallel parking. Well, try doing it with an animal. No, not at the … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Examples, How To
Leave a comment
Robert Smith deconstructed
Last week’s class tour of NPR’s New York bureau was an excellent behind-the-scenes glimpse into a network news operation. Brian McCabe showed us around, Manoli Wetherell gave us a look at Tech Center A, and Robert Smith told us how … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Examples, Cool new stuff, How To
3 Comments
Voice over music – Lars
Here’s the example I whipped up for class. The clips came from an interview I did for an NPR story on The Mendelssohn Glee Club. The MGC is one of the oldest performing groups in the country (it’s now in … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments, Audio Examples, How To
Leave a comment