Thursday, October 15, 2015
Subtlety Central FM?
One effect of being the board operator during a new age music show: When it's your turn to take the mic, you might start talking like the most tranquil host on Earth. My on-air delivery was already subtle to begin with, and doing the local breaks during a syndicated new age show in the early '90s made me sound as though I was a syllable and a half away from falling asleep. I had nothing against the music; much of it was pleasant and relaxing--so relaxing, however, that even a serious public service announcement came out sounding like, "Have you inadvertently sawed off part of your hand while building a bench? Don't worry. The universe will replenish your fingers. All things in good time." I thought that if the station had played new age music full-time, a good slogan would have been, "New Age Radio: Just Be."