How should a radio newscaster handle it when (s)he cues up a recorded interview but it doesn't play? One option is to apologize for the technical glitch and go on to the next story. Another alternative is to say, "For some reason, that interview won't play. We'll come back to it later." There's another option, however, that I'd never heard someone use until today. After five seconds of silence, she said, "Just waiting..." Then, when the audio clip still didn't play, she moved on to the next story.
Although it's unusual, that's as valid an option as the other two.
