I'm thankful for my years as a DJ and music programmer, but there's one thing I wish I could have done: I wish I could have read a weather forecast during the instrumental portion of a weather jingle. Perfectly ordinary information, such as a prediction of partly cloudy skies and a high of 60 degrees, sounds all the more important against energetic, '80s pop-style backing. A DJ also has the satisfaction of proclaiming the current temperature before the jingle singers conclude with "Hitradio K-H-T-R!"
This isn't at the top of my wish list, but it would have made a good air check--and would have prompted me to sound revved up but not manic.
