After working as a part-time board operator for a number of years, I was hired as a full-time producer of fundraising spots and to help produce the on-air fundraising campaigns for public radio station 90.7 WMFE-FM in Orlando. I would produce 30 or 60 second audio spots to air during or outside of fundraising time to convince listeners to become subscribing members of the station. I was actually one of the first full-time, dedicated, public radio fundraising producers in the nation.

Let’s take a walk down memory lane and listen to some of my best productions from that era.

There’s an idiom some people ask to find out if you understand them. They’ll say - “See What I’m Saying?” It’s a little odd, especially for non-native English speakers, because you can hear what someone is saying but can’t literally see they’re saying.

Very early in my radio reporting career I was sent to cover the opening of a visual art exhibit. My editor said go cover an art exhibit and we’ll put it on the radio. An art exhibit on the radio.

I’ve been brainstorming a new media project for a while now. My first thoughts were to start a podcast focusing on Ohio environmental issues. I know that once you start a podcast like that it’s going to take a lot of time and dedication to do it right. I’m pretty obsessive about doing it right.

I’m starting an audio blog to test out the concept. I’m calling it Sonic Wheel. The title is just a little descriptive but also just vague enough to be flexible. That vagueness allows me to present traditional journalism, personal storytelling or just some experimental audio art.