Feb 26th: You're Listening to WUNH

I started my DJ observation hours today with one of the student DJs. He was pretty cool and we hit it off right away. Surprisingly, we had a ton in common and took a few classes together our freshman and sophomore years, but never met. I didn't expect any of the DJs to be science majors like I am. I suppose that's not a fair assumption, but people in science tend to have fairly inflexible schedules. All in all, it was a pleasant surprise.

Within the first 15 minutes, he let me talk on air and with the first half hour, actually DJ. I didn't expect that I would be able to do anything my first day. I kind of thought that it would be like Driver's Ed, where you sit in the backseat of the car while another student drives and you try not to fall asleep. Honestly, I think he bent the rules a bit because I don't think I was supposed to be actively doing anything until I'm fully trained. But I'm not going to complain. :) By the end of the shift, I could work the soundboard, switch tracks, do talkbacks (name songs and talk on air), run pre-recorded public service announcements, run the EAS, work turntables and play vinyl records, and take phone calls from the public. And the show is archived on the website so I can hear the whole thing.

So. Freakin. Cool.