Humor – Page 8 – Engineering Radio

We are battling the Monster lizzard

Lite blogging around these parts for the next coupla:

I loved that show. We are digging out around the homestead, as of now, everyone is still on the air…

Blocked Writer

Some days there are far too many obstacles to being an effective writer:

cat likes using the computer — Cat likes using the computer

We were adopted by this stray cat last summer. He seems to be right at home napping on my computer keyboard. Actually, a little afternoon nap seems like a good idea…

Everything is fine, why do you ask?

I found this picture of Bob Struble’s vacation last summer:

To the uninitiated, this might seem quite alarming; boat sinking, rigging all ahoo, this poor guy waiting for rescue or certain death. But to understand what is going on here, you have to see the whole picture. Things are not what they seem, in fact, it’s designed that way:

All this time, I have been lamenting the technical flaws IBOC, when really; its supposed to do that. Holy cow! All these years of wondering, “What the fuck are they thinking?” and decrying HD Radio, especially AM HD radio. Boy am I embarrassed. Makes me want to do this:

~~Baghdad Bob~~ Bob Struble latest quote, brought to bold typed prominence on the pages of Radio World magazine: “Consumers now expect to see album covers when they listen to music.” I think he means album art, but anyway.

You mean to tell me HD radio is failing because of lacking album art! Of all the Bob Struble quotes, to prominently feature this one in their article makes me think 1) the editors at Radio World have a sense of humor, or 2) they have a sense or irony, or both.

So anyway, there you have it: Album Art. The rest of the so-called technical flaws are “design features” that will enhance HD radio in the long run. They’ve got us right were they want us.

Radio Station Food

One of the great side benefits of working at a radio station is the regular availability of free food. I almost don’t want to do a post on this because somehow, some corporate boss is going to read about it and a no-free food edict will result.

Every so often, some local deli or pizza place will drop off something for the air staff. Usually, it is a friend of a friend, and nothing nefarious is going on. When it arrives, the odor of good things to eat wafts through the building. With the smell of blood in the water, the sharks swim out of the sales bullpen and a feeding frenzy develops. Just watch out for your fingers, during the scrum, it is difficult to tell the difference between a digit and a sausage.

It goes fast, when I walked by this table 15 minutes ago, there were five full pizza boxes, just delivered.

Now there is one box with two slices of some meat lovers’ heart attack special.