I’m up late tonight, planning out my new radio show. I’m trying to reach back in my mind to the time when I worked for Tom.Joyner and how his production staff planned the show but since I didn’t actually work in production I guess I’ll have to wing it.
The most difficult part about becoming a DJ is the fact that..um..I don’t even have a music collection. How am I supposed to play songs? I desperately need DJ Diva’s help or at least some inspiration.
I went to my first training session at the station and I was sitting there looking at all the buttons and switchers like, what the hell am I supposed to do with this?
My next step is to sit in on someone else’s radio program to watch them work, hopefully it will help me to learn more quickly.
I know this doesn’t seem like much because I’m not getting paid to do this, but I feel good about it because it is expanding my skill set and all I have left to accomplish is getting some actual broadcast television experience. I’ve worked behind the scenes at a news station but being in front of the camera is completely different.
I’m excited and nervous and hopeful and exhausted. I had my sister’s fiance create some theme music for me and Tamara and I have been going back and forth about the name of my show. We have one picked out but…I’m still open.
We’ll see how this all goes down. If I can get back to the studio this week to train some more, I’ll probably be on the air by this coming Friday night. I’ll let you know what happens. I changed my program time to Friday evenings from 10 to midnight. Tamara says it’s a perfect time slot because a lot of single people are at home and don’t have anything to do.
You can listen online so I’ll be sure to post the links when things are more official.
~crossing fingers~