Today was not nearly as long as yesterday but for a number of reasons. Number one being the fact that I started at 9am and left around 1pm to catch my Uber ride to school. (During the course of this senior project, I have gone from an Uber newbie to an Uber V.I.P. No seriously, I was legitmately given the title by Uber because I use it so much these days) Number two was the fact that I got to only sit-in on "아름다운 산책/Beautiful Walk." Like I said in my last post, the ahjussi who hosts this program is the only one who speaks to me in English, and he certainly pulled out all the stops today. I got to pick one song for his set today, and I chose Chopin's Nocturne op.9 no.2 (mostly because it's one of the only classical songs I know by title...yes, I'm am sorry classical music buffs. I am one of those people who only uses classical music for sleep and last minute late-night essay writing). It was interesting hearing who he got to the radio station. He had done an internship in college in Korea under a major broadcast company; the director there is the person who sparked his interest in radio, and he learned the tricks of the trade while there. He told me that anyone can read and learn how to operate the machinery but news and broadcast is about instinct. What is going to lure people? What do they care about? How do you create an emotional connection with your audience? It's this instinct that makes news good not so much the content?
In addition to some thoughtful incite, I received another task! Yes, work outside of the media kit! I was given around 110 "common English phrases" to record. They were more like common Korean expression translated to expression emotions that aren't commonly taught in your basic english lessons. The list is hilarious! Phrase number 3 on the first page is "I got blacked out yesterday" HAHAAHAHAHA. I am sure that everyone is wondering why I keep chuckling at my desk, but I can't laugh at some of the phrases. I will be recording everything tomorrow! Until then....
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