All I (Used To) Hear Is Blah, Blah, Blah

Okay, I’ve been putting off this blog for awhile because, like most of my fellow students out there, I couldn’t be bothered to take the time to sit down and listen to the sound lecture, but alas, my friends, I’ve done it! *An imaginary applause erupts as the crowd goes wild at my amazing feat of strength and persistence that in no way seems lazy *

Okay, so it wasn’t quite that dramatic, but it was done none the less! However, it got me thinking: why it was hard for me to do this very simple task? I mean, I go to the lectures every week like clockwork (despite the exhausting walk from the college grounds… Okay, so maybe I am a bit lazy), but why was it so hard to simple sit down and listen to this lecture? My initial response, was that without the pictures and visuals, my mind became disinterested; that to my mind, colour equaled fun. However, I realized it was more than that. Even though it took me so long to sit down and listen to the recording, once it began, I became trapped within it’s crafty web. With the topic of this week’s sound lecture being the medium of radio, presented by Carmel and Richard Fiedler, I realized I hadn’t been dreading listening to this recording because I believed audio was dull, but rather because my experience with audio was dull. Once the presenters, ABC local radio’s Carmel and Richard Fiedler began to talk about their means and methods such as keeping the listener as included and involved as possible in the conversation, they managed to hold and keep my attention. With the employment of endless questioning, sincere personality, trust and the motto that “As it is in life, as it is in radio”, they were able to keep me captivated and interested. They made me realize that radio, while simply sound responsive, can still be affective in a modern society so ruled by visual appeal.

Throughout this course I’ve considered many different types of journalism, but it seems this is the first time I’ve considered radio.

(I'd also listen to my radio more if it looked like that!)

Photo Source: http://www.chinatraderonline.com/Electrical-Gift/Cute-Panda-Radio-212750805.htm