I had the day off so I went into the studio for Jim’s Show this morning. It was an interesting experience. I haven’t been inside a radio station in many years, and all the tape machines for playing music intros and commercials have been replaced by computers. Will Diaz handles all those things:
Jim stays busy during the whole show. When he isn’t actively involved on air, he his scanning his notes and the morning paper while surfing the net.
For my part, it was more difficult. I normally sit in front of my computer and call in to the show, and am better able to follow Jim’s train of thought because I can have his site on-screen, and move to different links he or I have found in the blogosphere to discuss what’s going on. Once some of the regulars came into the studio, things got a bit easier. My own cardiologist, Dr. Greg Silverman, is one of them, and he was a bit surprised to see me there. But from that point on, we had more conversation rather than broadcast.
I have to say that a talk radio host is quite organized, and always thinking. Jim has a notebook with text for ads, which he embellishes as the feeling hits him. He has his notes which he prepares all through the day, and augments as he airs. I’m impressed.
One topic of the day was Arafat. The local paper’s headline calls him a “Terrorist, Statesman, Peacemaker”. The first is accurate, but neither of the other two are words I would ever use to describe him.
And Jim posted a Kipling poem on his site which should be mandatory reading. Go there and read it.
And Happy Veterans’ Day to all my fellow vets out there. Thank you for your service in peace and war.
Good pictures…but where are you?
Comment by Mrs. Bunker — November 11, 2004 @ 2:02 pm
A Day Off? You must be a Veteran :>]
Hope you had a good day….and Thanks for your Service!
Comment by Wallace-Midland Texas — November 11, 2004 @ 3:44 pm
And thank you for your service. Happy Veteran’s Day!!!!
Comment by RedFalcon — November 11, 2004 @ 5:14 pm
Thanks, Bunker, for a job well done.
Comment by Alex — November 11, 2004 @ 5:31 pm
I’m getting old! When you can type “My own cardiologist…” without a second thought it is a sure sign!
Comment by Bunker — November 11, 2004 @ 6:24 pm
Mr. Bunker
Thanks for putting this up. I remember the first time Jim let me come into the show. I was dumbfounded by how active he is in the studio. I always thought he would be sitting in a lazy boy with a mic in front of his face…boy was I wrong! Even during the breaks he is going 100 mph. It is an experience watching and participating.
Thanks for serving in the forces,
Eric M.
Comment by Eric — November 11, 2004 @ 6:33 pm
Happy Veteran’s Day, Bunker.
Comment by Sarah — November 12, 2004 @ 1:21 am