[Speed Gibson,
Sunday July 3, 2005 at 10:10pm]
Next Big Thing - Week 18
Today we heard Sean McDevitt, a radio pro from Reno, newly arrived in the area. Why? To woo and I believe soon marry the soul mate he found on e-Harmony.com. It sounds like true love and I wish them the best.
As a pro, however, I used pass/fail grading, and it's not an automatic pass as Barry Zevan proved last week. But Mr. McDevitt was up to the job. He had a good first hour on the Kelo decision and the State shutdown. I felt he was a bit quick to use the "pox on all your houses" approach, perhaps trying to be fair with a situation he's not familiar with as an outsider. But that's what intrigues me here.
McDevitt is the "man from Mars" we may need here. I would challenge him to view "Almanac" and "At Issue" this week, then decide who's most responsible for this shutdown. I'd even give him a hint: one of these leaders is lying.
The second hour was more about Sean himself, largely at the urging of the producer, Kelly of "The Home and Garden Show." She had her mike on throughout the show, as in "I've started talking and I can't shut up!" Meanwhile, she missed the cue for his opening theme music in the second hour, and finished by thanking him "for filling in."
Sean is a seasoned pro who could have gently dealt with this, but it would be awkward in this "job interview" context. So I will be writing a note about this to Joe O'Brien.
Sean showed solid radio skills throughout and gets an equally solid P (Pass). This week, it's the producer who gets the F.
As a pro, however, I used pass/fail grading, and it's not an automatic pass as Barry Zevan proved last week. But Mr. McDevitt was up to the job. He had a good first hour on the Kelo decision and the State shutdown. I felt he was a bit quick to use the "pox on all your houses" approach, perhaps trying to be fair with a situation he's not familiar with as an outsider. But that's what intrigues me here.
McDevitt is the "man from Mars" we may need here. I would challenge him to view "Almanac" and "At Issue" this week, then decide who's most responsible for this shutdown. I'd even give him a hint: one of these leaders is lying.
The second hour was more about Sean himself, largely at the urging of the producer, Kelly of "The Home and Garden Show." She had her mike on throughout the show, as in "I've started talking and I can't shut up!" Meanwhile, she missed the cue for his opening theme music in the second hour, and finished by thanking him "for filling in."
Sean is a seasoned pro who could have gently dealt with this, but it would be awkward in this "job interview" context. So I will be writing a note about this to Joe O'Brien.
Sean showed solid radio skills throughout and gets an equally solid P (Pass). This week, it's the producer who gets the F.