Week 3- 4/7/15 - Posted on 2015-04-07 by John-Daniel Berg

Last week was very busy. I made it in to the station Tuesday with the first five recordings for assignment #2. I spent about 4 hours working on them but I still wasn't happy with them. They sounded cliche and I wanted some advice before finishing the last 5. My mentor was helpful and gave me pointers. I sat in with a producer on a live show that afternoon as well. That was fun and I'm going in this afternoon (4/7) to sit in on the show again. Today the producer is going to have me actually do some small things like start the commercials and maybe screen a few calls. I returned to the station last Thursday with the final 5 spots of assignment 2. I spent about 5 hours on them which seems ridiculously long but I wanted to do the best readings possible. I pulled an all-nighter that night and submitted them Thursday morning. My mentor and I agreed they were better and my vocal inflection was improved from the first 5. Like I said, I'm heading in today to discuss assignment #3 and sit in for another live show. I'm planning on turning in assignment #3 later this week. I told my boss at work that I need to be able to get to the station for another day during the week and that I need to drop my shift Thursdays. Thursday is a busy day at the station so it's a good day for me to be there and soak in everything I can. My boss agreed but he needs a few weeks to get others trained and fill my spot so I will be working Thursday for at least a couple more weeks. That extra day in the station will be a big help and get me familiar with the boards sooner.