[Ohio-talk] updated status of reading on radio reading service.

[Crystal McClain]

congratulations. lisa It's nice to here of hard working people getting a job 
and appreciating the opportunity to show that they are worthy of it. Keep up 
the good work. Crystal
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Hall" <lhall007 at cinci.rr.com>
To: <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 6:52 AM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] updated status of reading on radio reading service.


> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> Last week I reported to you that I auditioned for reading on the radio and 
> I
> passed. The moment came at a spur of the moment when an assistant reader 
> did
> not come in at all. Bob Marquardt, a volunteer reader, coworker at
> Clovernook  and close friend of mine and I was preparing for the USA Today
> Show for the second hour which the reading of the editorial, letters,
> opinion, and business and money sections. The time came when I went into
> with studio with Bob and I had my PacMate Omni with Braille display 
> running
> FSReader loaded and running ready to read the first article. Bob read the
> first half hour and I listened to him. When we came to the Money section, 
> he
> gave me the verbal cue of Money and I took over to read the first article.
> It went very well. Bob read the remaining article until we had a little 
> time
> for one more article. He gave a tactile cue by tapping his finger on my
> hand. I jumped at the opportunity and read an article he did not read. As
> time was running out, he gave me a tactile tap to let me know it was time 
> to
> wrap up. That article went fine as well. I felt proud of what I had done. 
> I
> called a couple of people whom I knew that had or once had a WRRS radio 
> but
> haven't found anyone who may have heard me to get feedback. Time will tell
> what happens after Thanksgiving holiday and Christmas holiday. I haven't
> even started my training session yet. Before I started, an engineer gave 
> me
> a training CD for us to view regarding reading on the radio at CABVI at
> WRRS. He hasn't viewed it yet but I think I picked up on some bad habits
> that some people do on the air that was able to identify. I believe a 
> couple
> of them I have but I'm sure with practice in reading aloud for the last 
> four
> years as braille proofreader and looking up words for proper 
> pronunciation,
> and reading more audible books and listening to how the narrators 
> pronounce
> things, I should be OK.
>
> Got to run now for work.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Lisa Hall
>
>
>
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