Triangle Radio Reading Service
I recently signed up as a volunteer reader at the Triangle Radio Reading Service because – let’s face it – I simply have too much free time. Tonight was the night I was supposed to observe two veteran readers in the studio but instead of just observing they put me into the mix. I wasn’t expecting to get to read tonight but I did and boy, was it fun!
The Triangle Radio Reading Service is a radio service for the vision-impaired. It’s home market is the Triangle but neighboring counties also rebroadcast its programs. The audio is also available via satellite on AMC1. Many thousands of vision-impaired listeners depend on TRRS for their news and information.
After 90 minutes in the booth with fellow volunteers Laura and Judy, I came home and pulled up the podcast of our broadcast. Already I’m finding things I would change about my delivery. For instance, my voice sounds stressed, like I’m in a hurry. I definitely will take a deep breath and relax when I’m in front of the mic again. Since I was sharing the secondary position with another volunteer, I didn’t have headphones, and I think if I had been wearing headphones I would’ve been more aware of my stressed delivery. Oh well, it was my first time!
TRRS's console (and Laura's arm)
If you want to hear my first article (on veteran homelessness), fast forward to 26:45 in the above audio. I then read a weather article at 44:30 and a sports article at 1:02:24.
I look forward to more time in the booth!