I have always been a fan of talk radio. Maybe that was one reason why I pursued a voiceover career. One thing that has typically bothered me about AM radio is that it is so hard to listen to it in the home. I have owned several AM antennae over the years and none of them brought clean, crisp sound into my house. So I was relegated to listen to good talk radio only while driving. Then came the podcast. Basically the same thing as AM radio, but on your computer. While this was going on, radio stations were still not streaming their radio broadcasts. Or if they were, they were only sharing some shows, not all.
One specific time I enjoy listening talk radio is on Sunday morning. The local news radio station plays "Sports On A Sunday Morning" each Sunday from 10am until noon. Now thanks to the internet breathing new life into this old medium I can hear "experts" talk about St. Louis sports all around the house.
I think there is more that could be done, however. How about an online radio station that plays like a podcast? Like Tivo for radio? Sometimes I miss a quote and I want to play back the last 30 seconds again. Can someone make this happen?
As someone who appreciates hearing the human voice, I am thankful that there is now a way for me to stay up on talk "radio" when I am not driving around town.
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