Yippee!

Right in my home territory. This is one of my favorite radio shows; your
host will probably be Dick Gordon, hired away from CBC radio; by then, he
should have recovered from being in Baghdad. I'll try to phone in if I
can, and say "Hi!", while respecting the show's format.

The Connection is a very fine show, on the whole, having the character of
NPR's Talk of the Nation. It represents thinking, concerned people here,
and I can recommend it.

WBUR is, afaik, largely the creation of hyper-ambitious Jane Christo, who
is apparently quite a character and not always a sweetheart, if a Boston
Sunday Globe magazine story from years ago is accurate. She has made WBUR
(which I'm addicted to) one of the most-important NPR stations nationally.
It has a small network of affiliates, yet is technically a college radio
station.

> On Thursday, 20 November 2003, from 16:00-17:00 GMT (11:00-12:00 EST,
> 08:00-09:00 PST) I will be interviewed live on The Connection, a NPR

They have been known to swap their first and second hours; try a brief
listen, one hour earlier. They record their shows for streaming archived
audio, and also re-broadcast on the same day from 21:00 to 23:00 local
time.

It's 90.9 MHz, if you're nearby.

Secrets of calling in:
They never, ever tell you that your chances of being on the air are
usually *extremely* slim; you are *very* likely to get a busy signal. Call
as early as you can, but not too early. Try right on the hour, and keep
re-dialing thereafter. A [redial] button is very valuable.

Be nice to the screener, and not too controversial (hardly a problem with
this topic!). You'll be asked what your question is, or your comment. It's
good manners to stick with that. If accepted (chances are good; be
on-topic), your phone will be switched to the undelayed program feed. Be
patient, and make yourself comfortable! You might be listening to the
undelayed feed (program) for more than half an hour, if you are not at the
head of the queue.

Turn off your radio, because the delayed audio leaking into your
microphone drives the staff bananas and might loop around a few times,
like a slow echo.

The transition to being on the air is sudden; be prepared and mentally
agile. Expect maybe no notice, or possibly a few seconds' notice from the
screener.

My apologies for being rather off-topic.

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Delightful news!!

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Nicholas Bodley <#o#> Waltham, Mass.
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