Radio Voice

Yes I do have a radio voice, I mean a voice that I use for the radio.  I think I inherited it.  Without even thinking about it I  slow down as I speak, lower my range. I articulate, try not to breathe too heavy. I now have a constant allergy condition so I work on not sounding wheeze or raspy breathe. .  I try to pay attention as it is easy for me to talk in cliche,  or do an accent and  of course the the Biggest Fear.  SWEAR.

I have the mouth of a sailor. ( It was a thing in the 60’s that  I didn’t out grow.)  So I have to pay attention. So far so good.  Today seven months into my show a young man in his late 20’s told me he liked my “radio voice’ and then he said he liked my taste in music almost as an afterthought. Yes a huge compliment coming from a person not in my age zone but it made me think about the voice vs the taste in music. Yes I would like to have a pleasant sound as I am very audio and I love a good voice but I think having someone appreciate your taste in music is like butter.

 

The Buzzy Donahue Show

The name of my radio show and now my blog. The radio show is the best thing that has happened to me in a while. After all I am now 68 years old and all that ensues.  It wasn’t into I received more then one  gentle nudge by a radio angel that I started playing music on the air and realized you can’t fight it when it’s in your blood. I do believe it is never too late to realize your passion. You can hear me on KPTZ.org.