I had the privilege of working for, and training under, some of the best people in Philippine radio. People like Al Torres (who is now in charge of 92.3 xFM), Ron Titular (former NU107 Station Manager who is now in charge of the The Edge Radio), Claire Miranda (radio goddess from 99.5RT and NU107), and Jake Agregado (Producer/Host of NU107′s The Morning Show with Jake and Joey, 1996-1997).
The reason I mention them is to give credit to the people I consider my mentors. They who did not shrink back to tell me I sucked and taught me how not to.
I’ll tackle Hosting/Co-hosting next, but for now I’ll just randomly dump my thoughts on solo announcing, AKA being the lone voice you hear sans banter with newscaster, traffic reporter and co-DJ who pops in the booth to annoy. We’ll do three parts on this – Follow your Station SAPs, Playing with Your Voice Inflections, and The Secret of Always Using “You”.
