The Story with Dick Gordon is produced by North Carolina Public Radio and distributed by American Public Media. You can find the show at http://thestory.org.
On February 5, 2010, I listened online to "Recording Friends" which had aired earlier that day.
The following is a brief synopsis:
"Lee Payne, Jon Biscoe, Frank Cha and Tom O'Halloran played in bands together for years. But as they got older, life drew the four of them in different directions and to different parts of the world. Jon was about to become a father. Lee went to serve in Afghanistan. But then Jon decided to throw out an idea. Each guy was asked to write an original song, then email it, complete with chords and lyrics to the group. Everyone then recorded their own version of each song. The four friends reunited recently to listen to the songs. Lee, Jon and Frank join Dick to talk about their new media music project - and the unexpected impact it had on their friendship."
http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_966_Recording_Friends.mp3
The story was well produced and easy to listen to. It was an interesting mix of personal accounts of the four friends' experiences and narration by Dick Gordon. There was also a nice mix of music and dialogue which helped keep the listener's attention. My only critique of this broadcast is the length of time. I think that the story should have been edited more tightly.
The aspects of this piece that I should keep in mind when producing my story on the Safe Zone program at UNC are: diverse perspectives (multiple voices) that tell the story; effective use of narration to fill in the gaps of comprehension between voices and replace wordy explanations; and tasteful use of music in transitions.
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