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<ul><li><h2><a href="/node/2637">(April) Mille Grazie</a></h2><STRIKE>"Let me begin by saying I'm looking forward to spending more time with my family."</STRIKE>

<i>Maybe I better not say that. I mean, it's true and everything. But Mom'll see it and then I'll be on the hook for Christmas.</i>

<STRIKE>"You should know that I'm a Finalist with a drinking problem, and as I enter treatment..."</STRIKE>

<i>Nah. They'll never believe it. Mark Foley pretty well wore that one out.</i>

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"Talent Quest Nation: I just want to say this, right now, that regardless of what they say about it, I'm gonna keep Checkers."
<a href="/node/2637"> more...</a></li><li><h2><a href="/node/2627">(April) Two for the Road</a></h2> 
Top secret business found me in beautiful Boston, Massachusetts last weekend, home of public enemy #1, one Rebecca Watson, whose hosty skills and 24-karat email list make her a formidable Talent Quest contender. Enjoyable, but deadly.

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My only hope was to drink her under the table. But lo! It appears that Rebecca only knows bars that serve beer and wine exclusively. She lured me to a genial dive called Bukowski's in Back Bay. The place served only beer and wine--no bourbon, no scotch, and certainly no whiskey. Surely, the old man is doing something like 3000 rpms in his grave over this. But nothing could stop our celebration of having turned in our demos.
<a href="/node/2627"> more...</a></li><li><h2><a href="/node/2608">(April) chewin&#039; &#039;em to the quick</a></h2>Sweet Holy Heloise where does the time go????

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It's been weeks of hunching over the laptop, cel phone feeling like it's a growth on the side of my head, getting ready for Round 4. 

Research, interviews, editing.
Listening with trusted consiglieri. Kvetching, weeping, tearing of hair and gnashing of teeth. 
More interviews, rewrites, more editing. 
ENDLESS tracking and retracking the voice overs. 

I'm a very bad finalist for not making time to blog, but I've been totally obsessed with getting this right.
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That, it so happens, is how I roll.

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<p>I'd spent eight hours on and off air that day anchoring break-ins at the NPR affiliate in Cleveland. Psychically spent, I was still starved for information and reassurance, and switched on NPR.
And there was Scott Simon.</p>
<p>He was the essence of humanity and flexibility under fire. Each caller was met with the appropriate mix of empathy and respect. He kept the tone sane, and informative. He's a giant.</p>

Like all other members of the family, I owe a great debt to Ira Glass, who reminds us that radio is a conversation, not a recitation. David Kestenbaum's rare stints hosting Talk of the Nation Science Friday really ring my bell. Top drawer listening skills, and brings a rare conversational fluency to science stories. Steve Inskeep does not get enough credit for his endless good humor and tireless efforts to turn the battleship that is Morning Edition. Here & Now's Robin Young consistently impresses me with her clarity and intimacy. My new crush is a BBC guy named Peter Dobbie, who never lets his erudite manner get in the way of interaction with callers.

  <h3>What would people be surprised to learn about you?</h3>
Robert McNamara handed me a unified theory that explains almost every news story ever written: as human beings, our natural tendency is to escalate when we should explore.

<h3>Bio</h3>
Truly a glutton for pubcasting punishment, I've been hosting morning shifts at NPR stations for close to 10 years. I packed up & relocated from Ohio to the pine-fresh Pacific Northwest three years ago.

<h3>What's your favorite public radio show?</h3>
For news, it's Weekend Edition Saturday, with honorable mention for All Things Considered.
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For fun, it's got to be my pals at Live Wire. <a href="http://www.livewireradio.org/" title="http://www.livewireradio.org/">http://www.livewireradio.org/</a>
Best original comedy in public radio, and very cool music from the Northwest.

<h3>What's your secret talent?</h3>
Secretly in training for the Rose City Rollers, Portland's all-girl roller derby. Back off, I'll cut you.

<h3>What song is stuck in your head right now, you know, a music wedgie?</h3>
That Amy Winehouse.... her song I'm No Good just will not quit! She's a guilty pleasure, which adds to her persistence of memory.
I've spent years of my life trying to shake the Meters Look-A-Py-Py, before I finally gave in to its glory.

<h3>What sound is most characteristic of where you live?</h3>
The squeal of bike brakes, the movement of wind through the trees, and sweet, sweet rain nine months of the year.

<h3>What's your favorite sound memory?</h3>
My mother singing.

<h3>Which station do you listen to most?</h3>
KOPB!!!! Check us out. <a href="http://www.opb.org">www.opb.org</a>
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  <h3>What would people be surprised to learn about you?</h3>
<p>Robert McNamara handed me a unified theory that explains almost every news story ever written: as human beings, our natural tendency is to escalate when we should explore.</p>
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  <div class="finalist_comment">"A voice like warm maple syrup, wry humour, and searing intelligence - the sort of host one could get addicted to instantly."</div> &mdash; <a href="/user/4484">ebpetrou</a>
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  <div class="finalist_comment">"I can hear the evergreens in your voice. You capture the tone and attitude of the Great Pacific Northwest -- independent, wry, and satirical, but never at the expense of softening the news angle. Great job."</div> &mdash; <a href="/user/3133">jaybates</a>
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  <div class="finalist_comment">"I really like the presentation and voice quality."</div>


    <h1>Round 1 (Completed) Entry: </h1>
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		    <h1>Round 3 (Completed) Entry: </h1>
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			    <h1>Round 4 (Completed) Entry: </h1>
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