The atmosphere of canned radio
Laura Cantrell, a musician and a DJ on WFMU-FM in Jersey City, N.J., contemplates the art of conjuring a distinct atmopshere on radio, whether the host is live or recorded. Along the way she makes examples of public radio’s Garrison Keillor, Eddie Stubbs and Vin Scelsa.
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