I had a nice interview over at Chicago Public Radio on Tuesday and yesterday they called to offer me a part time internship position for the next 8 (or so) weeks, executive producing a two hour block of programming that will air on Vocalo/89.5 in mid-August. It will be almost entirely put together with contributions from their intern pool, and contributions from their user-generated upload site. Two hours is a lot - had to take a deep breath there for a bit, but it is going to consist of 6 twenty minute blocks on 6 different topics, which kind of makes the whole thing seem a lot more manageable. Kind of like life does, when you break it down one week at a time. For this I will be paid the grand sum of $0, which is the going intern rate. I am very proud to be making my first foray into the extremely lucrative world of radio. Watch me go!
AND I’m going to do my regular job as well, which basically means that whole lazy summer idea of long walks by the lake? GONE. But it is all for the good.
I’ve also been spending the last several nights catching up with one friend at a time, and I’d love to tell you all about the drunken evening that consisted of cosmopolitans and Katie grabbing her boobs on my back deck, but that would be blowing our sober and sophisticated cover. All I will admit to is that I have drunk more liquor in the last three days than I consumed in all of Maine. IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME.
June 5, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Hi Anne, That’s great. Sounds like you are having fun. Tell Katie we miss her. Linda from Milwaukee
June 5, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Thanks Linda, I’ll pass on the word to her. Maybe we’ll do another KM show now I’m home, I’ll goad her and Freddie in to it.
That is, after I’ve charmed my way into asking him to install my air conditioner. Priorities, priorities.
June 5, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Sounds like a plan. Linda
June 5, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Congratulations on the internship! I know, a paid internship would have been a little easier to swallow, but you never know where this might lead and who you might meet (like Ira Glass–let it be so!). BTW, drink a fun & fancy cocktail on my behalf, please.
June 6, 2008 at 8:06 pm
So contributions to public radio’s fund drives are not going to the interns then??
Congrats. Anne, I think this is great news…As long as you’ll still have time to see Matthew and I next weekend that is.
June 8, 2008 at 8:04 am
Fabulous, fabulous! I’ll still drag you out for a sandcastle building day of course…but that’s wonderful news. Can’t wait to hear what you come up with!!
June 14, 2008 at 5:08 pm
did I know about this? Major congrats. Go girl go!!!
June 15, 2008 at 3:25 pm
So how come the first we’ve heard of it is this blog which we haven’t been checking because we thought once home you were done with it? For heaven’s sake, weren’t you surprised that we hadn’t congratulated you? This is wonderful! We know you’ll do it superbly, you do everything well. When do we get to hear more, and will we be able to listen to what you do or will it only be audible in Chicago?
June 30, 2008 at 10:59 am
Fantastic!