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Thank you for tuning in tonight. You can call me Chunky, and I will be your audio host for the evening. Without further ado, let's begin.

The prompt for tonight's segment is "What do you expect out of this gig?"


Well, I would tell you that is a mighty fine question. The reality is that I volunteered for this station at the behest of a fellow DJ. We were talking one day about how fantastic it would be if we could keep working together after our time at the DubT radio station had come to a close. We came to the conclusion that the best way to do that would be to start our own station. So that leads us to today; here we are in this gig, hoping to turn this far-fetched plan into a bill-paying reality.

But that doesn't really answer the question, does it? What do I want out of this gig? Well, the easy answer is knowledge; when it's all said and done, I want to know how to build and run a station of my very own. But that's a lame answer. What I really want out of this class is a framework that I can build my life on. I have plenty ideas, and at least five of them would make for a mediocre, harebrained, detonates-on-the-launchpad idea. Of those five, three are mildly realistic, pies in the sky. Of those, one is a truly practical idea that could get us one step closer to living the dream. I suppose what I really and truly want is to play my music, and get payed to do it.

And with that, I must bring this broadcast to a close. Don't you worry though, there'll be plenty more to come, so stay tuned.

Tonight's vibe is.... Looking forward to the future.

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