Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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especially for a station executive. Shinnick Mated,<br />
"Fvc always said T*m pan psychiatrist and pin<br />
priest....people in : elevision industry are very<br />
sensitive folks. It uke» a certain ability to be able to<br />
get them 10 do the job. It takes some finesse." Shini<br />
* *k explained.<br />
Sometimes, he admits, a silent office can be a sign<br />
of succcu. "As a manager, you almost have to<br />
' measure your success by the lack of problems y> nothing more fun than<br />
(o have a big Mory u here everyone is pulling together<br />
for a change; we*re all working together to get it on<br />
the air at the same time....(Jut's, what nukes this job<br />
worthwhile."<br />
Shinnick has werked in stations on both coasts as<br />
everything 1mm reporter to anchorman. He Ihirks ni<br />
KGO z\ or. or the best places t,c\ worked<br />
"ThK ts a very gtxnl station." he s^id. "\VL* have<br />
ability because it's so large, and \>c do make a lot of<br />
money for this company."<br />
Despite all of the ups and downs of station work,<br />
television can rv rewarding. "It's exciting." Shinnick<br />
c*cl.jimed. "nut sometimes >ou sit hack and<br />
jay, 'Gosli, ' could be selling shoes." Bui. I really enjoy<br />
it,"<br />
VOLUME<br />
/OFF<br />
{making news for 130 years*******• •••<br />
Auociated Press and United Press Imcriufonjl 1'cnmsul.i<br />
B\ I Mt<br />
<strong>The</strong>se rditors detenu in; uhich stones .ire tmi%<br />
portar.1 and edit those which need edit in/<br />
Around •! a.n;.. ihc assistant new s editor pl.iv <<br />
"If you can complete a<br />
|| newspaper with all the time<br />
^.pressure and talent<br />
||Jpressure, you . >n do<br />
J0 anything. "<br />
i*\ Unric* in Ihc ncus ot "A" \ctln"i.<br />
At 5 a.m.. Ihc copy cthtorx rcrcail l!ic .tt.dcv .nJ<br />
r uieck (or an*- L-nun.' <strong>The</strong> cily c«hcor ^lio IICMU ilic<br />
r-'Ciry desv whet-; all local newv i% (uiiJlcJ ct)rn•J^ in<br />
;-/ *Sh • few repncr\ »hn check Ihc regular "hcat\."<br />
liiCIhe Fire and Police IXrrunnlcnK and Cily Hall<br />
IV'mnsula edition'. ,«rc (CJIJ\ .<br />
U) Z.Aft i» MI . the tour-Mar or lin.il edition is<br />
completed<br />
Trie pr»icciiurc\ between the CL.....»..> arc f.cticralls<br />
the S;IPIC all lollii^ ihtr couisc MaMiti): uith rc[>nrtris<br />
lo editors 10 IIK* coiiipi^mj: room m ttic cn^r.ivmj;<br />
rintm ti» the [i;css in the nuii ri».ini am) tinallv i*i the<br />
tnii.li*' uhu'h tlistntnitL* ihc net^pjper u* diltercnt<br />
distnrts<br />
Apparently, there is no enil in ihis csclt* i'-t nc»*pri»fssin>:.<br />
and people play tlwr most csvc:.,,..! role n,<br />
itukm^ the cycle p-»\sihle.<br />
Although iht-- use of computers !us •'• -.plitlai t! :<br />
prutevs uf | rudut'iiv J ncusp,ipvr to an average<br />
nunuiiuniol 45 inn. • ••. i: is the reporters and CtlidTs<br />
UIKI must :irst rjpMlv nmc up the s;ouc%.<br />
l-oi example, uhen Ma\tir CK-urfe Mow rectify overstrewn with vycx*. file*, dirty ishtray*. and<br />
i made in the onc»tar edition ' decide cups ofcolfce; think of reporter J punching >was a! a<br />
'KKTI stories need updating.<br />
S".By II JO a.i:. . the two-star Eav Bay and home<br />
•SediJioni arc dor';. .<br />
By 12:30 p.m.. Ihe tv,o->tar Ei» Ba>. hnnK. and<br />
computer and anwxring phone*; and think of all the<br />
thousand* of people somehow involved with the cycle<br />
— maybe the newspaper will *ccm w .tih more than<br />
the 25 cents it coal*.<br />
I r<br />
7h.- Omrll. Mai 10. /WfJ.<br />
=___PROFiLES<br />
KALW: the Sret FM<br />
public radio station<br />
By IITOC bhttura cd b* votinteen.<br />
Can you name the oldcsl FM. KAl.W plan* iu weekly programs<br />
non-tommcrcial radio staiion in the and runs them for three monihi.<br />
United Stales?<br />
KALW has many news ind feature<br />
Ifyougucrai KALW 91.7 KM.. programs as sscll as educjhnual and<br />
UK.i >ou guested right.<br />
community interest programs.<br />
KALW began-broadcasting in KALW offer*) , • muuc, dncurr.cn-<br />
I'M | and is mm 44 yean, old uncs, awartm, . presentations, m-<br />
KALW i\ licensed by the San Frantional and feature nests, drama, ini<br />
cisco Unified School Disirict comedy programs in addition li<br />
iS.F.U.S.D.t and ptosiJct the pci>- many other spccuU.<br />
j>Ic of the Uav Area ssith ci'uca. KALW changes it; programming<br />
•i.irul. cultural, and informational schedule quarterly and sends its<br />
programming without commercials. subscribers a program gvvic so that<br />
At the 1939 World's Fau on they will know s»hich prograirs *n<br />
freasurc Island. Ed»in Armstrong. scheduled at a specific time.<br />
inventor of frequency rtxxJuljiion Gerund manager Tejada-^lorcs<br />
(F.M.I radio, sold his entire eihibit noted that KALW might be offering<br />
to the S.F.U.S D. for a dollar. TT* <strong>class</strong>es in radio broadening in the<br />
whoul district had planned to use future to encourage sudenu tn go<br />
the equipment for educational [ar- inln radio.<br />
; Tsrv This marked the bcginniit,; of "<strong>The</strong>re arm'! any TV <strong>class</strong>es of-<br />
KALW B> I9J Mhe SFUSD h«l fered in tlx San ^t?ticisco Khoi>l<br />
received a broadcasting license fo. disfict and it would br good for<br />
KALW. j- ihc Bay Area's first FM Mudcnts to learn •brut." ctun-<br />
station.<br />
menteti Tejada-r«ires.<br />
KALW taeivo tunds frum fi*ir <strong>The</strong> .'escnt uudio at John O'Con-<br />
KAl.W. fhc ScK-4 lUsti m\ r.<br />
diltcrcm «,iv.-, ii,.- s 1 f s I><br />
proshL* ihc • •.ilion vmh niir.::iiutii<br />
fuuna.il vup(»'!- i.t uicci hj\w<br />
>)^-(jti. IKCIN v..n j* subnet<br />
t-r.t<br />
Ti< r-J> t.'r its piVJ:!I. ihe %<br />
cvci»cs jrrjR!\ Jn'tn ihc C'o<br />
..t I«*i U,r ...II I..IK- cinpJm^rs. ,<br />
t'l-.iji!. j\t ,ii !v-.i\j i\ h-'urv Jj !..<br />
•.•lic'ir-ic (or ltif%c nr'ant*<br />
KAl.tt »Jsa»tal|(.tfis?(uHtinw<br />
tfii-p!o>ecs jm! li w 4titWHjtKC.i^crjMi*.<br />
m .ij.lit.on ii><br />
dwr v,.|»nlc js am tu twelve<br />
nihlnifht »<br />
Si^Mrthcrs t.i KAlAS .I.MUIC<br />
tsmncs m the \t4lmn in ihc lorm 4i(<br />
••C4fl> nwtr.fvivhitf !crv KAl.W<br />
i.elJ r.\ iir*t futttltjivcr Juiirtj; the<br />
wcti. ol A:'fil 22. tMMnf S3.1.K«J<br />
p<br />
pi*--f.lt 1 "h.t ([x--,»jr urij'n pro<br />
punts JIUI hci^ to 1'irufKc !,< \ta<br />
Imn "l.'rvlcruntin, i\4 ^uhllc (unit<br />
f( jdtcniscnKM. n.>trJ KALW<br />
general nuiuftcf Hwi. Tcivlj-<br />
I tores<br />
KALW i» a inctnt«*r cf N*1IITUI<br />
l^blie Radio (NCR) and ihe<br />
AswKMiion of Calidnnia Cublic<br />
HJJK> Sut>«ns SI*K bnwkastt<br />
user a ut;lli(c and thes varioos sta-<br />
'MWJS acriMs the rutK>n receive Us<br />
pnifram* s.-r a satcllitr tliih.<br />
KA*-W *-i (he lirs r*dx> in use a<br />
vatclDc tilth In transmit radio<br />
signjh NPK rtnudcAtti proj:ramv<br />
from mJcpctaJcnt prulucers and<br />
pruiuccs » iew pn>cranu iLself in tU<br />
Waihinptoo. DC. cuun>s Sescmy<br />
perceru of K/\LWs pfO]tr*n» *rv<br />
taiert tlitcvtly from pn>]crvnv bnxvlcatf<br />
fnim NPR. <strong>The</strong> remaimnj 30<br />
pei^cni of iu pn>gnrru arc prwluc-<br />
station, tl .7 en ihr KM ilbl.<br />
clt S*.(n»il »I<br />
«uris uvt\] iit; pm-<br />
. v»hcrc<br />
j<br />
niatltust. jtv.1<br />
In pKt, up the<br />
"Our train objective<br />
is not to<br />
Set a large audience,<br />
but to<br />
provide our<br />
listeners with<br />
quality programs.<br />
*'<br />
h..\»d rtt signals frmn the wtcllitc<br />
iJ.%h, * tilth f> !m.4irJ in the lu^L<br />
pjtkin^ UY, jt O'CtmncH<br />
11.4. CUfkc. an jr.ru-.».« at<br />
KALW. ha» ^...Icd I.I run; dif.<br />
fcrcnt llcIJs txi.nc cornin): In<br />
KA; W. CUikc lus h*t jr ir.terrsl<br />
in ijdto sirxr he Mas a uiu.i,; t»>><br />
Carle *»tirLcd nuny ixiJ jt>K<br />
hct.iic ftinm; ihc air tiwcc wheic he<br />
leame.1 atxxil tlntmna* Alter hi*<br />
tour scjn in the Air Force CUrLc<br />
s» cnt dirrcify to ImuJcastinj; vtfH«>l<br />
.ind hrfure he rud cscn finished, he<br />
had zmen a joh w.tri a corrincrcijl<br />
raJwt station He went to amiihcr<br />
cirnHnercul ndN> station before<br />
bccominj; a special education<br />
teacher. In 19VI tomcac* informed<br />
him of «n ooen pOMtkta «i KALW'.<br />
CUrie »«f ts the errans shift from<br />
4 p.m. until UKlniglrf on KALW.<br />
"Wr may IMX h*»e *s many<br />
': • —fs »s j Urge c.-mmcrvtal »Ution,<br />
t-uit r numohjectivc i*no pmgranu.**<br />
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