I haven’t been in a real radio studio* since 2004. And I just wrote and deleted 160 words about that. Suffice it to say, it was an important period of my career, very helpful in many ways and still impacts the work I do today. And, yet, it was a good time to move on to the next thing. If you find that theme in your career path, I figure, then you’re doing something right.

I’m doing something right.

Anyway, the three things that have been a part of every job I’ve had in my career have been, in no particular order, writing, editing and my voice. And now I’m running, among other things, this brand new production facility too:

This is a 14-channel Axia board that has four customizable configurations and push-button alterations besides. This is the nicest board I’ve ever stood over, and the muscle memory kicks in easily. This will be a production booth, a podcast facility and a part-time radio booth. (The actual radio station will join us in the building, upstairs, next year.) This room can do a lot, even in those times when it only needs to do a few things. When they designed and engineered it, they decided to build it up for anything. Eight microphones, two CDs, three computers, a turntable, a piano, two phone lines and more. I’m sure I’ll spend a small amount of time in here doing things.

*I built one in my last office and will re-construct it in my home office one day soon. I can do most of the same things in my home-studio, but it isn’t exactly the same.