Sara Fishko came to WNYC as a music host, but before long the station recognized her talents as a producer of sound-rich, well-written cultural features. Soon she found herself in charge of her own cultural series 'WNYC's Fishko Files.'
This story about New York City's Chelsea Hotel is a fine example of Fishko?s talent for finding vibrant ways to tell stories about potentially 'dry' topics. Fishko gives us a well-paced narration, she punctuates it with some great tape cuts from the Chelsea Hotel's longtime staff members, and she embroiders throughout with a treasure trove of archival music and sounds.
This piece literally makes the walls of a venerable cultural institution talk, sing, and dance as they must have done in their heyday.
Tish Pearlman came to radio from a background in theatre and politics, and her broadcast journalism career has taken her from The Columbia School of Broadcasting to cable TV to public radio. Now she's the host of the WEOS program 'Out of Bounds.' The first of many things that Ms. Pearlman has got going for her as an interviewer is a naturally beautiful, always-conversational voice. It's obvious when you hear interviews, like this one with Janis Ian, that Pearlman is intuitively able to put her guests at ease. This knack, coupled with Pearlman's ability to listen carefully and then flow with the natural tangents of an organic conversation, makes her a rare talent in the interviewing field.
I knew next to nothing about Janis Ian when I listened to this piece, but by the end of it I felt like I had been let in on a very intimate and candid side of the performer.
The pacing of this piece reminds me almost of spoken word poetry. It's cut in such a way that it's got that 'word jazz' quality of two versions of the same voice co-narrating a story.
The minimal sound effects and production elements give this piece a very stylized, stripped-down radio drama feel.
This is great hard-boiled midnight radio material.
Comments by Aaron Henkin
Comment for "WNYC's Fishko Files: Chelsea Hotel"
Aaron Henkin
Posted on July 05, 2006 at 12:12 PM | Permalink
Review of WNYC's Fishko Files: Chelsea Hotel
Sara Fishko came to WNYC as a music host, but before long the station recognized her talents as a producer of sound-rich, well-written cultural features. Soon she found herself in charge of her own cultural series 'WNYC's Fishko Files.'
This story about New York City's Chelsea Hotel is a fine example of Fishko?s talent for finding vibrant ways to tell stories about potentially 'dry' topics. Fishko gives us a well-paced narration, she punctuates it with some great tape cuts from the Chelsea Hotel's longtime staff members, and she embroiders throughout with a treasure trove of archival music and sounds.
This piece literally makes the walls of a venerable cultural institution talk, sing, and dance as they must have done in their heyday.
Comment for " Classic conversation with legendary singer/songwriter Janis Ian"
Aaron Henkin
Posted on July 05, 2006 at 12:10 PM | Permalink
Review of A conversation with legendary singer/songwriter Janis Ian
Tish Pearlman came to radio from a background in theatre and politics, and her broadcast journalism career has taken her from The Columbia School of Broadcasting to cable TV to public radio. Now she's the host of the WEOS program 'Out of Bounds.' The first of many things that Ms. Pearlman has got going for her as an interviewer is a naturally beautiful, always-conversational voice. It's obvious when you hear interviews, like this one with Janis Ian, that Pearlman is intuitively able to put her guests at ease. This knack, coupled with Pearlman's ability to listen carefully and then flow with the natural tangents of an organic conversation, makes her a rare talent in the interviewing field.
I knew next to nothing about Janis Ian when I listened to this piece, but by the end of it I felt like I had been let in on a very intimate and candid side of the performer.
Comment for "The Devil's Radar "
Aaron Henkin
Posted on September 01, 2004 at 06:51 AM | Permalink
Review of The Devil's Radar C1
The pacing of this piece reminds me almost of spoken word poetry. It's cut in such a way that it's got that 'word jazz' quality of two versions of the same voice co-narrating a story.
The minimal sound effects and production elements give this piece a very stylized, stripped-down radio drama feel.
This is great hard-boiled midnight radio material.