Piece Comment

Review of Big Fire Healthy Forest


This is a straight-ahead report on this recent legislation and an impressively complete overview of the issues and context of the story. The arc and structure of the piece are excellent and it keeps the listener engaged throughout its length.
The production style is pretty cut and dry reporting—there isn't much flash to the piece. It might benefit from a more-engaging and/or creative opening touch, but this is a minor concern.
The piece would make in an excellent lead-in for a talk program on forest policy, forest fires, or this specific legislation. It would also work well as part of a general magazine program.
Another note: The reporter periodically lapses into an unusual vocal rhythm that is distracting, extending and underemphasizing the last word in a sentence (DA-DA-DA-daaa, DA-DA-DA-daaa).