This piece isn't as successful as I 'd like it to be and I think it has limited appeal for an American audience. Though the music thread keeps it moving, there isn't enough substance to warrant a full feature piece on this guy. Yes, he's an American who emigrated and started a ping pong bar in Berlin. Okay that's strange so why not go into more depth? What makes him want to be in Berlin? Why table tennis? Why a bar? What do Berliners think of ping pong? What do Berliners think of this guy? Let's hear from the patrons. Let's hear the game with 20 people playing at the same time rather than hear him describe it. This piece needs another edit before it's even close to ready for an American radio audience.
Review of Dr. Pong
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on January 17, 2005 at 12:47 PM
This piece isn't as successful as I 'd like it to be and I think it has limited appeal for an American audience. Though the music thread keeps it moving, there isn't enough substance to warrant a full feature piece on this guy. Yes, he's an American who emigrated and started a ping pong bar in Berlin. Okay that's strange so why not go into more depth? What makes him want to be in Berlin? Why table tennis? Why a bar? What do Berliners think of ping pong? What do Berliners think of this guy? Let's hear from the patrons. Let's hear the game with 20 people playing at the same time rather than hear him describe it. This piece needs another edit before it's even close to ready for an American radio audience.