A New Radio Experience: On Air

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In the first part of this article, I spoke about how technology and social media have fundamentally altered my radio experience, giving me new ways to respond, interact, and listen. In this second segment, I want to share how being on-air has also changed my feelings and perceptions about this medium.

In the summer of 2010, I was approached to do a Monday thru Friday show during the World Cup held in South Africa. They say ignorance is bliss and, thus, I happily accepted. During the first days, the two hour long show was streamed live at 10:00 a.m. in Spain. This meant, for yours truly who lives in the east coast of the USA, a 4:00 a.m. starting time. Of course, I needed to be up earlier to prepare. Still, I gave it my best shot and diligently prepared the show’s script. I was lucky to have Antonio Heredia, Eugenio José Gascón, and Andrea Méndez with me during those first days. The show was also rebroadcasted at night starting at eleven p.m. (23:00 h) in the Spanish peninsula.

After a few days on the air, thankfully, we reversed the strategy and began doing the show live in the evening and to rebroadcast in the mornings. I still had to get up before 4:00 a.m. to start the broadcast. One day, in my sleepy stupor, I started the show ten minutes earlier, cutting off Borja Pardo’s show. According to Víctor Herrero, Borja was not pleased. Naturally, I explained what had taken place and offered my apologies. But I suspect that, like many others trying to make a living on the radio, Mr. Pardo took himself too seriously to laugh it off.

In the end, I was most proud of the fact that we worked very hard and still managed to have a great time doing the show. And for me, that’s the most important thing above all. Listening back to some of the shows, I still laugh out loud listening to Drea, Euge, Antonio, Víctor, and even myself. And even as we continue to broadcast La Lambretta, I struggle to capture the innocence and humor we had then. Today, more than ever, I am convinced that La Radio is a passion, not a method to become rich or famous. And the key to our success is never to forget that lesson.

Edu Pérez Suárez

La Lambretta de los Deportes

Miami, Florida

Etiquetas: Eduardo Pérez Suárez, Eugenio José Gascón - Fútbol-Radio-Opinión., La Lambretta, La Radio