[BC] Thought For The Day

[Robert A. Poff]

The user input is so important.
When we're planning a studio, I often make the comment to the jocks:
"I don't work back here. You do.  What do YOU want?"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Margaret Bryant" <maggiesdogs at earthlink.net>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:17 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] Thought For The Day


> Bob, we always sought out input from the users and frequently implemented
> their ideas. One time at WMAQ we even built a cardboard mock up so the
> anchors could test out  and feel comfortable with sightlines and arm reach
> distances before the furniture was ever built. But as noted below, all
that
> input can only go so far. We still thought beyond that, to things that the
> users would never think of. Things that could be traps under the right
> circumstances. To the best of our ability, we made sure the "traps"
weren't
> there. We did our best to make all of the equipment and systems the
easiest
> for the operator we could possibly make them. In my mind, making the
> operation easy by staying a few steps ahead in our thinking was what our
> jobs were all about. We were quite serious about that even as we joked
> about our slogan.
>
> Margaret