Farai and the Family Stone: Behind the Scenes
One of the things we'd like to do with News & Views is give you a sense of what it takes to get the show on the air every day. Christopher Johnson, erstwhile News & Notes producer, stepped up with this account of what it takes to get the show on air.
Hey y'all, this is Christopher. I'm the one who put Farai's interview with the Family Stone together. (For the uncut, blog-only version of the conversation, go here.) Talk about a task! Without getting too tech about it, Larry was in Minneapolis (he now thumps bass for the Purple One), and Mz. Rose Stone lives about an hour outside of our LA studios. That meant coordinating the two funkateers with our own host, then getting all the right music for the story, making sure the facts were straight before the interview... whoo! It was some large, but labor-of-love, lifting.
When you listen to the final piece, you'll hear Rose and Larry introduced as if they are in the studio at the same place and time, Larry's voice mixed in throughout the piece just like Mz. Rose's via the miracle of digital editing. Mr. Graham actually got a little turned around in his big city (blame it on the driver, he says), and he arrived at his studio about 20 minutes late. Farai and Rose already had a good thing going, so Larry was able to slide right in to an already warmed-up chat.
But dont get it twisted - despite the different times and places they both were excellent, and in the (very) long version we posted on the blog for you to hear, you'll get all the Graham & Stone you could ask for.
Don't funk too hard, y'all. I'll pop back in soon with some more producer's notes on segments I've put together. - Christopher.
Do you have any questions about how the show gets on air? Drop us a line here on the News & Views blog and we'll get you the answer.
2:02 PM ET | 05-23-2007 | permalink
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