This is a different presentation of the words of Martin Luther King. Very appropriate for the MLK Day holiday or Black History Month. I hate to admit that I can't I don't have any brilliant ideas about how to get Dr. King's message into programming during the rest of the year. Maybe during a talk show on race relations or in the context of a documentary on local racial tensions. Lord knows we need to hear from Dr. King throughout the year....every day even.

I enjoyed the weaving of the comments with the drop-ins of the MLK speech clips. I am a bit confused about who the speakers are in this piece. I know that they are "Four members of Training for Change" but my journalistic sense tells me we need to hear their full names, not just first names, for journalistic credibility. Why not just have each of the speakers say their names at some point...either before their comments or at the very end.

I was confused by the placement of the silence in early part of the clip, until I read the not-very-clear instructions. From what I can tell, the piece is intended to air with a two-part lede, one before the first clip and the other before the "body." A bit unconventional but not a bad concept, with perhaps more clear guidance about how the producers want it to air.

The piece is edited and mixed nicely...although there are some level issues. The King clips are loud. The commenters are much softer. If this is intended for impact, most stations will "fix" that through processing.

I feel that the original idea of the "fixup issue" was merely dropped on the listeners and then left to hang. Kind of a clever comment that was never developed. As a result, we get some nice thoughts but not a lot of genuine substance.

This is an artfully done piece that may be just a bit too artful for it's own good. Add it to something else with more substance and it will work nicely.