Radiolab Pledge Spot - The Invisible Infrastructure of Radio
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Really love this piece...All the Radio Lab funding pieces I've heard are awesome. I wish I could find the ones about brain chemicals.... oxytocin and dopamine. They are hilarious! |
Transcript
Hey, I'm Jad Abumrad from Radiolab.
Think for a minute about the invisible infrastructure of radio. When I speak into this mic right here the sound travels through some wires, under the floors, over to a microwave dish, which beams the signal to a tower, which sends it up into the ionosphere where it bounces back and into your radio where out pops a familiar voice. It's all invisible, and most of the time, you don't think about it.
Today we want you to think about it. When you make a pledge you are supporting the technology that makes radio go. And not just for you. For everybody else too. Your gift is a gift to everyone else who listens. That should make you feel pretty good. So, do you wanna feel good today?
Here's the number to call:
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Posted on March 10, 2011 at 04:08 PM | Permalink
Great piece!
Jad and Robert always have such great pitches which are excellently produced. They make pledge drives fun!