Almost everyone has an opinion on God, whether or not they believe there is one, and the creator of this piece successfully captures a number of very thoughtful, interesting perspectives from teenagers of various religions. An important piece in a culture full of negative images of teens, it still needs some editing before broadcasting. Although the narration successfully introduces and groups quotes, it does not add to the depth of the piece, which might work better as simply a montage of voices. (In fact, the first couple minutes, which contained no narration, were for me the most powerful ones.) In addition, the sound quality of this piece needs improvement; various mike sounds and poorly mixed music detract from the overall effect. Still, the fascinating quotes showing a variety of views on who God is and his or her role in our lives deserve airtime and I’d love to see this piece edited, remixed, and ready to air.

This piece has a lot of potential but there are too many technical problems to recommend this for broadcast. While I love the subject and the differing perspectives presented as well as the style and approach this piece takes, there is too much distortion, pops, mic handling and strange fades/levels. I think that if the narration were done over again and the most technically problematic sections were edited out, there could be a great 4-5 minute piece. I welcome the chance for young people to talk about their spiritual beliefs. This is an important topic and it would be a shame to waste the interview material gathered. I'm a great proponent of youth radio but this piece eally needs to be remixed with the best recordings and the narration needs to recorded at a slower pace and without popping. Please take this as encouragement that we need this piece in broadcasting - just without the technical problems.