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Street Performer

From: WFUV
Series: Odd Jobs
Length: :55

A unicycling juggler who passes the hat for a living. Read the full description.
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Default-piece-image-2 A uni-cycling juggler describes in his own words what it's like to make a living by passing the hat at South Street Seaport, New York City.

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Piece Description

A uni-cycling juggler describes in his own words what it's like to make a living by passing the hat at South Street Seaport, New York City.

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Review of Street Performer

Nice job w/this piece. Though it was too short. The use of nat sound was a good edition and the narrator's storytelling.

Timing and Cues

Program: Street Performer
Producer: Annmarie Fertoli, WFUV, New York

SUGGESTED HOST INTRO:
People make a living in all sorts of odd ways. Here's a guy who makes money by passing the hat at South Street Seaport in New York City.

SUGGESTED HOST TAG:
The Street Performer comes to us from producer Annmarie Fertoli at WFUV in New York City.

RUNDOWN (Timings & Cues):

:00-:55

IQ: Brief Ambiance fade in, then "I’m Josh Weiner…"
OQ: "...any decent show." then brief applause fade

MODE: Mono

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