My experience with public radio got off to a kinda rough start several years ago because of the idea of who sounds like what. #PubRadioVoice
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People expect you to say Tchaikovsky right. Good luck saying Santa Ana the way it was meant to sound in Spanish on the air.
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In public radio, you better pronounce Gov. Schwarzenegger as expected. Mayor Villaraigosa? Tidy it up!
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I can't speak for other poc, but I do know this: my voice is scrutinized beyond what should be acceptable on public radio.
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@aurabogado I just try to sound like Theo from back in the day on Mega 100.3 -
@gsanroman2 That's the thing, tho—you can sound like you on privately-owned radio.... Public radio? Not always. -
@aurabogado That's the thing. We were always ourselves (free and fun!) in that dungeon office, but once the 'on-air' button clicked... -
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@aurabogado Best months of my radio life, for real
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@aurabogado#Pubradiovoice I learned a lot from@Maria_Hinojosa on this one: embrace the inconsistency. It's how many ppl talk. - 1 more reply
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@aurabogado 5 - and one that is feels more authentic to her?#pubradiovoiceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado 4 - like maybe she’s trying to navigate between a ‘safe,’ ‘acceptable’ radio voice#pubradiovoiceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado 3 - This convo puts those/her choices in a new light#pubradiovoiceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado 2 - pronounce proper nouns with an accent, and thinking, why does this bother you?#pubradiovoiceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado 1 - I remember reading a complaint on Twitter about how Lourdes Garcia-Navarro seemed to selectively#pubradiovoice -
@lmariegregory@aurabogado Really? Most complaints are that my Portuguese pronunciation sounds to hispanic! -
@lourdesgnavarro@aurabogado Yep. I've heard and read it more than once
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@aurabogado ... or our own names.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado Lowz Fee LezzThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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