This piece is part of Richard Paul’s series, “People Who Work.” It offers a glimpse into how this bus driver, Carmen Costello, performs her job seriously, and also makes time to enjoy it. The producer certainly brings the sounds of driving a bus to the fore, but I wish he had edited more of her narration to be self-contained. Instead, it has a question and answer quality that can get in the listener’s way. Her statements about being proud to drive bus and caring about the passengers as much as she cares for her own children are moving.
The producer offers a shorter version of this piece, and I prefer it. I like its tautness. Programmers would be able to bundle the series better with the short pieces.
Richard: we worked a bit together at WAMU many years ago. I am glad to have found that you are producing "sound radio", something I am sad to say has apparently become somewhat passe over the last decade. I liked this piece for the tones you were able to capture and weave together. And, the sense of empowerment that this position gave to "our bus driver". (See, I have even adopted her as my own, a high complement to you.) The production values are high and, since I like personal stories, Bus Driver rates high on my list.
Nick Clark
http://www.underdog-communications.com
nikclark@iland.net
Rochester, NY
Comments for Bus Driver-Short Version
This piece belongs to the series "People Who Work"
Produced by Richard Paul
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Yolette Garcia
Posted on October 24, 2005 at 07:02 PM | Permalink
Review of Bus Driver-Short Version
This piece is part of Richard Paul’s series, “People Who Work.” It offers a glimpse into how this bus driver, Carmen Costello, performs her job seriously, and also makes time to enjoy it. The producer certainly brings the sounds of driving a bus to the fore, but I wish he had edited more of her narration to be self-contained. Instead, it has a question and answer quality that can get in the listener’s way. Her statements about being proud to drive bus and caring about the passengers as much as she cares for her own children are moving.
The producer offers a shorter version of this piece, and I prefer it. I like its tautness. Programmers would be able to bundle the series better with the short pieces.
Nick Clark
Posted on August 09, 2004 at 02:12 PM | Permalink
Review of Bus Driver-Short Version
Richard: we worked a bit together at WAMU many years ago. I am glad to have found that you are producing "sound radio", something I am sad to say has apparently become somewhat passe over the last decade. I liked this piece for the tones you were able to capture and weave together. And, the sense of empowerment that this position gave to "our bus driver". (See, I have even adopted her as my own, a high complement to you.) The production values are high and, since I like personal stories, Bus Driver rates high on my list.
Nick Clark
http://www.underdog-communications.com
nikclark@iland.net
Rochester, NY