Tonight, I went down to the radio station for a "How to be on-air" meeting.

The first hour was a read through of some handouts about what we need to do to promote the station.

After that, three of us went into a and practised the delicate art of making precisely timed and co-ordinated pitches for the station, sound like we're all just talking off-the-cuff.

I could hear myself through the headphones, and for the first time ever when hearing my own voice in a disembodied way, it actually sounded like me. It was clear, and there was a good mix of tenor and bass to it. I actually sounded like a radio broadcaster!

I mention this because, normally when I hear my voice on tape or video, the compression makes my voice sound like some reedy-voiced tosser from southern England.

My partner on the practice was the station's Program Director, who said I did well, and we talked about what on-air slots I'm booked to do. So far, it's only the one slot, however, there are lots and lots of unfilled slots of air-time for us 'pledge rappers' and he suggested I get a good number of on-air appearances under my belt.

Then, after I'd gone on about my wanting to get into broadcasting, he suggested that if I'm still in Denver in November or December, he might be looking for new volunteer DJs, and he'd like to consider me for doing a show.

So, if I'm still here in Denver, I'll be reminding you to tune in to me!

Meantime, I'll be posting reminders as to when I'm on-air during the pledge drive. Tune in if you're in Colorado or Wyoming, or if you're outside that broadcast range, surf to kuvo.org and click on the "Tune In Now" button.

And don't think I won't be making a note of which EID readers don't ring in to the station with a pledge.

Was that enough multiple negatives in a single sentence? Don't look upon it as bad grammar. Look upon it as a test of your reading skills.