The Microwaves
If microwaves that transmit information and the microwaves that cook food are the same strength, then why don’t announcers’ brains get cooked?
———- from Dr. Gotsch of EMU Labs, San Francisco
Good question. In fact, I’m sure many a station manager has wondered the same thing. The fact is that in order for something to be cooked in a microwave it must have once been alive, and that’s not the case when it comes to many a radio announcer’s brains. That’s because when these fellows attend broadcasting school, they’re literally asked to donate their brains to needy program directors. The program director is the person who decides on programming; most of them are hired because they have little contact with what the rest of us call reality. The result is supposed to be original radio that all sounds the same. Thank goodness, some cities haven’t abandoned the all-Elvis format yet. Oh, getting back to your question, don’t worry. Let the microwaves fly where they will; the announcers can’t be hurt. Their brains have been in the next room for some time.
Good question. In fact, I’m sure many a station manager has wondered the same thing. The fact is that in order for something to be cooked in a microwave it must have once been alive, and that’s not the case when it comes to many a radio announcer’s brains. That’s because when these fellows attend broadcasting school, they’re literally asked to donate their brains to needy program directors. The program director is the person who decides on programming; most of them are hired because they have little contact with what the rest of us call reality. The result is supposed to be original radio that all sounds the same. Thank goodness, some cities haven’t abandoned the all-Elvis format yet. Oh, getting back to your question, don’t worry. Let the microwaves fly where they will; the announcers can’t be hurt. Their brains have been in the next room for some time. 