Project 2: Calling in to a Radio Station

My quest to call into a radio talk show station was a difficult one. I rarely listen to talk radio if it's about politics or other hard topics. I tend to listen more to music talk shows. I tried calling in to local Amherst radio stations, such as 94.3 and other music stations, but none of those would take my call or I couldn’t find a relevant topic to talk with them about. I tried calling into the Ryan Seacrest show to comment on his popular music countdown and about the Lady GaGa song, "Born this Way," but much to my dismay and frustration I waited for my call to be taken for about 45 min. and then I wasn’t able to get on air. Finally, over spring break I was dog sitting for a family friend who lives 20-25 minutes away from my house. I would have to get up early to drive and walk the dog. Therefore, I got into the habit of listening to Matty in the Morning, whose show is from 8 am to 10 am. They were talking to Matthew Morrison from Glee and they were talking about his new single that he was promoting. I kept listening and they played the Lady Gaga song and how it was being compared to a Madonna song, I figured I would give it a shot to call in and comment on the song. I got disconnected the first time I tried calling in, and I decided I would give it one more shot, before the topic would become irrelevant. I called in again and was put on hold for about 15 minutes, and then to my surprise I was going to be passed through. I said that I didn’t hear the resemblance between the two songs, and was probably on-air for about 10 seconds before I got cut off. I don’t know if my cell phone dropped service or if they cut me off, but the connection died. Overall, my experience with calling in to radio stations was not a good one. It was frustrating trying to find an idea to talk with the hosts about, getting passed by the producer, and actually getting on air, and then if I got on air, I had to stay on air without being cut off. Unless, I have to call in to a radio station again for another class assignment, I probably won’t be calling back in to talk unless I am very passionate about the topic being talked about.