With two hours per interview, I have the luxury of asking guests a lot of questions, going on tangents, and (unfortunately for the listener) trying out some of my material.
Amy Green, environmental reporter for WMFE, went from print to radio and lost that luxury. She traded soliloquies for seconds, so her stories are succinct, to the point, and focused. Luckily for central Florida, she’s an excellent steward of that time, cutting to the chase and getting the listening audience what it needs.
Not satisfied with challenging herself to go short form, she’s also working on her first book, inspired by her work reporting on the Everglades. Which, as I learned, is in Florida. Here’s an excerpt: